Pictures did not come through for me on my Mac. Val Myrick > On Feb 6, 2019, at 6:25 AM, Jim McKenney <jamesamckenney@verizon.net> wrote: > > Sorry, the links disappeared. Here they are; > A Practical Zeer Pot (evaporative Cooler / Non-electrical Refrigerator) > > > | > | > | > | | | > > | > > | > | > | | > A Practical Zeer Pot (evaporative Cooler / Non-electrical Refrigerator) > > A Practical Zeer Pot (evaporative Cooler / Non-electrical Refrigerator): A zeer pot is an evaporative cooler use... > | > > | > > | > > Pot-in-pot refrigerator > > > | > | > | > | | | > > | > > | > | > | | > Pot-in-pot refrigerator > > There is some evidence that evaporative cooling was used as early as the Old Kingdom of Egypt, around 2500 B.C. ... > | > > | > > | > > > Mohammed Bah Abba And His Pot-in-Pot > > > | > | > | > | | | > > | > > | > | > | | > Mohammed Bah Abba And His Pot-in-Pot > > So what's modern+green about a couple of terracotta pots? Nothing and everything. The oldest known African earth... > | > > | > > | > > > Jim McKenney > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, February 6, 2019, 9:10:24 AM EST, Jim McKenney <jamesamckenney@verizon.net> wrote: > > We had a discussion recently about the problems associated with the exposure of potted plants to sunlight: the side of the pot exposed to the sun can heat up dangerously. Something called (among other things) a zeer pot might help solve this problem - at least in hot, dry climates. Take a look at these links: > zeer pot A Practical Zeer Pot (evaporative Cooler / Non-electrical Refrigerator) > > Pot-in-pot refrigerator > > Mohammed Bah Abba And His Pot-in-Pot > > Jim McKenneyMontgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where there has been a noticeable increase in bird song. > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…