Market Farming

[Leigh Hauter <lh AT pressroom.com>]

>     On another note what do you folks think of useing one of those
> outdoor wood furnaces to heat a green house or high tunnel?


I will tell you shortly.  I have a new wood gasification boiler (much 
more efficient that your run of the mill outdoor wood furnace) that 
I'm back fitting into our farmhouse  and going to run pipe for 
heating the greenhouse.  My idea (I have a month to get it done) is 
to run the pipes on the tables instead of heat mats. Also put pipes 
in the ground for heating the entire greenhouse  (30X96).  Currently 
I have a big modine heating the thing but that gets expensive and for 
me, wood is free.

(I used to use a woodstove to heat the greenhouse but as someone on 
this list pointed out at the time, that is sure a lot of work getting 
up in the middle of cold nights to feed the fires).