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No it just sits on the ground. I went down a whole rabbit hole recently about how to keep a greenhouse warm in winter. Being below ground would probably help
by Mistletoe 4y ago
No it just sits on the ground. I went down a whole rabbit hole recently about how to keep a greenhouse warm in winter. Being below ground would probably help somewhat.
A lot of people do something like this-
https://ceresgs.com/environmental-controls/gaht/ https://ceresgs.com/environmental-controls/gaht/
I did the math and used a kill a watt to monitor the usage and just doing a little space heater hooked to an Inkbird temperature controller was plenty economical for me. I have cheap electricity where I live though. About 30 cents a night when it is freezing outside. So absolutely worst case scenario would be $9 a month which I can handle for how much joy it gives me to be able to grow plants in the winter.
- martin_a 4y agoWow, that's sure another level of tech with the ground heater. Not sure if you can DIY that thing... Sounds great with your energy prices. At that rates, I'd go for electric heating, too. :-D