I have excitedly been waiting on the proof of concept of the cold house for several weeks.  Happy day!

We have sprouting spinach, lettuces and radish on 12/8/11, in zone 4.  The combination of hardy veg and two layers of insulation (the green house and cold hoops inside) create a micro climate which actually rains inside!  I’m so thrilled I can’t even express it!

In other news, I’m making more laundry detergent

Here’s how too do it:

• 1 large bar of soap, grated
• 2 quarts of water in a LARGE pan, boiling

Disolve the soap in the water  by boiling it.

• Add another 2 quarts of water to the boiling water and heat that up too.
• 2 cups Washing Soda
• 3 cups Borax
• Add 4 more quarts of cold water

——If you want, you can stop here.  Alternate ingredients

• 2 TBSP Glycerine
• 1 TBSP Emulsifyer – I use a product called Ecomulse
• Scent if you wish

Pull out your immersion blender and go to town on it.  Let it cool overnight.  Blend again.  Wait another 12 hours and blend.  I do this for 2 days.  I then pour it into cleaned out bleach containers – they pour better. 

Happy Laundry!