On May 5, 7:51*pm, Billy wrote:
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*Chris wrote:
On May 5, 12:38*pm, Billy wrote:
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*Chris wrote:
On May 5, 1:57*am, Billy wrote:
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*Jeff wrote:
In a moderate climate (Oregon, about 100 miles from the coast), how
practical would it be to try to raise vegetables year-round in a
greenhouse?
- Jeff
www.reframer.com

Do you have full sun all day?

In OREGON???

Some of my worst sunburns came on overcast days.

Sure- same here. But sunburn comes from ultraviolet radiation, and
that doesn't add too much in the way of heat.

???? It's a greenhouse! Greenhouses have an effect. True the interior
temp will be proportional to the exterior temp, but the greenhouse will
be warmer.

My point was that UV radiation pierces cloud cover, but infrared does
not. UV does not make you warm. That's why it's easy to get a sunburn
on a cloudy day- you never feel your skin warming up. IR is what heats
up a greenhouse. And I think you underestimate the very, very few
sunny days western Oregon experiences through the winter. And if Jeff
is indeed in the foothills of the Cascades, he's going to have _much_
colder weather there than what I had in Corvallis.

"Last year, 43 people fell off their bicycles in Corvallis- and
drowned."
(Popular t-shirt at OSU)

Chris




Melons and corn may not
grow in a green house during his winter, but with nothing physical
blocking his sunlight, he should be able to grow lettuce, kale, chard,
broccoli, cauliflower, and maybe even peas.

Indeed.

Heh. I went to Oregon State, in Corvallis. Three of the 4 years I was
there, it on September 1st the temperature dropped to 50 degrees and
it started to rain. The temp never changed and the rain never stopped
until May 1st.

OK, an exaggeration, but not much of one. Now, Corvallis is about 50
miles from the coast, so it sounds like Jeff is somewhere in Cascade
Range. You can count on more snow up there than in the Willamette
Valley.

Jeff, it really depends exactly where you are. I knew people near
Salem who raised fuchsias year-round, and they probably are less hardy
than some vegetables. Also, it depends what you want to grow. I'd give
up on melons and cucumbers, but lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, peas
might all do well.

Chris

"Gardening adds years to your life and life to your years."
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- Billy

Bush's 3rd term: Obama plus another elective war
Bush's 4th term: another Judas goat

America is not broke. The country is awash in wealth and cash.
It's just that it's not in your hands. It has been transferred, in the
greatest heist in history, from the workers and consumers to the banks
and the portfolios of the uber-rich.
http://theuptake.org/2011/03/05/michael-moore-the-big-lie-wisconsin-i...