Unheated Greenhouses

[tortoise]

This is interesting! Foil-faced thermal curtain inside a greenhouse, for solar oven effect. 🤔

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[frustratedearthmother]

I like it! I have no doubt you'll come up with a great solution.

 

[CrealCritter]

Just a thought... What about a milkhouse heater? I was able to raise ccx through the dead of winter in a 8x16 uninsulated plywood room with a milkhouse heater and two hanging chicken lights. The room never dropped below 50 degrees even during that cold snap in single digits overnight.

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[CrealCritter]

Is there a fire hazard with the milkhouse heaters?

Mine has a tip sensor, it's a button on the bottom,so it shouts off if it's not sitting the way it should.

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[tortoise]

Overnight low temp was 28 degrees. I folded the blanket to be 2 layers thick. Under the blanket, the domes held it to 46 degrees. 😲🙌 I might actually get some lettuce from this experiment?

I will add another blanket. I think I have a wool horse blanket stashed somewhere. Something a little more windproof than the cheap poly comforter that is on it.

 

[Mini Horses]

@R2elk I love your greenhouse. It's even a great winter porch area!! I've been wanting to enclose my back porch in a similar way. Morning sun on back and southern exposure on end. Those pictures just spark my desire again. Dang you!! 🤪

My porch is a 3' raised, sand filled, brick outer and concrete poured on top, for the floor surface. Sounds like a heat sink storage area. 🤔 wood rails and posts. I think there's possibility!

 

[Britesea]

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[tortoise]

what kind of thermometer do you have? I haven't found a good max/min one yet.

I bought a cheap digital wireless one from the local hardware store.

 

[tortoise]

I could put a blanket over the domes at night too.

 

[tortoise]

It's probably be too late, but I will try chard and kale.