Passive Solar Greenhouses with Rob Avis
Rob Avis from Verge Permaculture (https://vergepermaculture.ca) shares tips on passive solar greenhouses.Avis says a key consideration when designing a passive solar greenhouse is whether to optimize the design for light or for thermal efficiency. He says it’s a trade off between light and heat. Knowing the balance between light and heat will help inform design choices such as glazing material and the amount of glazing surface.
🍋 Lemon Camp: September 17 and 24
Grow a healthy, productive lemon tree in a pot. In these two live online sessions, Steven Biggs covers watering, feeding, pruning, repotting, pests, flowers and fruit—and how to get a lemon tree through the winter.
Recordings are included, so you can watch afterwards if you can’t attend live.
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Rob Avis from Verge Permaculture shares tips on passive solar greenhouses.
Avis says a key consideration when designing a passive solar greenhouse is whether to optimize the design for light or for thermal efficiency. He says it’s a trade off between light and heat.
Knowing the balance between light and heat will help inform design choices such as glazing material and the amount of glazing surface.
