Good morning, Shawn. Thank you for the tour. I always look forward to your updates. I, too, have the galvanized raised beds. I really like them, since I hoping in my life time I do not have to replace them. Filling them with great soil at the start is what I found to be very beneficial. Topping them off with 'free' chopped leaves has worked for me. We will see this Spring how much more compost and or chopped leaves I will add. I also am an advocate of the 'chop and drop' method with plants that are not diseased. My comfrey chopped or torn up is another addition to my raised beds, again free for me. The pool will be perfect for you this year, I am sending you positive vibes. You have worked so hard on everything. Good luck my friend. Namaste.
Good morning, Lark. Thank you for the kind words. I'm not sure, yet, what I'll put in the galvanized rings but it will be nice to have the plants at chair height for something to smell, or pinch, or divide while sitting in the morning or evening.
Hi how much is it likely to cost you to keep dehumidifier on and how many hours a day are you intending to run it? Have you looked into thermal mass? I have a problem with humidity so am trying to find ways to reduce it without incurring costs, so looking at wind breaks, thermal mass and all sorts of other non matrix type solutions as dehumidifiers are just costing me too much. Good luck with it all.
Truth is I don't know how many hours per day it will run because this is all new to me; last year was the first full year living in the greenhouse and planting the food garden (west of the house) and ornamental garden (east of the house). It's set to cycle on/off based on humidity level. My guess is most of the year it will be needed only over night but during the winter it will be most of the day also. My power bill is really low so my concern is not so much the electricity cost as much as power outages. I haven't heard of thermal mass as a method of humidity control. I did a quick search and didn't find a basic description. Is there a website you recommend with more info?
@@liveinagreenhouse thermal mass heats during day releases heat at night, usually concrete, or earth, water, earthship houses use thermal mass a lot combined with greenhouse front , I am in a stone cottage with a giant inglenook but lot of damp, I have been experimenting with using stacked bricks, and ild fashioned soapstone hot water bottles and actually it did work, there are many greenhouse folk use water tubs in their greenhouses as thermal mass. Not sure how it relates to humidity. I only know the more warmth and convection I add the less humidity I have. I think I need a combination effect. You could add a wood stove also, looks like you have plenty of wood, my dream would be a house in a greenhouse but not possible in uk for various reasons. I have been learning everything I can about passive homes, also creating microclimates you name it. I refuse to just keeping whacking my heat on, cost of utilities in uk is utterly insane at present. Also insulating but heat storage / thermal mass seems like a real untapped resource to me..
Thanks for the reply! Now I get what you're saying. Yes, I'd looked at thermal mass in terms of heat management and that's one of the functions of the pool (once I get it filled). Air movement due to convection is very good when the ridge vents are open. I did not incorporate auxilliary heat in the greenhouse due to space constraints and cost. There are articles on my website explaining why I allocated the greenhouse space as I did and why I selected the heating and cooling that I did.
Looks great and happy to see the progress.
Thanks!
Good morning, Shawn. Thank you for the tour. I always look forward to your updates. I, too, have the galvanized raised beds. I really like them, since I hoping in my life time I do not have to replace them. Filling them with great soil at the start is what I found to be very beneficial. Topping them off with 'free' chopped leaves has worked for me. We will see this Spring how much more compost and or chopped leaves I will add. I also am an advocate of the 'chop and drop' method with plants that are not diseased. My comfrey chopped or torn up is another addition to my raised beds, again free for me. The pool will be perfect for you this year, I am sending you positive vibes. You have worked so hard on everything. Good luck my friend. Namaste.
Good morning, Lark. Thank you for the kind words. I'm not sure, yet, what I'll put in the galvanized rings but it will be nice to have the plants at chair height for something to smell, or pinch, or divide while sitting in the morning or evening.
Hi how much is it likely to cost you to keep dehumidifier on and how many hours a day are you intending to run it? Have you looked into thermal mass? I have a problem with humidity so am trying to find ways to reduce it without incurring costs, so looking at wind breaks, thermal mass and all sorts of other non matrix type solutions as dehumidifiers are just costing me too much. Good luck with it all.
Truth is I don't know how many hours per day it will run because this is all new to me; last year was the first full year living in the greenhouse and planting the food garden (west of the house) and ornamental garden (east of the house). It's set to cycle on/off based on humidity level. My guess is most of the year it will be needed only over night but during the winter it will be most of the day also. My power bill is really low so my concern is not so much the electricity cost as much as power outages. I haven't heard of thermal mass as a method of humidity control. I did a quick search and didn't find a basic description. Is there a website you recommend with more info?
@@liveinagreenhouse thermal mass heats during day releases heat at night, usually concrete, or earth, water, earthship houses use thermal mass a lot combined with greenhouse front , I am in a stone cottage with a giant inglenook but lot of damp, I have been experimenting with using stacked bricks, and ild fashioned soapstone hot water bottles and actually it did work, there are many greenhouse folk use water tubs in their greenhouses as thermal mass. Not sure how it relates to humidity. I only know the more warmth and convection I add the less humidity I have. I think I need a combination effect. You could add a wood stove also, looks like you have plenty of wood, my dream would be a house in a greenhouse but not possible in uk for various reasons. I have been learning everything I can about passive homes, also creating microclimates you name it. I refuse to just keeping whacking my heat on, cost of utilities in uk is utterly insane at present. Also insulating but heat storage / thermal mass seems like a real untapped resource to me..
Thanks for the reply! Now I get what you're saying. Yes, I'd looked at thermal mass in terms of heat management and that's one of the functions of the pool (once I get it filled). Air movement due to convection is very good when the ridge vents are open. I did not incorporate auxilliary heat in the greenhouse due to space constraints and cost. There are articles on my website explaining why I allocated the greenhouse space as I did and why I selected the heating and cooling that I did.