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Old 09-21-2007, 09:54 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Default Re: Winter greenhouse/Summer outside

Dutchman: Thanks For the Welcome!

Sandy: Thank you for all of the thoughts and ideas. Your ideas on soil were of particular concern to me. I understand what you are saying and will monitor the plants closely for the next few weeks before making a decision. I watered yesterday morning and the plants are dry down an inch or so. My greenhouse does stay warmer than your does, I believe. We heat our building using a forced fater system from a boiler. The greenhouse is an attached part of the building that has a bank of heaters running under the benches along one entire side (the outide wall). Because of this, the GH stays at about 80F all winter. It may dip to the 70's at night, but rarely below that. Only occasionally do we have a significant drop. This will occur in the next month or so when the weather finally changes to cold. The boilers will not be on and so that night (or two) it may drop into the 50's or even 40's for a night. This happens once or twice a year. Someimes in the spring when they have shut the boilers off and we get a cold snap it will happen again.

Regarding the Promix HP. I looked it up on the internet and can order it (although I get killed on shipping). What type of places should I try locally to find it? Would a Lowes/Menards/Walmart carry it? Or should I call some of the greenhouses around? Also, does it have a fungicide in it? Or should I add one to it?

Thanks again,
FW
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