I'm blown away by the positive response to my greenhouse project! THANK YOU EVERYONE VERY MUCH!. I'll be posting some videos about what's growing in it very soon!

came for the greenhouse, stayed for the epic display of CAD (Cardboard Aided Design)

My god… I’ve never been more motivated. I’m currently going to an electrician trade school to earn a fantastic living, but to also learn how to wire up a system like this. My goal is to create similar content, but in the Northern Californian foothills, so I’m going to focus more on water retention and summer cooling (love the idea is positioning around deciduous trees)but I just love how practical and resourceful your design was. I want to give everyone a huge tip. Most residential housing developments have massive amounts of 2x4 waste, and there is a high amount of new developments right now, so hunt around the large 40 yard dumpsters and you will find unlimited quality lumber with minor defects. Follow for future content

I became 10x more impressed as the video went along and I saw how much work you did yourself and how resourceful you were in building this thing. I wasn’t expecting to watch the whole thing. But it was showing one cool thing after another. I think I’m going to try and follow a similar strategy when I finally tackle building by our own greenhouse. Thanks for the inspiration.

My dad installed geo-thermal in his home. Watching him do it was amazing. Now we own the home and we love having it. I can't imagine ever going back.

I love the sheer aesthetic beauty and timeless solidity of your rocky hillside domain. Man did not come here to the Earth to serve money and corporations, we are here to create a Paradise Garden, just like you are doing.

You LOVE walking towards a camera!! Almost as much as I enjoy your content. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. I hope it will help me in the future. Cheers mate.

I’m in love with how much pride and excitement he has for his work - as he should!

Quick comment to acknowledge the quality of this video and its content!

I live in Alberta Canada and it’s always the issue of the Cost of keeping a greenhouse warm enough in the winter Heat from the earth and sun is the key. Thank you for posting your vid.

The usage of space is amazing. Everything looks very well integrated into the natural environment despite the difficult terrain. The use of different natural materials, the design of the structures as well as the snaking way the pathways are constructed create protected spaces. Your property looks like it has been taken right out of an adventure game like Myst. Well done.

Beautiful yard. Informative video too.

I’m the 11th finisher! 🤦‍♂️🤭😇. One of my first summer jobs 78/79 was was a draftsman field hand for my next door surveyor neighbor who taught me how to draft out all his projects for the state of Maine. One of his project involved a passive solar log home. Looked like your greenhouse with black barrels mid floors, south facing wall of daylight cellar. Massive tiled floor and Stone Russian fireplace thermal heat masses. Your plan brought so many correct techniques. I had even painted a south facing back wall dark brown for the solar heat benefit., I saw benefits from some envelope homes being built into north side ground too. Great video and thank you for the excellent content. I’m a new fan.

Thank you and you are way too humble Imo. The forethought and years of being able to test on what works for your property season by season and all the random thought processes, problem solving and reaching out for reliable info and resources that really went into this projects success, is truly amazing. I also won't leave out your super supportive family and friends that made it all possible. What I really admire is how well grounded you are with the sourcing of free or near free materials and how well you balanced the overwhelming financial needs of this against your desire to complete your Greenhouse.

Yes, indeed!! i would like to see separate, in-depth discussions on the various parts of the build. A separate vid on just the geotherm part, for instance. A single vid for the whole is simply not adequate to dissect the complexity of the parts. What thinkest thou? 😊

You even made a 3D model 🐐 Keep up the great content!

This is amazing. Your place is killer beautiful (house and greenhouse, stone stairs and greenery). Everything works and has a purpose.

What a truly beautiful process of building you've shared with us! Like some others, it was my first time seeing any of your videos, and I found myself pulled along by one fabulous piece after another as you shared your thoughts and the what the act of building this structure - on your land - required. One of the things I most love about the art, and act, of building is that it brings one such exquisite problems to solve, and for the thoughtful person, represents such an exercise in creativity. Needless to say, I think you nailed it. Very much appreciated the "cool wife sighting" - as well as your wife's able handling of the jackhammer! One last thought - I so appreciated how you walked us through your property, especially as you were coming up the stairs by the raised beds and stopped for a moment. I pointed out to my husband, unlike most folks, who endeavor to fence the deer "out," instead you'd taken the approach of fencing the food "in." It makes my day to see that sort of thoughtfulness in action! Good on you for all your very hard work, and I look forward to watching more of your videos!

Looks like a dream project you were able to create. All best from the Netherlands

Dude your incredible, such clear explanation on such a long and well thought out, one man journey. Blows my mind you were able to do all that from your own hands

The filming and editing are excellent for such a small channel. I hope you continue to upload quality videos and grow on the platform.

How did I only find this channel now?! What an excellent video! Very professionally done as well 😀

I think it’s amazing that you went through all that to have a great greenhouse I want to people aren’t as dedicated or interested with. You obviously know the value and I wish more people felt that way graph really cool I love the idea of geothermal not sure if passive solar would be enough, but I have seen projects in New York that have an above ground greenhouse no geothermal to my knowledge who have placed their compost within the structure and what that has done is provided heat I thought was brilliant because obviously if you’re going to use compost you’re gonna need it in the greenhouse, so yeah I love it. I love it all. I guess it depends on your wallet size what you can afford where you can start and then graduate like you did, something bigger and better I think greenhouses are invaluable. I also love the idea of Walla peonies, which is a South American underground greenhouse. Those are particularly good in inclement weather because you can grow food all year round. I still haven’t seen anyone do a fantastic job on it. I think that there could be more ingenuity but everybody’s different, so perhaps they’ll be some people who have the courage to do things in a way that hasn’t been quite done yet . I love watching my shows they’re very educational. Thank you very much for sharing.

I never considered using a radiator to extract compost heat, makes sense. I am having ideas for using it to boost a geothermal setup in the winter but like you said solar+geothermal is likely enough.

You know, with your experience building your greenhouse and the geography of your property, have you ever considered building a passive solar heated and cooled home? Warning: It would mean much more jackhammering. You'd pretty much have to bury the living space of your house inside your hill. Also, the structure would be like a thermos: The living space would be inside outer walls, with about a foot or so between the outer wall of the structure (in contact with the earth and stone of the hill) and the outer wall of the living space. Basically, you'd have a house inside a house, but with NO insulation between the outer walls. This would include space between the floor of the living space and the floor of the outer structure, as well as space between the ceiling of the living space and the roof of the outer structure (the roof of the outer structure would have earth atop it). Again, with NO insulation between to living space and the outer structure. By "burying" your house in the side of your hill, you will be counting on the earth as insulation. From the middle of the back wall of the outer structure, you would run a pipe about a hundred yards back, and then straight up to emerge from the earth. The end of the pipe would have to be capped to prevent rain from entering, but the cap would have to extend well beyond the edges of the end of the pipe. That's because there would have to be holes near the end of the pipe to allow air in (but screened to keep bugs out). This is part of your passive solar air conditioning. The front of your house would be a greenhouse, built as part of the outer structure, but not buried like the rest of the house. The floor of the greenhouse would be like a standard deck, built of wooden slats with enough space between the slats to allow air flow (this "deck" would sit above the floor of the outer structure). The front wall of the living space would be thermal mass to soak up heat. Your bottom of your planters would also be thermal mass. Here's how it works: --- AC: During Summer, you would open the greenhouse panels on the roof at the back of the greenhouse, right above the thermal mass of the front wall of the living space (you'd have screens here to keep out bugs). The sun would heat up the air in the greenhouse house. The hot air would rise, leaving through the open panels. That natural air flow would draw in air through the pipe. The pipe, being buried, would cool the air it draws in, which will flow into the space between the outer structure and the living space, cooling off the living space (which should already cooled some by being buried in the hill). --- Heating: During Winter, you close the greenhouse panels and a valve in the buried pipe (closing it off, too). During the day, the thermal mass heats up from the sun (the greenhouse should be on the south side of the house). At night, the thermal mass will give up its heat to keep the house warm. Being buried in the side of the hill will provide great insulation for the house. If you are worried that your earth insulation and thermal mass will not be enough to keep you warm enough in Winter, when you build the house you could install a woodstove just inside the front wall of the living space. The thermal mass built into that wall will soak up heat from the woodstove, too, ensuring a warm night and day. I plan on building such a house in the future.

I bought one of those Harbor Freight greenhouses and never really utilized it. I did make a large cinderblock insulated foundation with the idea of burying pipe like you did but never finished it. You could also use a shade cloth during in the summer to reduce the heat. I bought one from Griffin greenhouse supply in Tewksbury. Looks like a nice greenhouse for citrus trees to over winter in.

WOOOOWWWWW it is soooooo BEAUTIFUL there, the house and surroundings. Just gorgeous

What a lot of work. Very interesting. Live in the northwest. A lot of rain and cold weather in the winter.

Such a great investment.. I'm enjoying your videos, and learning a great deal from them as I plan my own greenhouse. The design is brilliant..keep up the great work and post some of the plants growing in the winter.

Love your shirt 'Keep calm and pull weeds' - When I felt like a serious get away, just a relief from the current situation, nothing like visiting the garden and seeing what you can do to collect your thought. Enjoyed the video, awesome.

Incredible well thought build and I like how the structure compliments your landscape. Geothermal is a simple and consistent temperature solution for a greenhouse!

Great work! Love the video style you have. After using a geothermal greenhouse myself for several years I share your experience and good results. A fantastic way to extend seasons!

Kudos to you for all your hard work, labor and research and design! But for me, it was gratifying to see someone dealing with what I have; a steep hill of nothing but rock. Seeing what you have done gives me hope!

Super easy to make to the end! Thanks for sharing your awesome place!

Amazing job, thank you for sharing 🪴

I used to live in Rockaway, NJ, so I 100% understand what you are talking about. I was one of The Ten who stayed until the end. I think you really under sold the about of skull sweat you invested into this project. Love the idea, be well!!

I'm about to construct a greenhouse on an odd-shaped piece of property. Thank you for the idea to utilize the shape. Your architect friend helped me as well. I do have a lifetime of construction experience, but that doesn't necessarily lend itself to the variety of ideas needed when working with different mediums.

Love how you planned and improvised to get this job done. You also live in a great community whereby i am sure help is reciprocated. Thank you for sharing the ideas and build of this project.

Amazing video, I was so surprised to see your channel only has 28k subs, seeing how well put together, informational and easy to watch this video was, I was expecting you to have at least a million subs. I wish the algorithm would pick this video up, you deserve a lot more reach for videos like these, they're so informational and also just relaxing to watch. I wish I had the room to put together builds like these, so much fun and use to be had with these builds and growing in general.

Wow what a well thought-out design. love to see people putting tought and work into growing their own food

I really appreciated the effort that went into this video. From the articulation in tandem with the storytelling, the models in aid of said storytelling, the editing. It was all awesome but what I think I appreciated most about those elements was the sense of inspiration & motivation to achieve similar results because, like the rock on your property, you broke down otherwise complicated ideas into easier forms. :)

I'm not very particular, but I know when someone take the time to make a professional finished project... as I am only half way through the actual video.. I have to say the time you take to describe and explain--the visual aids... this is a very nice professional video. However, I listen to podcasts at 1.7x speed. For a high focus, so long as you keep my attention type--you could speak a bit faster. Visually though, I love this video. Also, the nuance guitar soft bluegrass is at perfect volume for the video (and quite lovely)--thank you for not trying to scream over your background noise. Than you for sharing this idea and project.

Oh our old friend Gabion, we have always liked that for a better way to keep the hillside from falling or the Garage, or whatever one has on the hill they live on!

Thank you, I'm starting my geothermal greenhouse, great tips

"All ten of you" 😅

What an inspiration you are. Lots of ideas to try in our small 8x8 cattle panel greenhouse. Thank you for sharing.

Fantastic! I really appreciate that you reused materials. Thanks for sharing! 💯

You've given me a lot to think on. We are about to embark on our "Greenhouse" build next spring. Thank you.

Slick!

That build was really about endurance to your body. Great job!

You inspired me to buy a ‘Keep Calm and Pull Weeds’ T shirt 👋🏻😎 The greenhouse is epic. The rocks around here are no joke. From one gardener to another 🍻

I hope the next owner of your property doesn’t tear it all down! This is a masterpiece. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.

I loved this video it was cool to see how one is put together and how you resourced your materials

oh boy! I LOVE IT! going to share this with all of my gardening friends. wonderful design, and construction!

That is so beautiful!! So inspiring and encouraging living up on Ontario. As it's getting colder this is such a joy to see!

I really enjoyed the transitions you did in this video as well as the overall production value of it! I thought the content was really informational. Have a great day :)

This is the first video of yours I've seen. I love your property, I love your filming/editing style, I love your reuse of rocks, I love the models to show how you made things. Excellent work

Number 11 here! I enjoyed your hard work! I admire people like you and your wife. Thanks 4 sharing your accomplishments👏🏼

Your motivation is amazing. Very impressive.

Bravo Zulu. I'm already thinking my potential greenhouse. Thank you.

That place is amazing, mate. You've got a talent. I would love more of a tour around

Absolutely amazing! Thank you!

Just plain awesome!!! You are amazing; thank you for sharing your ingenius project. You will be enjoyinghome - grown "health" for years to come. Danelle

Awesome build!

Made it to the end and am inspired to add some geothermal capabilities to my greenhouse plans. Thank you

This is incredible as a video and your project, can't wait to see more.

Amazing greenhouse, inspiring build!! I’ll be checking out all your content, top notch😁

This is a greenhouse, but it really stimulated my thinking about the next house I want to build.

Just to say, I’m the 11th to make it to the end of the video :) Really lovely and calming video.

Thanks for sharing... really ba e enjoyed watching your build. Blessings ❤

Thanks for sharing

Very cool project! I think you made the best of what your land allows you to build on. The new greenhouse will be a great addition.

Well done!

Great job

Thank you for the great video.

Your property is AMAZING!

Your energy level is incredible!

I love this! Based on what you said we have the perfect spot to build a small version of this.

backyard goals and friends who help you with projects. lucky guy!

Hmmmm - that would work on the Wet Coast of Canada as well. You've given me something to contemplate. Thank you.

Wow that was amazing to watch. Absolutely stunning results from your incredible hard work.

It is a very good looking greenhouse too. Cheers from East Coast, Canada.

I want to see more of what you put inside, why and where.

wow! Incredible. I just bought a greenhouse and currently prepping the site where it will go. I am blown away by your design and success! I live in southern NH and limited on physical ability and funds to accomplish what you did but so impressed. Will try a few things you described that I can manage and definitely check out your merch! Thank you for sharing your inspiring video!

This was a masterfully done video and I so very appreciate the scale model.

Great video. Thanks

Beautiful!!! Brilliant!!! Thank you for sharing

I appreciate your video. It’s very informative❤️❤️❤️🌿🙏🏻🌍🌻🌺💕

Nice property and set up, thx for sharing

Such a beautiful and tastfuly built structure!

I would have thought with the geothermal setup would cool it off better in the summer? Love the green house! Pallet shingles is a great idea as well.

So impressive!

Thanks for sharing. I had planned to build a greenhouse this year but got swamped in other projects. Hoping to have time next year for the project.

Okay, I did not think about a radiator in a compost pile before, but it is a really good idea. I mean previously I was mostly concerned about the thing not combusting (during summer), never thought about such a cheap way to harvest that heat.

Great job!! Excellent video!! Thanks

I envy your whole yard!

Beautiful. Thanks.

Awesome effort & result!! I’m in Texas and love your ingenuity! Thank you for sharing!!

So amazing! Thanks for sharing.

Cool video, great ideas 🎉🎉🎉