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Orchid Greenhouse
On Sun, 3 Aug 2003 19:00:14 -0700, "Wendy"
wrote: You gotta love it! *g* Wow 400sq ft. will get you a 20 x 20 or 12 x 30 if my math is working? They are super expensive Mariana. Get the biggest size you can afford. You could try looking for a used one a lot of people upgrade to a bigger size. They usually start off with a 8x10. Try putting an ad in the Unclassifieds http://www.orchidmall.com/general/unclasfd.htm Also at your local Ochid Society & favorite Nursery See Charlies magazine or web site, he has some good tips on location etc. You want the sun to pass over it, especially in winter. (No big trees in the way) You need a good foundation with natural gas & electricity pipe in. Not sure about NY? My Southern Burner was $450 My Convair Cooler $900 (the best!) IMHO. Fans & misters etc. If I had to do it all over again I would have mine built up on a pony rail so that it is higher to hang more stuff! Also would have had it wider with a bench down the center. Thats all I can think of right now. Cheers Wendy For your climate I would suggest you dig a foundation pit about 8-9' deep. Fill about 4-5 feet with drainage/heat sink/moisture balance rock. Then build a lean-to against a wall. Built as tall as you can. But put the first bench at ground level and you will find a 12 foot height is not hard to come by. Then use twin-wall not single pane glass. It will not be a pretty, you can not see in and out as clearly. But your heat bill with thank you. We just changed out the end panels and insulated the door and you could see the difference in the gas bill. Join your local society - visit all the growers with a gh. Ask what they would do differently on the next one. Most have a laundry list. You can not get one too big or too tall. Good Luck. SuE http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php |
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