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No-freeze, basement window casing area
On Tue, 25 Mar 2003 22:40:05 GMT, Trish K. wrote:
Soil in front of my basement windows only froze to a depth of 1 inch, and last winter didn't freeze at all. Does anyone know (or imagine) what zone to expect if I were to enclose this area in 1/2 inch tempered glass? This was the discarded glass for old display cabinets. Minimum temperature here is not usually 0 degrees f. coastal zone 6. TK thats 1/4 inch or so, thick-ish like, sorry |
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No-freeze, basement window casing area
On Tue, 25 Mar 2003 22:42:57 GMT, Trish K. wrote:
On Tue, 25 Mar 2003 22:40:05 GMT, Trish K. wrote: Soil in front of my basement windows only froze to a depth of 1 inch, and last winter didn't freeze at all. Does anyone know (or imagine) what zone to expect if I were to enclose this area in 1/2 inch tempered glass? This was the discarded glass for old display cabinets. Minimum temperature here is not usually 0 degrees f. coastal zone 6. TK thats 1/4 inch or so, thick-ish like, sorry Thanks for being allowed to imagine. :-) What you're proposing is a sort of cold frame or greenhouse. I've never noticed any stats on how much those change 'zone' ratings -- just that they permit growing in advance of the regular season. The one drawback I see, if you're thinking of a permanent arrangement, is that it might, well, *will* broil plants in warm weather. Depending on construction. A glass enclosure will dramatically raise the temperature on a sunny day -- good in winter; not so good in summer. So if you do this, make it modular -- able to be vented in transitional weather, and removed enirely when it's hot. |
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