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- From: "Bill Shoemaker" <wshoemak AT inil.com>
- To: "market farming" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: Re: greenhouse options
- Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 10:30:39 -0600
We often have winds like that in northern
Illinois, especially during the Spring season. I can't comment on using the ends
to ventilate but using side vents on unheated tunnels works well. If a strong
wind is from the west but the sun is strong and outside temperatures are warm, I
open the east-side vent enought to ventilate the tunnel. The wind doesn't blow
into the tunnel but the air pressure from the wind still moves the air through,
giving the tunnel good ventilation. If the wind is from the east, you do the
reverse. I also like the idea of the vent-air moving right through the plants. I
keeps the leaves dry, which serves to prevent disease.
Also, some very good comments from Paul
Weideger. There is no teacher like experience. Unheated tunnels are a relatively
new tool and there's a lot to be learned and a lot to be gained from them.
Concentrate on high-value crops and capture high-value markets locally and you
can do well.
Bill Shoemaker
Sr Research Specialist, Food Crops Univ of Illinois - St Charles Hort Research Center |
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greenhouse options,
nan and stewart, 01/31/2001
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- Re: greenhouse options, Bill Shoemaker, 01/31/2001
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