The Earth-Sheltered Solar Greenhouse Book is the first to promote the benefits of
both passive solar energy and earth sheltering in greenhouse design. This combination
results in greenhouses which need no additional heating. The captured sun s energy and
that which is stored in the earth is enough for successful year round harvest. Gone
are costly heating bills. Gone is the squander of non-renewable energy resources. This
is because above-ground greenhouses get natural heat at night from only one side, the
floor. They lose heat from the other five sides. The properly designed earth-sheltered
greenhouse is naturally warmed at night . and in the winter . from five sides and loses
heat from only one. The ratio is exactly reversed. This book has it all. It takes you
step by step through the construction of an inexpensive greenhouse which may be built
with either newly purchased or salvaged building materials for pennies on the dollar.
It explains the author s unique Post/Shoring/Polyethylene construction methods and
design techniques which Countryside Magazine called Revolutionary. innovative and
ingenious.a totally different concept. In its way it is both as simple and as amazingly
ingenious as a paperclip. The book deals heavily with design so that you may custom
build your own greenhouse perfect for your particular climate and needs. It tells you
how to use gravity to warm your winter plants; how to effectively capture and store the
sun s heat; how to make up for poor sunlight free of cost; how to automatically vent
without power; how to choose the best glazing for your project; where to find free
building materials; when to use heat tubes and when not to; how to use a root cellar
in tandem with the greenhouse; where to use insulation with wonderful effect (and where
to absolutely avoid it); how to deal with plant pests organically; what animals should
be living in your greenhouse; and hundreds of more tips. The Earth-Sheltered Solar
Greenhouse Book has 230 pages with nearly 200 illustrations, photos, diagrams, lists,
charts and drawings. It contains all the information you need to free you from the
pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, waxed, and E-coli laden, genetically modified and
irradiated supermarket produce.
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