Walipini
Sign in to saveAlso known as earthen green house, “place of warmth”, walipini greenhouse
thumb|A walipini in Utah thumb|The interior of a walipini A walipini is an earth-sheltered cold frame. It derives its name from the Aymaran languages. It is similar in concept to the pineapple pit that was used, as the name implies, to cultivate pineapple and other exotic fruits in Victorian era Britain and in the cold plains of pre-revolution Russia.
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It is catalogued under topics including Architectural terminology and Greenhouses.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
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thumb|A walipini in Utah thumb|The interior of a walipini A walipini is an earth-sheltered cold frame. It derives its name from the Aymaran languages. It is similar in concept to the pineapple pit that was used, as the name implies, to cultivate pineapple and other exotic fruits in Victorian era Britain and in the cold plains of pre-revolution Russia.
In the Soviet era, similar techniques were developed to grow citrus fruits (oranges, lemons, mandarins, tangerines, grapefruits, limes, pomelos) at temperatures of minus 30 degrees Celsius. By 1950, the Soviet Union boasted 30,000 hectares of citrus plantations producing 200,000 tonnes of fruits per year.
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