Can't resist after lurking for many months - yeah, Danila, my garden has zillions of solar collectors! They're called "leaves".
Sorry, had to... Anyway, I'd also be a little concerned about seagulls and other birds pooping on them, which can become an issue, unfortunately. I think there are design solutions for this, though you have to keep after them, as normal for critter control of any kind. I'm in Los Angeles right now (not home in Charlotte, I'm helping my dad in Woodland Hills), and I can see how solar makes a lot of sense here. Good luck! Don ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2013 9:00 AM Subject: Community_garden Digest, Vol 1631, Issue 1 Send Community_garden mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [email protected] You can reach the person managing the list at [email protected] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Community_garden digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Growing Big Juicy Tomatoes (Cindy) 2. Does your garden have solar panels? (Danila Oder) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 14:31:37 -0500 From: Cindy <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: [Community_garden] Growing Big Juicy Tomatoes Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; Format="flowed" Growing Big Juicy Tomatoes Want to be able to consistently grow big juicy tomatoes?What are some of the nitty gritty specifics such as how important pruning is to getting big juicy tomatoes? Did you know that adding nitrogen later in the season will actually hamper production? What about how to handle some of the most common diseases? And can you believe that the US Supreme Court actually ruled on the question "is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?". Wildcraft got a chance to interview Annette Welsford who is the co-author the complete book of growing tomatoes.Remember how Marjory recently wrote about the 'tomato sovereignty project' and she had a huge problem with blossom end rot? Well, Marjory went on a tirade to find the best resource for everything tomatoes and discovered this really excellent resource on - well, everything tomatoes. Marjory got Annette Welsford who is one of the authors of the book on Skype and got an awesome interview for you to listen to. Note that Marjory will be doing another call with Annette again so if you have a question you want answered on the next call, put that in the comments section. Click here <http://www.growyourowngroceries.org/growing-juicy-tomatoes-with-annette-welsford-and-marjory-wildcraft/>to listen http://www.growyourowngroceries.org/growing-juicy-tomatoes-with-annette-welsford-and-marjory-wildcraft/ <https://wdf87122.infusionsoft.com/app/linkClick/4237/a8735a0eaffc5c3b/4027887/05caf5bf349a948d> Happy Growing! Cindy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20130720/652a91e3/attachment.html> ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:23:44 -0700 From: Danila Oder <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: [Community_garden] Does your garden have solar panels? Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii We are thinking about installing a couple of solar panels on the almost-flat roof of our garden shed in sunny Los Angeles. The power would go to a battery inside the secure part of the shed to be used to power electrical tools, an occasional hot water kettle and (if there's enough power) a small refrigerator. The only issues we've identified have been: possibility someone sees the panels from the street or a neighboring house and vandalizes them, and the need to secure the panels in a way that doesn't pierce the roof of the shed (to allow in rain). We have someone calculating the amount of wattage necessary for these uses. Has any other garden installed and/or used solar panels? Any cautions or tips? Danila Oder Crenshaw Community Garden Los Angeles, CA ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. 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