Here it is -- the first "Growing Spaces" dome in the southern hemisphere! WE live on six acres just 20 mionutes north of Christchurch, New Zealand, and we have been increasingly alarmed at what's in our food. We decided we weren't going to dance to that tune any more. So I did the homework and, for me, the dome is the best. So after lots of talk and emails, here it is. This site will tell the story of its growth and its part in our lives. At the time of writing, April '08, there's still a lot to be done, like the water tank and we don't have the floor finished yet. But it's extraordinary. I am watching climbing beans grow up the wall four inches a day. Amazing.
The finished path. Pretty neat, huh? We also reorganised the three solar panels. Fitting had been a bit "string and chewing gum". Looks better now. And I also got them to pack up the panels maybe two inches, so that pine needles would slip through and not pack up on the top side.
The finished path. Pretty neat, huh? We also reorganised the three solar panels. Fitting had been a bit "string and chewing gum". Looks better now. And I also got them to pack up the panels maybe two inches, so that pine needles would slip through and not pack up on the top side.
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