markscastle
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I`ll do what I can. Maybe a little while. I`m just not set up for this kind of thing right now being off grid and all. I only plan on doing half the size of greenhouse grow for this season. I need to do some work on my property to be set up better. I don`t have room in my motorhome until I can get moved and set up on the property. Was hoping to move the greenhouses and then make them 4 season. Running water and solar electric would also be nice. Right now I`m powered by a gas generator. In winter time it`s like living in a cold can. I heat it with propane ,but it`s so drafty from all the windows. I have tons of fire wood but can`t use it for any more than a camp fire. I was thinking of putting in a wood fired furnace and connecting the heat through the floor ducting. I also want to heat the greenhouses with a wood fired furnace and thermostat controlled duct fans. I`d still need to use a generator for lights but all the venting and circulation fans would be set up on solar electric off of a battery bank. I`ll need some older controllers that are not digital so they don`t need to be reset every time the power switches off for re-fueling a generator. Depending on the solar electric capabilities I might be able to run the controllers on solar powered electric. I might just put in artic style greenhouses instead of moving the ones I`ve made. I`m at high altitude and it snows up here. Sun light is stronger with more ultraviolet spectrum but there is much less CO2 . I`ll need to adjust to more than the cold winters.