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First Monstera deliciosa!
17 months after blooming the first one is ripe!

Shannon Mutschelknaus
Feb 211 min read
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Jan 2025 HighTunnel Webinar recording is live!
https://youtu.be/BZih7SCTd90?si=Cx4zw8iUbOrbUtrZ

Shannon Mutschelknaus
Feb 31 min read
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Celebrating One Year of Data!
Using only concrete block, the high tunnel has been frost free since Feb 29th!

Shannon Mutschelknaus
Nov 4, 20241 min read
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Nov 6th! One week enclosed!
One week of having it all enclosed! Still working on interior stuff.

Shannon Mutschelknaus
Feb 6, 20241 min read
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Shannon Mutschelknaus
Feb 5, 20240 min read
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Film is going on!
Got the main sheet of PE film on and inflated with the lower rollup curtain in place! Now for the harder upper vent...

Shannon Mutschelknaus
Feb 2, 20241 min read
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October 2nd!
Still no killing frost! Fall 2023 was the latest frost that I remember!

Shannon Mutschelknaus
Feb 1, 20241 min read
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The frame is up!
The frame for the High Tunnel research project is up! We are assembling the Polylock channels next and hopefully the cover materials will...

Shannon Mutschelknaus
Jan 31, 20241 min read
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The blocks are stacked!
Finished stacking the block wall for the passive high tunnel project!

Shannon Mutschelknaus
Aug 27, 20231 min read
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Hauling block
The last two blocks to haul! These 2'x2'x6' blocks will be used as thermal heat storage for the high tunnel research project. Many...

Shannon Mutschelknaus
Aug 24, 20231 min read
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Heat Exchanger tube installation.
4" corrugated tubes are installed in two layers (4' & 2' deep). Within each layer, tubes are spaced every 16". For experimental purposes,...

Shannon Mutschelknaus
Aug 11, 20231 min read
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Shannon Mutschelknaus
Aug 10, 20230 min read
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Shannon Mutschelknaus
Jun 1, 20230 min read
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Time to take a trip to Pierre!
Come learn about innovative growing systems for Northern climates and a lot more in Pierre next week! https://www.conference.sdspecialtyp...

Shannon Mutschelknaus
Mar 14, 20231 min read
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Shannon Mutschelknaus
Feb 12, 20230 min read
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Garcinia madruno are up!
It took 4 months for germination....and only 4yrs on a waiting list to get the fruit!

Shannon Mutschelknaus
Jan 19, 20231 min read
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Acreage Life article about our greenhouse!
https://www.acreagelife.com/hobby-farming/tropical-exotic-south-dakota

Shannon Mutschelknaus
Nov 13, 20221 min read
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Exciting new project announcement!
The need for cost effective local produce continues to soar, but so do the costs of the fuels needed to grow in our northern climate! I'm...

Shannon Mutschelknaus
Nov 6, 20221 min read
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Super Cool Test post!
Check out this pretty flower. Hope I don't fall off the ladder....

Shannon Mutschelknaus
Nov 1, 20221 min read
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Welcome to Wayward Springs Projects!
This site will outline past and present projects for the Wayward Springs LLC. It is intended to be a point of collaboration and learning...

Chris Livermont
Oct 17, 20221 min read
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