So I've been doing a lot of planning for 2015 grow season, and one of this light bulb thingys went on in my head.. Or off or whatever
Do any of you guys know what a rocket mass heater is? If you don't here's a little explanation, but I highly suggest looking it up to fully understand.. so its a type of wood stove, you feed the wood into the top so it burns efficiently. And it does some weird shot with combustion that cancels out smoke or whatever. Then the heat travels back in a little chamber, then up a little stack thing, then along the mass heat storage place made of brick or rock, and the air stacks at the end of that. The mass storage thing is like a horizontal chimney kinda. And the rock will hold the heat for a long time. Something like that just look it up I'm bad at explaining.
So my idea was to build one of these outside where I plan to grow, and build flower beds kind of against it or on it, around it anyway. Then I want to build a greenhouse around it all. Just a good frame and clear plastic sheeting. I was thinking of this because im in north coast BC, so I could plant before good summer weather actually hits, and my grow season would be fairly extended so I can harvest in time before the cold comes.
What's your thoughts on this idea? I think its pretty nifty, and would be taking advantage of what nature provides us to make my grow situation better. The mass heater could keep the inside greenhouse temp nice, and if I need to cool it down just open up some plastic for a while. It would keep the soil protected from frost too.. I think anyway! Thanks for reading. Any input is greatly appreciated!!
Do any of you guys know what a rocket mass heater is? If you don't here's a little explanation, but I highly suggest looking it up to fully understand.. so its a type of wood stove, you feed the wood into the top so it burns efficiently. And it does some weird shot with combustion that cancels out smoke or whatever. Then the heat travels back in a little chamber, then up a little stack thing, then along the mass heat storage place made of brick or rock, and the air stacks at the end of that. The mass storage thing is like a horizontal chimney kinda. And the rock will hold the heat for a long time. Something like that just look it up I'm bad at explaining.
So my idea was to build one of these outside where I plan to grow, and build flower beds kind of against it or on it, around it anyway. Then I want to build a greenhouse around it all. Just a good frame and clear plastic sheeting. I was thinking of this because im in north coast BC, so I could plant before good summer weather actually hits, and my grow season would be fairly extended so I can harvest in time before the cold comes.
What's your thoughts on this idea? I think its pretty nifty, and would be taking advantage of what nature provides us to make my grow situation better. The mass heater could keep the inside greenhouse temp nice, and if I need to cool it down just open up some plastic for a while. It would keep the soil protected from frost too.. I think anyway! Thanks for reading. Any input is greatly appreciated!!