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BAKER CITY â Kim Anderson wants to pick a ripe tomato or pull a carrot any time of year, and sheâs using the insulating power of the earth to make it happen.
Andersonâs greenhouse looks like it sunk into the ground, but the design is based on one sheâs studied for a while.
âI researched it for 10 years before I did it,â she said.
She discovered that this concept is used in the Andes Mountains.
âThey dig into the side of the mountain,â she said.
Without a mountain in her backyard, Anderson went down instead.
The structure, which measures 12 feet by 10 feet, is sunken five feet below ground level. The north wall is painted black to absorb heat, and the roof slants toward the south for sun exposure. A clear polycarbonate roof lets in light.
These websites can help you find perfect plants for spring
Updated Jan 19, 2021;
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It’s dark much of the so-called day, too.
But the weather outside, no matter how frightful, has no impact on the internet.
On it, there’s a bright, colorful, dazzling world of online sites filled with enough plant information to put a spring in the step of even the most winter-weary gardeners.
Winter is a prime time to figure out which plants you’ll want to add to your garden this year, and the sites we’ll mention are excellent sources of information to help you make an informed decision and avoid the “that one looks pretty” impulse-buy approach to horticultural purchases.