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Styrofoam

zoee · 2011-10-13 10:09:14

Hi There l am in the process of building a base for my green houses 6 foot x 10 foot two of them. l have read in a book that its a good ldea to put sheets of styrofoam two foot deep around the outside edge of the greenhouse to stop the cold soil comming through into the greenhouse soil. ls this safe to do would any…

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13-10-2011 11:09am

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zoee

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Hi There

l am in the process of building a base for my green houses 6 foot x 10 foot two of them.

l have read in a book that its a good ldea to put sheets of styrofoam two foot deep around the outside edge of the greenhouse to stop the cold soil comming through into the greenhouse soil.

ls this safe to do would any chemcials leach from the styrofoam into my soil?
Has anybody done this before.

Many Thanks

zoee

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#2 14-10-2011 3:07pm
littleredspot

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I've been researching styrofoam in raised beds and I've only found 1 recommendation against it. Everywhere else recommendends it. (for filling a raised bed)

Surely in your case the soil would be more likely to get cold from below?

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