Winter Peony house update

With temperatures making big swings over the past week from very warm to downright chilly the winter peony house has done pretty well!

The goal is to avoid drastic temperature fluctuations for the potted peonies over the winter. We also of course don’t want them to get too warm as to start growing before it’s time.

I keep a thermometer and ring cam in to check on the temperature without having to open the doors and let in either warm or cool air.

At the time this picture was taken it was 17 degrees outside and sunny. Inside the temperature was 28 degrees. The white plastic only lets in 30% of the sunlight and the heat that does build up form the sun is mostly absorbed by the water-filled barrels that line the edge of the greenhouse.

At night, those barrels release heat to prevent the peonies from drastically dropping in temperature.

So far so good. Stay tuned for more updates as winter turns to spring!