Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Direct solar power

I have placed a large mirror in my backyard to harness the power of the sun. It's a north facing backyard so it's perfect for reflecting the suns rays directly into my rear windows. I'm growing a ginger plant that loves it. Every day, for an hour or so, it's bathed in direct full sun. Many of the leaves have bent down to take full advantage of this brief moment in the day. Soon it should be shooting off new sprouts, and in the middle of winter!

next month I'll be placing two more mirrors back there to lengthen the time I have sun on the back of the house.