Sunday, January 23, 2022

How Does Your Garden Grow?



A potential snow avalanche from the solar array


The moon and snow flurries which didn't show up


The Watchers


Rotrow, the spring to the new storm door came loose


A warm day with temps. well above freezing, and the avalanche fell


Too cold for me to run outside to see if the solar panels are covered with snow. Happily there's an app to monitor them. The black rectangles are the solar panels that covered with snow. Happily, we are producing some electricity, not enough to run the house just yet. That will happen in March or April when the sun is once again high in the sky.

How does your garden grow?



22 comments:

  1. It looks soooooooooo cold! Love how the kitties are always watching. Take care and keep warm, Valerie

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  2. Love the watchers!
    Our wee bit of snow is thankfully gone!

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  3. Can you get one of those long handled brooms to clear the snow off the panels? Just thinking out loud..... ;)

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    1. I have a long handled paint extender with a foam "brush" used on cars. I'm worried about removing the snow and damaging the panels. If nature does something, the panels are under a warranty. If I do something, warranty is void

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  4. My roof has an unshaded south-facing aspect so would be perfect for solar panels. The patio is on the north side, though, so I'm having to go out there several times a day to unfreeze the bird bath.

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    1. I was worried the freezing and thawing of the water in my glass/ceramic bird bath would cause it to crack. It's wintering inside Himself's greenhouse

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    2. Yes, my concrete one has been put away for the winter for that very reason. This is a plastic plant saucer.

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  5. Yeah, this winter really blows. Just want it over and dne with asap.

    The kitties are sitting there probably thinking, "Thank God I am in HERE!" lol

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    1. You guys have been getting hammered this Winter. Calli would like to be out. Sits by the slider in the kitchen looking into the sun room. Too cold out there just yet

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    2. Yes, we have and can you believe it is snowing right NOW again?

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  6. It's interesting how you can monitor the power your solar panels make. That is very handy. Not too bad out today, but the cold weather isn't leaving yet-sadly.

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    1. We can see if the panels and microinverters are working. We can see how many kWH we produce. And my blog counter lets me know there are 148 days until the Summer Solstice

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  7. Parts of the Midwest got snow that hasn't hit them for decades.

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  8. Looks cold - ... like me i know you can't wait for spring.

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    1. I'm waiting for Summer. Spring here, can be a lot like Winter. Cold and wet, just not as much snow

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  9. I had planned to stop by yesterday, but my friend Scott stopped by. He opened the new ROKU I paid for and set it up for me. We played with it all night and he left just in time to get to work this morning in another town about an hour from Wichita, where he is now living. Not ready to cut the cable just yet, because I still need to find out what all I get free from ROKU.

    Your garden has a LOT more snow than mine, but I like yours better. Gotta LOVE the watchers. So sweet and great shots of your garden this week, CJ.

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  10. The watchers are so sweet ...
    I also like your second photograph, the colours are amazing.

    All the best Jan

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    1. The colors were enhanced when I did a one step photo fix

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