Ongoings @ WinSol3

A Short update

It snowed here yesterday = one for the record books.  Last year (2010) is snowed for the first time in May, on May 1st.  So yesterday (May 9th) is the new record.  First it started as sleet (45F outside) and then the temperature dropped suddenly to 39F and it was snow flurries all around.  Two hours later it was sunny and 50F!  go figure.... global weirding.

Progress in the enlarged garden is coming along nicely.  All the transplanted fruit trees are blossoming nicely now that the deer are not nibbling them.  The split rhubard is popping as usual - it really likes it here!  This is not a good year for tulips and other bulbs... very weird weather after the 70F January and cold March.


Progress on the living roof (greenhouse to main house) connector is coming along nicely.  With 3-4ft OC fir posts and heavy 2x6 criss-crossing beams, this should be way more than needed for 12"of soil, sedum, and the inevitable 5+feet of heavy snow that will not go anywhere for weeks on end.

The brown steel panels in the right of this picture will be removed to reveal 4" piping that connects to the underfloor array of cinderblocks.  The top heat from the greenhouse will naturally flow under the living roof into these cinderblocks, thereby naturally heating the subfloor of the main living area.  It doesn't get simpler than that!  It's all about design.

Cheers