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A '''walipini''' is an earth-sheltered [[cold frame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.solaripedia.com/files/1257.pdf|title=Walipini Construction (The Underground Greenhouse) |publisher=Solaripedia.com|accessdate=24 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inspirationgreen.com/pit-greenhouses.html|title=Pit Greenhouses|publisher=Inspirationgreen.com|accessdate=7 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://permaculturenews.org/2014/02/05/robs-modified-walipini/|title=Rob's Modified Walipini|work=PermacultureNews.org|accessdate=7 December 2014}}</ref> It derives its name from the [[Aymaran languages]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/build-underground-greenhouse-garden-year-round.html|title=Build a $300 underground greenhouse for year-round gardening (Video)|work=TreeHugger|accessdate=7 December 2014}}</ref> It shares concept with the [[Pineapple pit|pineapple pit]], that was used, as the name implies to cultivate pineapple especially, alongside other exotic fruits all the way back in [[Victorian era]] [[United Kingdom|Britain]] and even in the cold plains of pre revolution [[Russia]]. |
A '''walipini''' is an earth-sheltered [[cold frame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.solaripedia.com/files/1257.pdf|title=Walipini Construction (The Underground Greenhouse) |publisher=Solaripedia.com|accessdate=24 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inspirationgreen.com/pit-greenhouses.html|title=Pit Greenhouses|publisher=Inspirationgreen.com|accessdate=7 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://permaculturenews.org/2014/02/05/robs-modified-walipini/|title=Rob's Modified Walipini|work=PermacultureNews.org|accessdate=7 December 2014}}</ref> It derives its name from the [[Aymaran languages]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/build-underground-greenhouse-garden-year-round.html|title=Build a $300 underground greenhouse for year-round gardening (Video)|work=TreeHugger|accessdate=7 December 2014}}</ref> It shares concept with the [[Pineapple pit|pineapple pit]], that was used, as the name implies to cultivate pineapple especially, alongside other exotic fruits all the way back in [[Victorian era]] [[United Kingdom|Britain]] and even in the cold plains of pre revolution [[Russia]]. |
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In Soviet Union era, similar techniques were developed to grow Citrus fruits (oranges, lemons, mandarins, tangerines, grapefruits, limes, pomeloes) at temperatures of minus 30 degrees Celsius. By 1950, the Soviet Union boasted 30,000 hectares of citrus plantations, producing 200,000 tonnes of fruits per year.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2020/04/fruit-trenches-cultivating-subtropical-plants-in-freezing-temperatures.html| title=Fruit Trenches: Cultivating Subtropical Plants in Freezing Temperatures| work=Lowtech magazine}}</ref> |
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The walipini is seeing a modern renaissance as it allows for crops to be grown in greenhouse |
The walipini is seeing a modern renaissance as it allows for crops to be grown in greenhouse-like settings, whilst requiring little to no heating, and thus is attractive to practitioners of [[permaculture]] and the [[sustainability]] movement. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 16:23, 27 June 2022
A walipini is an earth-sheltered cold frame.[1][2][3] It derives its name from the Aymaran languages.[4] It shares concept with the pineapple pit, that was used, as the name implies to cultivate pineapple especially, alongside other exotic fruits all the way back in Victorian era Britain and even in the cold plains of pre revolution Russia.
In Soviet Union era, similar techniques were developed to grow Citrus fruits (oranges, lemons, mandarins, tangerines, grapefruits, limes, pomeloes) at temperatures of minus 30 degrees Celsius. By 1950, the Soviet Union boasted 30,000 hectares of citrus plantations, producing 200,000 tonnes of fruits per year.[5]
The walipini is seeing a modern renaissance as it allows for crops to be grown in greenhouse-like settings, whilst requiring little to no heating, and thus is attractive to practitioners of permaculture and the sustainability movement.
References
- ^ "Walipini Construction (The Underground Greenhouse)" (PDF). Solaripedia.com. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ "Pit Greenhouses". Inspirationgreen.com. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Rob's Modified Walipini". PermacultureNews.org. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Build a $300 underground greenhouse for year-round gardening (Video)". TreeHugger. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Fruit Trenches: Cultivating Subtropical Plants in Freezing Temperatures". Lowtech magazine.
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