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I saw a tv show about a family that was going green [ it may have even been called "Going Green"] that was from England or Great Britian.
They were doing a bunch of things to live off the land with a smaller eco-footprint. One of the things they did was build a greenhouse that had a glass ‘heat sink’ in the floor. It may have had a different name, but it was basically glass bottles that were ground-up by a special machine [so there was no sharp edges] and stored in the greenhouse floor. Somehow, this kept the temperature of the greenhouse much warmer, therefore allowing more plant variety when it’s cooler outside. I live in the greater Vancouver area, so I think I’ll be able to grow foods in the winter, but the heat sink will make them grow better. Any thoughts or suggestions?

The following website provides information on do it yourself heat sink. These ones are either water or concrete though. I is likely the same concept except your would be substituting the glass for the rocks. The site does include plans though. You should know that using glass or rock – you will need 3x the volume versus using water. These sites easy to follow.

http://www.hobby-greenhouse.com/FreeSolar.html

http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/solar-gh.html#storage

The following forum may be of help to you. You can research answers or ask questions and those who have already made one can advise you. There are a few forums on solar greenhouses to check out.

http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/strucs/msg0720404816065.html

Hopefully you will be able to get the information you need from these websites. I commend you on your efforts to recycle products.

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