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  • From: robert schuler <sunnfarm AT bellatlantic.net>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Re: Market-farming Digest, Vol 10, Issue 20
  • Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 14:44:52 -0500

You will need a minimum of a 20" cheapo box fan for every 500 sq. ft of
growing area, keep in mind the cheap hardware store box fans are notorious
energy wasters...Bob.

Mary Whitney wrote:

> "Lucy, just a thought... You could get a fan like they use in
> battery-electric powered homes (wind, solar, etc.) and use it with car
> batteries to keep the air moving. Perhaps from a RV store or the internet if
> none close to you. You could charge the batteries with a car battery charger
> and bring them to the hoophouse. It's not as convenient as a fan on an
> extension cord, but it would work, I think."
> A good idea!! but one step easier and probably cheaper buy a deep cycle
> marine/RV battery and an inverter and a regular large household fan. Most
> fans can be run on a 100 watt inverter. An inverter takes the voltage in
> the battery and changes it to 110. We use these in our vehicles all the
> time and I run my register at the market on one AND a fan if it's really
> hot out..not spoiled or anything on that... Check ebay even for the
> inverter.
>
> Mary
>
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