Dean & I are waiting to hear word about our access to electric for the greenhouse. According to the electric co-op, the barn down the hill may not have enough ampage to heat, circulate air, and provide light in the nightime for our 1300+ square foot greenhouse. We have redesigned the greenhouse so half will be a greenhouse (so 650 square feet needs electricity), and the other half will be a lathe or hoop house for raised beds of vegetables to grow 9 months out of the year. I wanted to have those beds made already, with a winter crop of organic spinach, garlic, and root vegetables, but family matters have taken priority. Alternative energy sources will be sought, if need be. In the meantime our plants are sheltered in two different garages with “plant lights” and space heaters to be installed this week to keep them green and alive during this transition. I dislike this in-between time, but did not have the heart to let the hard freeze kill the green life we have cared for this past year. Cannot believe, but it will be 1 year mid-November when we bought the greenhouse and adopted everything in it. Do you have any ideas for alternative energy sources in Missouri? Please share.
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Solar energy?
Definitely something we are checking on. Already going to use water in dark barrels.