[Ag-eq] Winter protection

Sun Nov 8 16:59:07 UTC 2015

I think this would be more effective with larger containers.

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

> Here are instructions for building your own central heating system in your
> greenhouse.
> Get some lengths of secondhand PVC downpiping and cut it into lengths of
> about 3 feet and paint
> black.  Seal the bottom of the pipes by gluing on an empty food can and, with
> the pipes standing
> upright,  bury them a foot into the soil.
> Arrange them around the walls of the greenhouse, and fill them with water and
> pop another empty can
> over the top to cut down on evaporation but removable to refill the cylinders
> when they need it.
> The water in the black pipes will absorb heat during the day which will then
> be released at night.
> This system, probably, would not work where it gets, really, cold, but would
> make a significant
> difference to the overnight indoor temperature where it does not.
>
>             Jewel
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2015 3:07 AM
> To: "'Agricultural and Equestrean Division List'" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Winter protection
>
> 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
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ag-eq [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nella Foster via
> Ag-eq
> Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2015 3:24 PM
> To: Agricultural and Equestrean Division List
> Cc: nfoster at extremezone.com
> 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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