Monday, September 26, 2011

Introducing the 3-H

Remember this?  This past spring it became this:


and this:


Then this:


and this:


What a great spot this is for growing things, and what a great blessing it is to have fresh, homegrown greens!  We've enjoyed it so much, in fact, that we decided to enlarge on it.  Now it's become this:


and this:


It's what I call "The 3-H", or sometimes "The Triple H".  I confess I can get a little funny with household acronyms, but you can imagine how cumbersome it would become to keep calling it what it is:  a half of a high hoop.  Not a greenhouse, exactly, because there won't be any artificial heat or forced ventilation; just wind protection and solar heat retention.  Then, coupled with some floating row covers or some full-fledged cold frames, we hope to someday plant some cool season crops for a winter harvest.  Paul holds out hope that we aren't too late to try it this year, but I'm not so sure.

Work is still unfolding, so I'll continue to post pictures so you can see how it all comes together.

And now that the temperatures are cooler, we have a lot of work projects going on.  I should have plenty to write about!

2 comments:

  1. Wow wow wow...way cool. I love it! You're doing an amazing job on this home :-)

    Blessings, friends!
    Lori

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  2. Thanks, Lori! If we do get a fourth season of harvest going, you'll be one of the first we'll share it with! ♥

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