They sure look sturdy. Nice work. 🙂

Good job !!

Good job wx,definitely a labor of love!

And the stone facing on your house reflects heat back out, creating a microclimate.
Nicely built boxes.
Barb

Looks like that will do the trick very nicely!

Bill

Hey Wx-
I wonder if you would get the same insulation(R-value) with bubble wrap?
You could wrap the sides with the large(bubble) bubble wrap and add a layer of plastic over it,that way you would not need to keep putting the foam on and off-you could just wrap your E-W and South sides.I am going to try this on my Butia and Washy.

Looking good with those foam boxes for your Washy`s. What are you using to heat them this winter? Did they get any natural light last winter in your enclosures?

John

The R value of the foam is 7.5. I don't think bubble wrap would maintain that. I am heating them with a 750 watt space heater. It seems to run for a few minutes then its off for about 30. Last year I didn't have the foam and they saw sun through the plastic. This year I remove the foam during the daylight hours. Last year it was a pain keeping them warm during the coldest part of winter, so that's why I went with the foam, also to lower energy costs.

More mulch

Built my boxes today wax, Three more weeks at least before I put them on, I'm hoping longer! My washys took 8 hours plus below 32 last night with a low of 28 and look flawless. Time for them to toughen up! How are yours doing? Do you take the enclosers off when it gets warm? Looking at your boxes with are very nice! I think you should put plastic down around them and then mulch to keep the cold off before you get your snow cover. This will also help when the snow starts to melt in spring. Your doing a awesome job just to let you know!

Bill

By the way all my nanas are unscathed!

Bill

I have plastic on the inside, under the foam. I don't mulch. Plenty of winter time snowcover keeps the ground temperature up here. I plan on not uncovering until spring, but I remove the lid on warm, sunny days. I don't let my washy's see below 32F. I want them to come out perfect in spring. Worked good last winter! 😀

Hey Wxman.. Since we live in similar climates and see roughly the same tems and snow, what will your watering schedule look like for your washies?

I will probably water once a month until December and then not again until March sometime. Melting snow seemed to give them enough water during the winter.