Being tuned to the weather has some significant advantages. We anticipate changes before they happen and our life becomes more connected to the earths cycles. For me this is one way to enhance life and make it more interesting. The steps to weather awareness are not that difficult and here is a simple method. The weather is dominated by cycles and most are pretty easy to anticipate. Along with these cycles are changes in wind direction, temperature, cloud changes, and other factors. A little study can identify what changes to watch for each month. If animals are present or a barometer is available this can get even more interesting. Anyway, collect the monthly indicators and enter them into a reminder program. After a few years of being reminded the weather becomes a part of our thoughts. A few nights ago we had a snow storm and i was able to anticipate it and get up at four in the morning. For an hour i swept snow off the new greenhouse to keep it from collapsing. I tried a heater but that was not enough so i'm stuck anticipating these snow storms. It isn't a problem and i'm enjoying being able to garden in the winter time. Soon i will be planting an orchard in the greenhouse along with the beginnings of spring crops. What climatic factors do greenhouses modify? What types of plants are happy in unheated greenhouses? Hints.. for us temperature isn't the biggest factor and compatible plants are not warm season crops. ---- jeff owens, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.xprt.net/~jko underground house, solar power, self-reliance, edible landscape to leave ecopath: unsubscribe ecopath -> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
