Sorry, the links disappeared. Here they are; A Practical Zeer Pot (evaporative Cooler / Non-electrical Refrigerator) | | | | | | | | | | | A Practical Zeer Pot (evaporative Cooler / Non-electrical Refrigerator) A Practical Zeer Pot (evaporative Cooler / Non-electrical Refrigerator): A zeer pot is an evaporative cooler use... | | | Pot-in-pot refrigerator | | | | | | | | | | | Pot-in-pot refrigerator There is some evidence that evaporative cooling was used as early as the Old Kingdom of Egypt, around 2500 B.C. ... | | | Mohammed Bah Abba And His Pot-in-Pot | | | | | | | | | | | Mohammed Bah Abba And His Pot-in-Pot So what's modern+green about a couple of terracotta pots? Nothing and everything. The oldest known African earth... | | | Jim McKenney On Wednesday, February 6, 2019, 9:10:24 AM EST, Jim McKenney <jamesamckenney@verizon.net> wrote: We had a discussion recently about the problems associated with the exposure of potted plants to sunlight: the side of the pot exposed to the sun can heat up dangerously. Something called (among other things) a zeer pot might help solve this problem - at least in hot, dry climates. Take a look at these links: zeer pot A Practical Zeer Pot (evaporative Cooler / Non-electrical Refrigerator) Pot-in-pot refrigerator Mohammed Bah Abba And His Pot-in-Pot Jim McKenneyMontgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where there has been a noticeable increase in bird song. _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…