Radiant heat gain

[MT Rod]

If you have water, check out your site and plant some deciduous trees to the south and west of your yurt. Talk to your county extension service, (there is one in every county in the USA), and find out what to plant for shade and that is fast growing and drought tolerant. I suggest deciduous because you may want the heat in the winter months, and you could put the leaves in your compost pile should you decide to have one.

Figure out your grey water system and a way to deliver the grey water to the sites where you will plant your trees. you don't have to water them all at once, some today, some tomorrow, some the next. You get the idea. Maybe catch it in a barrel first so you know how much you are delivering. Don't spray it, deliver it directly to the roots if you can.

Plant your trees to the south and west of your yurt, far enough away so that they won't rub against your yurt when they grow up, again the extension service person should be helpful with how big they will get. You may want to plant more than one line and plan on removing the second line when they get large. Umm, that probably won't be in the first year, also depends on how much water you can deliver.

I will vouch for Bob's lifting the bottom of the cover on the north side. It really does work. Try that while your trees grow. If that isn't cool enough go for the generator or the solar panels as your budget allows.

Of course, all this depends on your water situation.

Water..... crooned with my best Sons of the Pioneers voice.

Best of luck,


Rod
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