After spending some time finding supplies, doing some planning and getting the tractor and blade into working order, we were able to start levelling the spot for the greenhouse on October 24. It took Chuck a little while to get used to our little Russian tractor, but he figured it out and it worked well. This was the location of one of my gardens last summer.
Danic German, the director of public relations here has some greenhouse and agriculture in his background and he was able to take a few days out of the office to help with some of the construction. Chuck, Danic and I were able to get the walls up, and sixteen hoops up in the following week. Along with being the heaviest part of the greenhouse, they were also the most expensive as steel is quite expensive here and the labor involved in having them rolled into nice curves was rather costly.
After we hung the hoops, we hung eight pipes, the full 24 meter length of the structure. Along with providing some structure for the building, these are spaced to be directly above the eight rows of cucumbers and tomatoes we plan to grow in the future. We will hang strings down to each plant and train them to climb. This seems to be the method of choice for growing both types of vegetables here in Ukraine. 
Here is a photo of the greenhouse as it stands right now. The Decherts returned to Wyoming on Tuesday, and I am pleased with the progress that was made while they were here. There are still several things that I hope to complete before it gets too cold, but I fear I am too late as it did not get above freezing yesterday. If the weather cooperates, I hope to finish painting it yet, and hopefully cover it with plastic on a nice day in January. -Dave
