Tropicals & Tender Perennials: bubble wrapping for winter, 0 by GordonHawk

GordonHawk wrote:
I know the fear of the temporar ystructures being acted upon... the last few years I've erected a dormant cool room on my roof top.. the fire department inspection the other day had them overlooking it.. as it didn't impeade their access or ability to fight a fire here... the neighbors are OK..as it doesn't impact them in any way.. I'm sure the buildings department woud have something to say ..they didn't like any plants here at all ...and I was cited for them some15 years ago... for illegal plant storage... in June..[ some call it a garden ] and I won the hearing on the citation...so they have left me alone since... but there's always the fear...
I build it up out of the 2" thick builders foam.. with an " R " rating of
R-20.. it's keeping the temperatures at 14* above out side ambient here now.. with just a quartz light shinning inside.. later I'll turn on my heater to a no freeze setting... it doesn't run much .. at all ...to keep it from
38* F - 46 * F .. my dormant storage range..... don't know what I'd do with another three dozen tropicals inside the house.. as it's quite filled already.. with what canfit under3 ... 400 watt metal halide HID lighting setups.. two of which are on 8' tracks which the lights move across on.. every minute or two.. .
here's the 10 ' x 12 ' building as it appeared here this year..
I've three growing in the localpark.. I'll try to mulch them.. and cover them in leaves..and bubble wrap till the spring... it's zone 7 here in NYC.. like mothers house in north AL...andshe' able to get most all of hers Iplant there ..to return in the spring