[Ag-eq] Winter protection

[Tracy Carcione]

I hear chicken manure is good, too.

My greenhouse is made of a material that feels to me like a tarp I have in
my shed, a rough plastic cloth, except the greenhouse lets in light.  I've
read that every layer of cover brings the climate inside up a zone, which I
think is 10 degrees, but, in midwinter, it's still cold inside.  Still, I
expect the mustard greens to survive the winter, probably.

I read about a design that incorporated a big volume of water on one side.
The water collects the sun's heat during the day, and releases it at night.
If I could move it, I'd bring my rain barrel over to the greenhouse and give
it a try, but the barrel is full of water and too heavy to move.
Tracy


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From: Ag-eq [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nella Foster via
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Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2015 3:24 PM
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Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Winter protection

Tracy:

What is the little greenhouse made out of?

The cold frame sounds like a great idea.  Yes, I have plenty of horse
manure, sure wish I could share it with you.  Cruiser and Jed make it pretty
easy and tend to go in the same couple of places.

Goat manure is very good fertilizer, but much harder to pick up.  Rabbit
manure is also very good.  My great aunt and uncle keep a few rabbits just
for the manure.  They have a very nice area for the rabbits and I believe
the grandchildren play with the rabbits.  The rabbit house is next to their
garden and my uncle talks to them while he works in the garden.

I'm starting to build some more raised beds, want to have them ready by the
spring.

What is everyone else up to?

Nella
Quoting Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:

> Hi Nella.
>
> I really like my little greenhouse.  It's a Flowerhouse Dreamhouse, 
> 8X8X6 feet, big enough to sit in on sunny days.  It is warm during the 
> day, but doesn't have any inside heat, so isn't much warmer than the 
> outside at night.
>
> A lot cheaper alternative, if you want to try some late fall/winter 
> gardening, is a cold frame.  I got one on Amazon that snaps together 
> like Leggos.  I put it up in the fall, then take it down, take it 
> apart, and store it when the weather gets warm again.  It's about 4X4X2
feet.
>
> It's supposed to work real well to get some fresh horse manure, which 
> you have, you lucky duck, and bury it in the garden 12 inches down.  
> Cover it with soil, put up a cold frame, and the heat from the rotting 
> manure is supposed to keep anything in the cold frame nice and cozy.  
> I'd love to try it, but don't have any fresh manure.
>
> Tracy
>
>
>
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