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  • From: robert schuler <sunnfarm AT bellatlantic.net>
  • To: roger69 AT yahoo.com, Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
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  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Greenhouse heat
  • Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 18:20:06 -0500

I just spent the first day of winter putting up a new 20x48 ft retail
sales greenhouse along the highway next to my farmstand. It will be used
for selling spring flowers and Christmas Poinsettias. I started 12 pm
bolting together bows and by 5 pm had the whole frame up, I love the
gothic arch look .
Roger I use mostly oil heaters both hot air and hot water circulating
systems, but in my new house I am using a 120000 btu Modine propane
heater, I install and service all my heaters myself. In a small house like
yours you will not need much more than 30000 btu's, I would think the
small unvented portable propane heaters sold in every hardware store would
work well for you. Just be sure to provide one square inch of air inlet
and outlet for every 2000 btu's of heater output...Bob.
Sunny Meadow Farm
Bridgeton, NJ.

Roger Weeks wrote:

> Happy Holidays everyone!
>
> A wintertime question for those of you with greenhouses, large or
> small:
>
> What do you use for heating, if you heat your greenhouse?
>
> I want to find a solution that uses gas - natural, propane, kerosene -
> for my small 8x12 greenhouse. What I have failed to find so far is a
> heater that has a thermostat. All of the portable propane/kerosene
> heaters have a manual igniter and a a temperature dial from low to
> high. I want something with specific temperature control, and an
> automatic ignition.
>
> Does such a thing exist? If I had a larger greenhouse, I'd be looking
> into more commercial types of heaters. But for 8x12, it's just not
> necessary.
>
> Electrical heat is just too damn expensive, especially here in
> California in December.
>
> Roger Weeks
>
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