I finished framing in the greenhouse as well as possible with the wood I have on hand for now. And I show you how we use solar power on our homestead.
I put on some rafters but then ran out of suitable wood for now. I will have to get more wood in order to put the roof on this greenhouse. The stuff I have is from a local lumber yard and was sitting outside for four years. Some of it is not very strong anymore but it is great for artistic crafts, which I will use it for.
I started to frame in the door as well. This gives the entire structure more strength.
I then built two long shelves along the back wall of the greenhouse to set our potted plants on. This will give them a place to stay during the winter and keeps them out of the way. I love how it looks now with the plants in place.
I have my two folding solar panels out in the sun charging up our portable LED lamps. We use the LED lamps at night in order to save energy.
We are also using the GoSun solar cooker for most of our meals these days unless it is raining outside. This is literally free energy from the sun.
Our main solar panels power the fridge during the day when the sun is shining. We can also charge up our laptops, cell phones and other small electronic devices as needed. We are nearly off the grid already.
We have to get the water pump powered by solar panels and then we will be there.
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