Luis the engineer seen in the pictures installing the panels says he will be finished on Thursday and the water will need a couple of days of filtering to raise the temperature. The water feels like 20 C (68) to me right now, so I have decided I will be swimming on Saturday afternoon. I only need it to be 24 degrees (75F) in order to swim comfortably.
The next project once this is over will probably be to turn the structure into a working greenhouse, with some PVC. My tomato plants are so buffetted by the wind that I feel like a serial killer for exposing them to such inclement conditions. Plus, I really do want to eat home-grown tomatoes, if possible year round.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Just four more days for warm pool swimming
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2 comments:
Sounds like your tolerable water temperature is much lower than mine, so you'll definitely expeience a huge extended swimming season.
Do you think you'll get enough sunlight for a greenhouse with an opaque roof?
Eddie
Judging by the results in my west-facing stairwell, which gets direct sun only in the afternoon, it will be more than enough. That´s where I´ve grown all my seedlings, and they´re looking pretty jungly right now.
The sides and front of the "greenhouse" get direct sun practically all day, and the back gets tons of light anyway. BTW, the reason I say greenhouse between quote marks is precisely because the roof is BLACK, not a traditional choice I guess...
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