FIVE DIY, LOW-COST & MULTIPURPOSE GREENHOUSES

If you plan to use die building as a greenhouse, use insulated windows diat aren't coated with low-e or solar film, because the coating limits heat gain. Lean-to greenhouses make use of rhe insulated wall of an existing building. Because we're at 40 degrees latitude in Ohio, die 60-degree...

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Published in:The Mother earth news 2009-10 (236), p.30
Main Authors: Griepentrog, Troy, Koehl, Brian, Knowles, Kenton, Anderson, Robin, Hawlman, Nevin, Shaw, Mary Lou
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Building permits
Cold
Gardens & gardening
Plant propagation
Recycling
Summer
Temperature
Winter
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Summary:If you plan to use die building as a greenhouse, use insulated windows diat aren't coated with low-e or solar film, because the coating limits heat gain. Lean-to greenhouses make use of rhe insulated wall of an existing building. Because we're at 40 degrees latitude in Ohio, die 60-degree slant of the south-facing wall allows the low winter sun to pass di reedy through rhe tempered, insulated glass ana bounce off the white interior walls.
ISSN:0027-1535