| Container gardens are all the rage this year using | | | | snow would devastate your plantings if they were |
| plastic 5 gallon buckets to separate and grow the | | | | exposed to the elements. |
| likes of tomatoes, peppers and other vegetables. | | | | Heat sinks are storage devices that will absorb the |
| One of the major advantages of bucket gardening is | | | | sunlight during the day and transfer that much |
| the portability that you get using this technique. | | | | needed warmth during the cold nights when your |
| Since buckets are able to be moved, you can | | | | vegetables need them the most. Essentially, these |
| relocate your plants into other areas of your yard or | | | | heat sinks become heat batteries for your |
| patio for the best possible light as the summer days | | | | greenhouse when the sun has disappeared for the |
| begin to shorten. When appropriate, they can be | | | | day. Heat sinks are usually made from water filled |
| moved into greenhouses when the winter begins to | | | | steel drums, gravel filled concrete or even bags of |
| become too cold for them to survive. Small | | | | water to absorb the energy and naturally emit that |
| greenhouses are able to create a micro climate that | | | | energy back into the air. |
| utilizes the sun in the day to keep the plants warm | | | | Using the proper techniques, you can create a simple |
| and away from the snow and ice. In addition, there | | | | heat storage system that will provide much needed |
| are strategies you can use to keep the temperature | | | | warmth for your plastic 5 gallon bucket garden in the |
| constant in the evening when the frigid air, rain and | | | | off season. |