Project Phoenix

[WaterWitchin]

Originally Posted by Akhenaten

... Oh yes, dear WaterWitchin you are right absolutely in each question 🤣 Balcony has two sides: long East side and shot South side. South windows blocking from hard Sun by the brick wall. Yes, windows will open in summer. In cold time I use floor heating and in very frosty times (-43F) I use additional electric heaters. I keep door always closed for saving humidity and temperature day-night drops.

So this is more like my new orchid space. It's a sleeping porch, not heated. It was a common feature in old houses before the invention of air conditioning. In warm months, folks would all sleep out there on cots, mattresses, etc., and be able to have the breeze from three directions.

I'm a bit nervous about what it's going to take to heat it in winter, but we'll soon find out. My plan was to leave the door open, as in this old house the heat really rises anyway. I thought that would assist in keeping the temperatures up, along with a space heater I used when I grew in the basement in winter. Right now I'm more concerned about keeping it warm enough than getting that drop in temp at night. Time will tell how much effort it will take. Ummmm.... -45F is not "frosty." That's damned bitter cold. This old bird couldn't do it.