Create a Zone 8 Microclimate in Zone 5: Temperature Data
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Does each layer of protection in the winter garden effectively move the garden 1 1/2 zones to the south? Today I look at temperature data to find out. "Four Season Harvest" by Eliot Coleman: http://amzn.to/2a7jV9R "The Winter Harvest Handbook" by Eliot Coleman: http://amzn.to/2ahjPiR "The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener" by Niki Jabour: http://amzn.to/2a7ksbJ 6 mil Greenhouse Plastic: http://amzn.to/2a7jxIl If you shop on Amazon, you can support OYR simply by clicking this link (bookmark it too) before shopping: http://www.amazon.com/?tag=oneya-20 Crops we're growing now for a winter harvest: Under One Layer of Protection Claytonia Dandelion Greens French Sorrel Good King Henry Mache Mustard Greens Perpetual Spinach Sea Kale Sunchokes Tatsoi Tree Collards Two Layers of Protection Chives Claytonia Dandelion Greens Dinosaur Kale Egyptian Walking Onions Endive Garlic Chives Georgia Collards Giant Red Mustard Greens Italian Dandelion Greens Lettuce (Romaine) Mache Minutina Mustard Greens Parsley Perpetual Spinach Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard Red Veined Sorrel Spinach Tatsoi Tree Collards Vates Kale One Yard Revolution is all about growing a lot of food on a little land using sustainable organic methods, while keeping costs and labor at a minimum. Emphasis is placed on improving soil quality with compost and mulch. No store-bought fertilizers, soil amendments, pesticides, compost activators, etc. are used. Channel Page: http://www.youtube.com/user/OneYardRevolution Join me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oneyardrevolution
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Do you use a fan inside your greenhouse?
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Too bad this can't be used to grow tropical fruit in zone 7 without additional heat provided. I presume a multi-layered greenhouse could help cut heat loss which would make heating it cheaper, but each layer reduces the amount of sunlight reaching the plants. I've toyed with the idea of building a sort of lean to greenhouse on my south wall. I have about 70 total feet of south facing wall and suspect it could be used to not only extend the growing season but also provide some free heat for my house. I'm in zone 7, and frankly hate this local climate. It's brutally hot and humid in the summer and bitterly cold in the winter. It can get above 102F in summer with a high humidity and below -5F in the winter on occasion with the average being a few days of 0F each year. I'd rather deal with the cold though lol.
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Hi! Thanks for the amazing videos! I live in zone 6A and want to do a hoop house. I am confused as to what plastic/coverings I should use though. Any recommendations?
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I love this channel, I find it to be the best frugal/organic gardening channel on youtube, perhaps with california gardener coming second. it's amazing what you've done on a small budget and your focus on soil. please know it's had quite the impact on me. i use free local resources to build soil (leaves, horse manure) and garden in raised beds in my terraced yard. our soil was once complete clay which grass and weeds wouldn't grow in. now i have handfuls of worms and nice humus.
of particular praise, i really like your calm explanation that are very easy to understand and how you test methods scientifically, adopting some like the hoop house and casting away others like compost turning and comfrey tea.
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what year did you come out? have lived here for 35years this coming Monday and ever year I say the same thing! time to move! Ha ha
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have you ever thought of moving to Arizona? yes it's very hot here with a little know how you can grow all year long! give it some thought!?!
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this is amazing! I think I live in Zone 5.
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That's a lot of maths (math sorry) for one film Patrick! I've just uploaded a vid to show progress in the garden and the results of my trip to the brewery today. Whilst there I noticed some sacks full of a substance I didn't recognise, the brewer said it was waste hops and I was welcome to take as much away as I liked so I brought home half a dozen sacks. The only problem now is that I need to find more pallets to make another compost bin with to deal with the hops. Have you ever used hops?
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I love the new hoop house. Good to see you continue to grow food in winter. I love the new setup.
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AWESOME!! nice cat...
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Am so glad I don't have your climate Patrick. Then again I suppose you're glad you don't have the warm weather pest like our fruit flies :D ;)
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wow Great data Great video
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But there is not many sunshine hours during the winter.
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It would be interesting to see if adding some thermal mass into the cold frames would help regulated the fluctuations in temps on those cold overcast days. just a coffee can painted black with some sand or water might even be enough. It does seem like you don't even need it based on the numbers you are getting, but it would still be interesting to see if it had any added benefit.
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Great data! It would be interesting to see if a second layer on the roof, creating an insulating layer, would free you from having to have the cold frames within the greenhouse.
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We enjoyed seeing the temperature data!
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So have a house inside a house to be able to get your greens to grow in winter.. I am in st louis. mo Alberta Sent me to your page.. I have 1000 sq foot Hoop house with double lair / Heater If i want to burn wood. But this past week my swiss chard froze.. And I moved the growing to the inside basement 1300 sq foot Lows of 57f .. I will be trying the greenhouse in a greenhouse this weekend.. Too much growing in side. Like 700 tomato 700 pepper plants, And I am getting sick of buying light.. 100 light 200 bulbs.. talk about the power bill going up.. lol
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That was excellent information, thank you.
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Well done Patrick!!!
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