More and more American households are discovering the benefits to growing their own vegetables at home. In just a five-year period, 17 percent more households—from 32 million in 2008 to 43 million in 2013—took to their backyards and community gardens to test their green thumbs, according to a special National Gardening Association report, Garden to Table: A 5-Year Look at Food Gardening in America.
Plunging temperatures and winter storms could threaten your plants if you’re not careful. But you can protect and extend the efforts of your green thumb this winter. Winterizing your greenhouse helps ensure your vegetables and flowers can survive and thrive despite the frightful weather outside. Follow these seven essential steps to help ward off everything from frost to pests this season:
Home gardens can range from small herb gardens to container gardens to larger backyard plots. But if you want to turn your gardening into a year-round activity, maybe it’s time you considered a greenhouse. More than 164 million American homeowners gardened in the span of a year, according to a recent study published in Greenhouse Management magazine.
Greenhouse Cooling Systems Saturday, September 27, 2014 As outdoor temperatures rise, so do the temperatures inside a greenhouse. Reduce greenhouse temperatures naturally this summer with greenhouse cooling systems and supplies. Excessive heat will probably damage or kill plants. Cool down crops naturally this summer with Gothic Arch Greenhouses Inc. greenhouse cooling systems.
The warming weather is a reminder to greenhouse owners to examine climate control strategies inside the structure. This helps ensure crops grow strong and healthy throughout the warmer days and nights ahead. Without such consistency, plant damage and even death can occur. The experts at Gothic Arch Greenhouses, can partner particular circumstance with quality, affordable, easy to use equipment needed to help ensure optimum climate control in your greenhouse.
To counter periods of extreme temperature that affect in-house environments and, therefore production, Evaporative Cooling Pad Systems are used with outstanding success. When large quantities of air are pulled through Evaporative Cooling Pads that are saturated with water, a substantial cooling effect is realized due to the evaporation of that water. Used in conjunction with fans, a temperature reduction of 10-25 degrees is commonplace.
