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- From: PATRICIASHERBS AT aol.com
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- Subject: [Market-farming] Re: Greenhouse- milk jugs
- Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 18:27:39 EST
Marie,
I'm not sure what you will be growing in it, and what temps are needed.
For passive solar, I use 50 gallon plastic barrels on their sides, filled with water under my benches for about 120' total. The 'free barrel source' ended before I got enough to complete the whole thing. It does not provide enough release heat for that greenhouse, which is 75' x 20', and has solid, insulated 4' walls, and inflated bubble. I keep potted tender herbs, fig trees, scented geraniums, etc. in it. What the barrels do offer- is to help with the night temps thus save me fuel $$, and since this heat is radiating up, I have found it great for propagating late summer cuttings. Also, the barrel's did save plants when the heat went out one winter. Lost a bit of foliage, but not the roots.
I'd Google it. Good Luck-
Patricia
theherbgarden.biz
In a message dated 2/7/03 12:46:05 PM Pacific Standard Time, market-farming-request AT lists.ibiblio.org writes:
Regards to the list:
Today, it is 16 degrees and sunny here in north central Missouri. Our
new hoop house is all toasty warm. I wonder if I filled milk jugs with
water and stacked them up somewhere in the hoop house, would they warm
enough during the day to keep the house warm at night? Does anyone have
any data on something like this?
Marie in Missouri
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[Market-farming] Re: Greenhouse- milk jugs,
PATRICIASHERBS, 02/07/2003
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RE: [Market-farming] Re: Greenhouse- milk jugs,
David Inglis, 02/07/2003
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RE: [Market-farming] Re: Greenhouse- milk jugs,
bob, 02/07/2003
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RE: [Market-farming] Re: Greenhouse- milk jugs,
David Inglis, 02/08/2003
- RE: [Market-farming] Re: Greenhouse- milk jugs, bob, 02/08/2003
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RE: [Market-farming] Re: Greenhouse- milk jugs,
Leigh Hauter, 02/08/2003
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RE: [Market-farming] Re: Greenhouse- milk jugs,
jay gee, 02/08/2003
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RE: [Market-farming] Re: Greenhouse- milk jugs,
Dave Lilligren, 02/08/2003
- Re: [Market-farming] Re: Greenhouse- milk jugs, Willie McKemie, 02/08/2003
- Re: [Market-farming] Re: Greenhouse- milk jugs, Victor Jackowsky, 02/08/2003
- [Market-farming] burning firewood, Errol Castens, 02/09/2003
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RE: [Market-farming] Re: Greenhouse- milk jugs,
Dave Lilligren, 02/08/2003
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RE: [Market-farming] Re: Greenhouse- milk jugs,
jay gee, 02/08/2003
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RE: [Market-farming] Re: Greenhouse- milk jugs,
David Inglis, 02/08/2003
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RE: [Market-farming] Re: Greenhouse- milk jugs,
bob, 02/07/2003
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RE: [Market-farming] Re: Greenhouse- milk jugs,
David Inglis, 02/07/2003
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