Checked the plants in the cold building
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 1:43 pm
Mild winter temperatures equate to plants looking good, some of them even growing!
Building never gets below 4C 39F but sunny days sure increase the temp.
Uninsulated waterlines are drained in winter, but I have buckets of water stored for sparse waterings.
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Everything seems OK after 3 months!
Barb
Building never gets below 4C 39F but sunny days sure increase the temp.
Uninsulated waterlines are drained in winter, but I have buckets of water stored for sparse waterings.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/6669066295/" title="DSC05271 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6669 ... d79d_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSC05271"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/6669066301/" title="DSC05272 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7035/6669 ... 51a6_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="DSC05272"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/6669066347/" title="DSC05273 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6669 ... ae1c_z.jpg" width="480" height="640" alt="DSC05273"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/6668959307/" title="DSC05268 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6668 ... 697b_z.jpg" width="480" height="640" alt="DSC05268"></a>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/6668531213/" title="DSC05249 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6668 ... 660a_z.jpg" width="480" height="640" alt="DSC05249"></a>
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Everything seems OK after 3 months!
Barb