R Scott

That is a good point. Code is written assuming HVAC all the time. Will you have ac or a dehumidifier? What kind of heat?  The rain screen is to allow drying of moisture outside the wrap. To dry the inside of the wrap, you need mechanical drying. At least to dry it fast enough to avoid mold potential.

Old houses didn’t mold because they were drafty and hard to hear. New houses are easy to heat because they are airtight, but they mold easily. You need to figure out the balance for how you plan to live

Extruded poly styrene.  Insulation board

Buried with zero light and no heat or oxygen is about as inert as you can get it.  Any non plastic options are much more expensive.  The one issue we have is bugs and rodents LOVE to tunnel through it, so you need to make sure you have a solid barrier between it and the dirt.

I’ve never used it in a greenhouse, but have had to use it in home construction. I’m a framer by trade

House wrap is water barrier and AIR barrier. Yes, you need something between the sheathing and rain screen, it can be either side of the Rockwool depending on which wrap and the construction of the rest of the wall assembly, but next to the sheathing is normal.

If you are buying osb sheathing I would go with zip or similar. The built in barrier layer uses less plastic and is much more resilient to construction damage and weather if you have a slow build timeline.

Septic companies have radio locator “pills” that they flush then track.

It will cost you extra, but if you call and let them know what’s up, the septic company usually doesn’t charge a lot extra above the general pumping fee.

William, that was my idea—set the pot inside a cooler and use the immersion heater in clean water.

Have you looked at sous vide cookers? Fairly low power, extremely accurate temperature control, and will hold temp like a hay box if you insulate it well.

The old order Amish near my old house used reel mowers, they had a guy that specialized in sharpening and repair. He had jig/machine that would keep the angle right and grinder even to get it true.

Rotation breaks disease cycles, BUT… it also breaks mycorrhizae and other beneficial cycles. Which is a bigger threat or benefit depends on your situation.

Monoculture became a necessary convenience for agriculture.  Some large ag farmers are going away from it, sort of. They are stagger planting or skip-row plant cover crops or companion crops to get diversity but enough difference in maturity by timing to still mechanically harvest at least the main cash crop.

It is also possible it’s shutting off the ac because it thinks the engine is overheating. So fixing the one sensor could fix both problems.

Another possible issue with an ac that turns on and then shuts off immediately is if the electric cooling fan isn’t working. Check the fuse first.