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Pit Greenhouses

Pit Greenhouses
Pit Greenhouses Depending on latitude, but despite above ground air temperatures (and wind chill), 6 to 8 feet down into the earth, temperatures remain fairly constant, between 50 and 60°F. Meaning your pit greenhouse will be much warmer than an above ground greenhouse in winter and that cool earth will keep temps bearable in the summer. Pit greenhouse in Spetchley Gardens, UK. Stairs down to entrance on right. Underground greenhouse. Mike Oehler’s pit greenhouse design. Called a walipini in South America (from the Aymara Indian language, meaning "place of warmth"). Earthbag pit greenhouse. Sun pit greenhouse. Here is a large walipini in LaPaz, Bolivia. Pit greenhouse made of local stone in Nepal at almost 10,000 feet altitude, where the temperature falls below freezing 199 days per year. This pit greenhouse in Mongolia is currently producing food during three seasons of the year. Inside of above pit greenhouse. Greenhouse built into a hill in Tennesee. Pit greenhouse. How To: Books: More: Related:  HOUSE and GARDEN

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432 Hz - Your Natural Rhythm For Spiritual Evolution A=432 Hz, known as Verdi’s ‘A’ is an alternative tuning that is mathematically consistent with the universe. Music based on 432Hz transmits beneficial healing energy, because it is a pure tone of math fundamental to nature. The universal music of sacred geometry According to Brain T. Collins, a musician and researcher, the standard pitch (A=440 Hz) does not harmonize on any level that corresponds to cosmic movement, rhythm, or natural vibration. The greatest musicians, such as Mozart and Verdi, based their music on the natural vibration of A=432. There’s a growing musical and metaphysical movement for recovering optimal integrity in the music industry and spirituality through the 432Hz tuning. The healing benefits According to Richard Huisken, music tuned to 432 Hz is softer and brighter, giving greater clarity and is easier on the ears. 432 Hz seems to work at the heart chakra, “the feeling”, and therefore could have a good influence on the spiritual development of the listener.

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Cicada Mania: Cicada Facts, Photos, Videos, Sounds, 17 Year, Brood II Periodical Cicadas The Future Of UX Design: Tiny, Humanizing Details Dan Saffer, like many designers, likes to quote Charles Eames. But unlike many designers, Saffer—Director of Interaction Design at Smart Design—wrote a whole book inspired by one of his favorite Eames quotes: "The details are not the details. They make the design." Saffer’s book, titled Microinteractions, takes Eames’s maxim to heart and then some. So what is a "microinteraction," anyway? These atomic design moments, Saffer argues, are what whole products, and even whole systems and "wicked problems," ultimately boil down to. When microinteractions succeed—even invisibly, which is how most of them do—they make an emotional difference that’s greater than the sum of their tiny parts. And that’s what’s tough about designing these micro-moments: They can be so subtle and fleeting that ultimately their success or failure may come down to personal taste. [Read more about Microinteractions here] [Image: Sand Dune via Shutterstock]

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Kodiak Mustard is Great for Gardening, It Will Kill Pests and Help Your Soil I felt guilty about neglecting my garden. All winter long I'd forsaken my plot, using the time instead to dress up my house for the holidays. The time I had for tilling I used for making a centerpiece out of thrift store nutcrackers, the time I had for watering I used instead for dry brining a turkey in a too-small refrigerator (so much blood). When I visited my plot in my community garden for the first time in a while, I was relieved that I wasn't alone. It reminded me of what summer homes must feel like in January. What had been such a place of abundance in the spring had been reduced to fallow patches of dirt, with the occasional berry tangled in a leaning wire fence to declare, "I'm still here." Sometimes you need a detox. Soil is alive—at least it can be. Enter Kodiak mustard! Additionally, this member of the Brassica family (also home to turnips and brussels sprouts) is relatively quick to germinate, which makes it perfect to plant pre-spring.

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