Trying to build a solarpunk life in a cyberpunk world.
That’s awesome, you’ve got a lot of variety! Do you plan to make beer with the hops, or is there another use I’m not aware of?
We got a good deal on a small (6x8’) greenhouse, I’m hoping to try to grow something things over winter too. Winters in the Midwest have become much milder, with isolated deep freeze/snow events. Interested to see if it can keep its temperature above freezing, worried about the nights though.
I forget the name of our variety but we got a bit of a late start this year so I chose a fast growing option. We have space to do more but it feels difficult to go from 0 to 100% garden with no experience. Hoping to keep ramping up year over year until we basically have no lawn and a full food forest.
San Marzano are great! Are you growing anything besides tomatoes? We have handful of peppers. Hoped to do watermelons but they didn’t take off for some reason.
Also our tomato plants are popping off, new to gardening (first year getting anything usable out of it) and I’m DELIGHTED. Had some on a grilled egg and cheese sandwich with mayo for lunch today, it was edible art.
Anyone taking any solarpunk actions this month?
We’re excited to be getting a battery for our solar system installed, and just today I’ve made new connections through my community time bank (I’m going to be officiating a non-traditional wedding, and possibly getting a much-needed haircut).
I didn’t know this about the servers, makes me even more glad to have joined just this weekend!
That’s awesome! I’ll have to look and see if there are any varieties that will grow where I live, I’d love to get into home brewing at some point.
RE: greenhouse. I put down a couple layers of cardboard, then a snap-together floor. I figured it was better than nothing in terms of insulation, and I intend to mainly keep plant containers elevated so there’s a cushion of air between them and the ground. So the ultimate test will be if the air temperature can stay above freezing with only the sparse sunlight and the thermal mass of the plants themselves.
I’ve also been meaning to set up some sort of indoor operation like what you’re describing, I imagine it could be helpful for starting seeds in the spring before last frost! In terms of yard space, if you’re not moving anytime soon, have you tried doing anything with vertical setups? I’ve seem some cool designs online with trellises, shelf-style containers, etc.