Raise plots with 6 types of lettuce, left, broccoli and chard, center, and rows of tomato plants waiting to be transplanted on Wednesday at the Peaceful Garden in Swan Lake. In the background, top left, is one of two water tanks which act as heat sumps, storing warmth in the day and releasing it as the nights get cold. The tanks will eventually be filled with flowering water plants and koi.
April 18, 2010
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April 18, 2010 2 a.m.
At Peaceful Gardens, it's always growing season
Bigfork co-op tries year-round gardening in domed greenhouse
On a slushy, snowy April morning, Paul Renner stands surrounded by lush produce in a 51-foot diameter, 22-foot high geodesic dome greenhouse off the Swan Highway near Bigfork.