Gene,
In the winter I keep an open container of water on the heater, it uses
anywhere between a quart and a half gallon per day during the coldest part of
winter. Unfortunatly I heat with propane at this time, but my house is
passive solar heated so the cost is not too high inspite of the cost per
gallon. Wood would be my choice, but as a woman turning 73, and having to
haul everything up 47 steps or down a slope from the woods, and I am not too
good with the saw or ax either, it is propane.
Did I mention that my house is only 340 square feet?
Jeanne
tnhillwoman
North East TN zone 6
----- Original Message -----
From: Gene GeRue
To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 12:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Garlic
On Mar 31, 2008, at 9:28 AM, Jeanne Driese wrote:
> Is it humid in TN???? That is like asking if the Pope is Catholic!
It is very humid in southern Missouri, most especially on a warm day
following rain. But I asked Moon if it was humid in the wintertime. In
the house at Heartwood the air is dry during the winter, for two
reasons: cold air holds less moisture, and heating fires drive out
moisture. Furniture is ideally designed to handle summer wood
expansion and winter wood contraction. Hell on wood joints.