To make your greenhouse more of a year round functioning entity, there are two main areas in which you have to make the structure more efficient-Heating and Ventilation. 1. HeatingContinue reading “Season Extension: Ventilation & Heating”
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Mitigating Climate Change with a Greenhouse
In a tongue-in-cheek manner, Norm has often declared that if it weren’t for crappy weather we would not have a business. The plain reality of the fact is, people, useContinue reading “Mitigating Climate Change with a Greenhouse”
The Variations of Passive Venting
In a nutshell, passive venting is creating an opening and letting the warm / hot air escape. The simplest form of this is opening a door or window. Just becauseContinue reading “The Variations of Passive Venting”
The benefits and drawbacks of forced ventilation
By definition, forced ventilation included an electrically operated exhaust fan at one end of a building and intake louvre at the opposite end. The biggest advantage of this system isContinue reading “The benefits and drawbacks of forced ventilation”
What are the considerations for growing over the summer?
Ventilation, excess heat, making sure roll up sides are critter proof One of the critically important things that each gardener/grower needs to know is the temperature threshold of each plant.Continue reading “What are the considerations for growing over the summer?”
The benefits and drawbacks of forced ventilation
By definition, forced ventilation included an electrically operated exhaust fan at one end of a building and intake louvre at the opposite end. The biggest advantage of this system isContinue reading “The benefits and drawbacks of forced ventilation”