Tag: solar energy
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Last week at Ligaya Garden #12
A busy week…we finished the new aquaponics system, talked about Vanilla Orchids, and rewired some of our DIY solar
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Afternoon shade.
These grape vines are providing nice shade on the western side of the Elderly Centre in Gawler. A cool use for an edible plant.
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Keeping compost hot.
Bagging the compost bin against cold winds and inclement weather. A garbage bag helps to trap daytime temperature as well as stop the wind while being loose enough to allow air to move around the compost. It’s a cheap and efficient way to improve the efficiency of the composting process.
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Our first (proper) solar panels.
A couple of 50W solar panels and a regulator, secondhand through the good graces of a friend. Its charging an old motorcycle battery at between 15 and 19V depending on the mood of the sun. Soon, I will have to mount it to the house and get a really good battery.
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Slightly dodgy solar setup
My dodgy experimental solar setup. Its just pieced together for today to see if the second hand regulator works. It must be working. We’re catching 10.5V of free electricity when its overcast. This jumps up to 11 when the sun shines fully. Of course, thats not enough to charge the battery. Good connections and better…
