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  • From: Pat Meadows <pat AT meadows.pair.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] tray cleaning
  • Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 09:22:52 -0500



> After the initial pop up faze, I have a heat tape sunk in sand in the
> greenhouse. We made a 3ft x 6ft x 6in box, wired the tape to hardware
> cloth, then dumped on 4 inches of sandbox sand. My husband made a lid that
> is covered in plastic that adds another few inches in height. This is great
> as it keeps the tropical warm but allows me to move them out of the house
> sooner. That way the lid can be lowered at night and they can slowly
> harden. Last year we had a hard frost the 3rd week in May. I was glad the
> plants were still in the bed. They stay in trays with drainage holes. My
> greenhouse is unheated and this is a great compromise.

It sounds really useful. We're building an unheated
hoophouse this year, and I will consider making something
like this. Thanks very much for describing it.

Pat

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