Deafgreenthumbs

Do you want to see what our greenhouse looks like?! Wait no longer!

VIDEO DESCRIPTION: Opening animation featuring the deafgreenthumbs logo then deaf appears onscreen before being joined by greenthumbs. Z is inside a greenhouse admiring the plants. Text appears at the bottom reading “inside an urban oasis". There are plants all around behind him. Z is wearing the deafgreenthumbs sweatshirt. Image of B tending to a plant. Closing animation showing deafgreenthumbs and its four social media handles saying “follow us” at Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube .

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT:

Hi there! deafgreenthumbs has an awesome urban greenhouse.

It is ten feet by ten feet. We have maximized every available space in the greenhouse.

We have reserved this area as an experiment in indoor gardening. We are growing lettuce and carrots in a raised bed.

Above this area are shelves where we store our tools and equipment.

There is a whiteboard on the door behind me where we can keep track of our ideas, projects, and so forth.

This tree is a fig tree which is really cool!

The greenhouse is three feet under ground. The reason for this being that we are deriving from natural heat emanating from the ground which reduces our overall dependence on running heaters inside the greenhouse.

There is a fan on the wall over there. Its purpose is to vent out excess heat during the summer months. We want to avoid cooking the plants in higher temperatures.

When it gets overly hot, the fan will engage and vacuum out excess heat.

For water, we have two choices. We have a regular water line built into the wall here.

In some cases, for some plants, we use filtered water so it does not burn some plants. That is what this thin tube is for.

It is important to abide by electrical codes if you want your greenhouse to have power.

This prevents electrical shocks from taking place. We have installed waterproof switches and power boxes in the greenhouse for safety.

These are some of our plants.

The material enclosing the greenhouse is made of plastic.

There are differing points of views to this discussion.

Some say glass is better and others swear by plastic.

Both materials have their pros and cons.

We chose plastic because it creates great even light diffusion all over the greenhouse.

If glass is used, some areas will be very bright and other spots will be dark.

This is why we chose plastic.

Both are great options and it is not a matter of which is best but which works best for you!

Tour of the deafgreenthumbs greenhouse! Opening animation featuring the deafgreenthumbs logo then deaf appears onscreen before being joined by greenthumbs. Z is inside a greenhouse admiring the pla...