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#PolarVortex #SolarpunkSunday #ClimateChangeGardening #gardening #jardin #garten

We had an unseasonal frost last week from a polar vortex and it was a mad scramble to save the fruit and veg. I got the cheapest/tallest greenhouse I could find ($107) and experimented with keeping it warm.

TL;DR doubled over frost cloth works just as good as a bedsheet in holding in heat: ~9-11°F higher than outdoor temps.

Heat source in a pinch was Christmas lights. Agricultural practice is to use

It’s very Christmasy in the greenhouse. There are colorful and white lights hanging on top of plants. The photo is taken from the ground so that you can see the top of the greenhouse frame. The picture shows the plastic and bedsheet covering I used during the polar vortex. This was assembled very quickly with stuff I had at the time.

J blue

@jblue@mastodon.world · 4 days ago

#PolarVortex #SolarpunkSunday #ClimateChangeGardening #gardening #jardin #garten

TL;DR doubled over frost cloth works just as good as a bedsheet in holding in heat: ~9-11°F higher than outdoor temps.

Heat source in a pinch was Christmas lights. Agricultural practice is to use

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