tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post797795103194191855..comments2024-02-14T10:20:33.725+00:00Comments on Relatively Retiring: Earth Not Moving.Relatively Retiringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-22484348172800073812010-03-12T09:14:41.218+00:002010-03-12T09:14:41.218+00:00PPete - I'm glad you found this interesting. T...PPete - I'm glad you found this interesting. The south facing wall was the most valued space. Glasshouses were generally sited there and the heat and protection made it possible to grow exotic fruits, even in winter.<br />Heat was also generated by the special composts used, such as oak bark (a waste product of the tanning industry).<br />Sounds as if you're due for a tour of the English kitchen garden!<br /><br />Isabelle: Thank you for commenting. Yes, something rather compulsive about it all, isn't there?Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-71426651401696817032010-03-11T23:37:13.529+00:002010-03-11T23:37:13.529+00:00Oh, you're back! I'm so glad.Oh, you're back! I'm so glad.Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-87790134432330826272010-03-11T20:38:53.941+00:002010-03-11T20:38:53.941+00:00Fascinating — I'd never heard of gardens with ...Fascinating — I'd never heard of gardens with heated walls. Food for thought as well as the kitchen. <br /><br />On reflection, I suppose any substantial stone wall, if oriented in the right way, would have this effect (absorbing the sun's warmth in the day and radiating it at night), although the effect would presumably be small. Moreover, the critical point might not be the ability of the wall to raise the average temperature (even if only slightly) but to prevent the minimum temperature dropping below the point at which the plants would be damaged. Given the minimum temperature would probably occur when sun was scarce, passive heating/radiating would contribute little or nothing. So, from that perspective, some form of active heating (as you describe here) would be necessary.<br /><br />I'll stop rambling now. Thanks for the fascinating post :^)pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-40431113677756004892010-03-11T13:38:06.904+00:002010-03-11T13:38:06.904+00:00Von: thank you for visiting and commenting.Von: thank you for visiting and commenting.Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-50349848873831047312010-03-11T10:36:16.498+00:002010-03-11T10:36:16.498+00:00Beautiful!Magic with an edge of mystery.Beautiful!Magic with an edge of mystery.Vonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17421069895155350144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-91345265878335250642010-03-11T08:07:09.680+00:002010-03-11T08:07:09.680+00:00den: it's so good that the garden has become a...den: it's so good that the garden has become a healing force for you in the midst of such sadness.Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-89320003667090272672010-03-10T17:51:58.307+00:002010-03-10T17:51:58.307+00:00My son loved the tape of the secret garden and we ...My son loved the tape of the secret garden and we had to play it again and again in his last days, It gave him misplaced hope. After he died hearing the sound of Ben Weatherstaffs robin gave me hope, and the garden became a healing force. <br />I love the analogy of a miniature empire, They are rather magical places.denhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377821243416680646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-21292973918057223312010-03-10T17:30:28.984+00:002010-03-10T17:30:28.984+00:00Zhoen - I think your machine image is so apt. At i...Zhoen - I think your machine image is so apt. At its best the garden and its people worked like a well-oiled machine, balancing supply and demand.Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-43622800973068200962010-03-10T14:13:29.591+00:002010-03-10T14:13:29.591+00:00A time machine, that actually works.A time machine, that actually works.Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.com