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I selected my greenhouse design so that pollinators can easily come and go at will. 2' roof vent, 4' drop down guillotine vent (which I hate cause it's leaky).
Quote from: Mark in Texas on May 04, 2019, 07:48:06 AMBees, honey and bumble, are just a small part of my pollinators. I have moths, butterflies, wasps, and several species of flies. This Gwen avocado was covered in flies. I dont know much about avocados but i assume they must be like those annonaceae that are not pollinated by bees but by flyes,ants and somme otther bugs.Those plants il most likely polinate with a brush myself but to have a small bumblebee hive indoor in the winter here its good because they are easy to keep and we dont have any polinators in winter.
Bees, honey and bumble, are just a small part of my pollinators. I have moths, butterflies, wasps, and several species of flies. This Gwen avocado was covered in flies.
Mangos and avocados are cheap and can be found at any supermarket so i wont try growing them.The heating will be made with a rocket stove on wood but probably il only use that just a few weeks a year
Quote from: Mark in Texas on May 04, 2019, 07:17:03 AMI selected my greenhouse design so that pollinators can easily come and go at will. 2' roof vent, 4' drop down guillotine vent (which I hate cause it's leaky).Mark, what would you use instead of the guillotine vent if you got to redo it? (what a name for just a window....)SeaWalnut, that geodesic dome looks nice! A wood heater sounds like a lot of work during long cold nights, though...
Rocket stoves have been around for centuries all over the world. Search "rocket mass heater" on youtube for ideas. The goal is to run a long exhaust run under many tons of mass (rocks, bricks, cob, etc) to slowly warm it and the mass acts as a thermal battery.
I would be putting them in pots and putting them outside most the time. In the winter I have a corner of my house that has large east and west windows that come together that give lots and lots of sun in the winter. That’s actually one reason I bought the house. I would not plant them in the ground and my yard is to small for a real greenhouse. With that in mind and others have said it’s possible, how hard is it to grow those 3 individual things in pots. Inside in winter outside in the summer. It also gets to 108-110 in the summer but I can bring it in on those really hot days.