Russ is finally getting his greenhouse. He's been wanting one for quite some time, and he finally found some plans that looked do-able. He calls it a "hoop house." It is made of PVC pipe and rebar, and of course, plastic sheeting. Here are some pictures, but if you want the whole scoop, he has written about it on his blog at http://www.themegagarden2009.blogspot.com/. This is how he got some of the PVC home after he found a really good deal at a warehouse near his work.
The next time, I had an appointment in Salt Lake, so I drove the suburban and went with him, and then I took the pipe home with me while he went to work. This is Russ gluing the pipe together.
This is Russ with Matthew and Molly helping him measure and drive in the bars every three feet.
Russ and Joshua constructing the frame
Here's what it looks like now....ready to have some plants planted right into the ground. Russ plans on raising meat chickens in one end to help generate heat. He won't put the plastic and the endwalls and doors on until it gets colder. It will sure be exciting to have our own fresh produce in the middle of the winter! 
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