What did you do in the garden today?

[BirdsBeesTrees]

This is the life I want when I retire.... My thermostat is set to 70 degrees. It's currently 80 degrees in my living room....as I look outside at the frozen tundra in my backyard. I am SO HAPPY I had this wood burning fireplace built into my home.

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Ours is 80'F with the fireplace all day but at night when I let the fire burn out, I set the thermostat to 60'F. I want to warm all day but cool at night.

 

[BReeder!]

I moved the seed starting stuff into the garage today. In just 2 weeks I'll be starting some of the seeds. After that it's regular seed sowing, watering and up potting until the weather warms up.

 

[TJAnonymous]

I'd be sick at 70 in the winter, 80, Nope, toooooo hot.

What is your ideal temperature? We set our thermostat to 70 during winter and 74 during the summer

 

[TJAnonymous]

Ours is 80'F with the fireplace all day but at night when I let the fire burn out, I set the thermostat to 60'F. I want to warm all day but cool at night.

We keep the central fan turned on so the heat from the fireplace goes through the return air vents and distribute heat throughout the house. However, the bedrooms are easily 10-15 degrees cooler. It's actually slightly warmer in the bedrooms when we AREN'T running the fireplace because the HVAC is constantly running.

 

[Ascholten]

I have solar on the house and a very efficient Mitsubishi split system. I'll crank the heat up during the day when i got plenty of power and the batteries are topped off and need somewhere to put the extra power, then turn it down at night, so it can coast several hours before it has to kick on again, even then i like it a bit cooler when I sleep so keep it at 68 during the night

In the summer that's 78, or 76 if I am feeling kind of ehh

aaron

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Good morning gardeners. I guess climate is a big factor with the thermostat settings. My pellet stove keeps the house relatively warm enough for me but it's set to no more than 68F in the sunroom. The rest of the house will remain about 62 to 63F which is plenty warm for me. I set the thermostat on my base board heaters to 56F overnight. It rarely gets that low with the pellet stove running. I run humidifiers to keep the humidity level up so the dry air doesn't cause any colds or sinus infections. I'm accustomed to the cooler temps and start sweating at 70F. The furnace hasn't kicked on for heat in 3 days now. It only has come on to heat hot water. We're getting quite the layer of ice here now. It's so thick it looks like a layer of snow but it's really accumulated sleet. Fornately it's not sticking to the power lines yet. I checked Jungs website out and they actually have a nice selection of seed potatoes. I'll be ordering some very shortly. I'm thinking of planting a 10 foot row of white and another 10 foot row of red potatoes with leeks and carrots in between. I've not been disappointed by any of my previous purchases from them so I'm excited to see how well these do compared with the sorry lot of seed potatoes I got from Gurneys last year. I wanted to give a shout out to our friends in Texas and Tennessee. Apparently this storm has been especially unkind for them. Best of luck with that.

 

[WthrLady]

What is your ideal temperature? We set our thermostat to 70 during winter and 74 during the summer

66/67 in the winter, humidified
74 in the summer is the AC setting, dry air

Our bedroom goes down to 58 in the winter, which is perfect for sleeping.
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Another cold, below freezing day, but tomorrow will be in the low 50s, so I'll be out working on the hoop house and gathering some Vitamin D. I'm already sunburned from being outside all day a week ago.
I was thinking of starting seeds, did the math, Far too early for me.
I might get some horseradish plants started. Maybe. LOL. Although, there's no hurry.

 

[TJAnonymous]

Good morning gardeners. I guess climate is a big factor with the thermostat settings. My pellet stove keeps the house relatively warm enough for me but it's set to no more than 68F in the sunroom. The rest of the house will remain about 62 to 63F which is plenty warm for me. I set the thermostat on my base board heaters to 56F overnight. It rarely gets that low with the pellet stove running. I run humidifiers to keep the humidity level up so the dry air doesn't cause any colds or sinus infections. I'm accustomed to the cooler temps and start sweating at 70F. The furnace hasn't kicked on for heat in 3 days now. It only has come on to heat hot water. We're getting quite the layer of ice here now. It's so thick it looks like a layer of snow but it's really accumulated sleet. Fornately it's not sticking to the power lines yet. I checked Jungs website out and they actually have a nice selection of seed potatoes. I'll be ordering some very shortly. I'm thinking of planting a 10 foot row of white and another 10 foot row of red potatoes with leeks and carrots in between. I've not been disappointed by any of my previous purchases from them so I'm excited to see how well these do compared with the sorry lot of seed potatoes I got from Gurneys last year. I wanted to give a shout out to our friends in Texas and Tennessee. Apparently this storm has been especially unkind for them. Best of luck with that.

It's that New Englander stock....I swear your blood is thicker. Mine used to be that way too but I've live in the South for far too long now. Thinned my blood considerably. I would be a right PITA if our house was 56 degrees at night. Mama doesn't like the cold but I can tolerate heat & high temps all day long.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

It's too early to start anything here as well here @WthrLady. However, the Old Farmer's Almanac is saying that it will be warmer than usual in April and May. Something to look forward to. I'm originally a southern girl @TJAnonymous. But I do love the snow and the cooler temps. The sub zero temps get a little old, but all in all I look forward to the exercise I get from shoveling snow. I've never been fond of high temperatures and really hate sweating. I wear sandals all year long. In the colder months I wear socks with them but still not as hot as wearing shoes. And yes, unless it's pouring outside and in the low 20's I'll walk to the end of the driveway to collect the mail in sandals and a hoodie. It's quite common in New England for men to wear bermuda shorts unless the temps go below 30F. Good news, the sleet and freezing rain has changed over to tiny snow flurries. It's still quite a mess out there.
P.S. The cost of heating a home here is nothing to sneeze at. Keeping the thermostat a little lower is not only healthier for you but healthier for your wallet!

 

[MARANMAN2011]

Watched it pour.