keeping pots cool

Jim McKenney jamesamckenney@verizon.net
Wed, 06 Feb 2019 06:25:53 PST
 Sorry, the links disappeared. Here they are;
A Practical Zeer Pot (evaporative Cooler / Non-electrical Refrigerator)


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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...
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Pot-in-pot refrigerator


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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. ...
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Mohammed Bah Abba And His Pot-in-Pot


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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...
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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. 


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