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Trouble in Paradise: How to Manage Greenhouse Troubles.
While we’ve already gone over the best ways to keep your greenhouse clean and running well, mistakes and troubles are naturally going to arrive.
Keeping Your Greenhouse Green
There’s a million and one ways to make your greenhouse as efficient as possible.
Greenhouse Greenhorns
So, what about the plants themselves? Certain crops may be more attuned to someone who’s only just now dipping their toes into the dirt.
From the Ground Up
To protect the ground beneath, and to ensure a stable foundation, wood, concrete, and even brick can be used to create an underlayment for a healthy, happy greenhouse.
Designing your Greenhouse
The central goals of all greenhouses remain the same, regardless of the particulars.
Dreaming of Greener Houses
Thinking about building your own greenhouse? It can be overwhelming to think about where to start.
How Does a Greenhouse Work?
Modern greenhouses can range from gigantic, tree-housing glass and steel habitats to miniature, backyard DIY set-ups
The Growing Value of Building New Greenhouses at State Prisons
State prisons across the country are focusing on ways to improve and reform the correctional experience, both for the benefit of the prison population and the community around each facility.
Maintenance Tips to Control Commercial Greenhouse Operation Costs
It’s not enough to simply put together a great greenhouse and then turn a steady profit from it year after year with no further work.
Profitable Growing Systems for Inside a Commercial Greenhouse
Earning a profit from agricultural or horticultural products requires more than just an efficient and affordable greenhouse.
Selecting the Right Greenhouse Film for Commercial Greenhouses
Flexible greenhouse covers are often referred to with the general term of “poly film”. Not all covers are made from polyethylene materials.
Greenhouse Covers vs Rigid Panels vs Glass for Commercial Greenhouses
It’s a common misconception that commercial greenhouses require rigid panels or glass glazing rather than more durable, flexible coverings.
Headhouses, Production Space, and Propagation Houses For Commercial Greenhouse Growing
Commercial growing operations rarely revolve around just one greenhouse; no matter how big it is or how valuable the plants.
Why Greenhouse Kits Aren’t Always a Good Choice
When aiming to start a new agricultural business or expand your existing operation as quickly as possible, it may be tempting to pick up a complete greenhouse kit for fast turnaround.
Choosing What to Grow in a Commercial Greenhouse
Since the lowest safe temperature and median temperature will vary greatly depending on what you’re growing, it’s best to start your commercial greenhouse plans with a general idea of what you’ll cultivate.
The Major Losses of Profit in a Commercial Greenhouse
Profit margins are very thin in the greenhouse world, regardless of the specific products or growing methods.
Converting an Existing Greenhouse to Geothermal Heating
Most of the material on the topic of geothermal greenhouse design, focuses solely on building new structures from scratch.
Film vs Glass for Geothermal Greenhouses
There’s a common misconception that you’ll need either a completely buried or glass greenhouse to take advantage of geothermal heating, especially passive modes.
Greenhouse Designs for Maximizing Geothermal Heating
It’s not enough to select the right kind of geothermal heating system, distribution method, and heating load and automatically get good results from the equipment.
Water vs Air Geothermal Systems for Greenhouses
Air geothermal systems can use both dry wells and underground lakes and springs to supply heat, as do water systems.
How Does Geothermal Heating Work in a Greenhouse?
Geothermal equipment is based around the stable temperature of buried earth or water, but it’s a little more complicated than that.
Why Geothermal Heating for Greenhouses?
Before you undertake the research need to design a cutting-edge sustainable heating system for a greenhouse, you should explore why it’s a valuable technique in the first place.