subject: The Advantage Of Greenhouse Heating [print this page] Greenhouses can be extremely advantageous to any person who is trying to grow flowers or other plants and they have been used around the world for centuries now. The main benefit of greenhouses is that they can be temperature controlled. That means you get to decide what temperature you want your plants to grow at rather than having them be vulnerable to whatever Mother Nature decides to throw their way. Because of greenhouse heating you can care for your plants all year round and not have to worry about outside weather taking its toll.
Greenhouse management involves taking care of greenhouse heating requirement, growing pH and media, diagnosing nutritional deficiencies, fertilizing crops, monitoring the quality of irrigation water, irrigating the crops, managing soluble salts, treating irrigation water and treating and recycling irrigation runoff. For most commercial greenhouse producers, cost of purchasing and operating the heating equipment is high, and they have to ensure that the heating system is efficiently designed. Oil, coal and gas are commonly used for heating the greenhouse, and choice is mainly based on the economics. There are many different types of environmental controllers and thermostats available for commercial greenhouses.
This should be one of your first priorities because this is one of the most important features of any greenhouse. Check to see if the greenhouse comes with heating or if you have to buy it separately. It should not cost too much even if you have to get the heating components separately. The electric fan heaters are quite popular because they are clean and automatic.
You do not have to wait for the first thaw of spring to start planting. Even if you live somewhere with a cooler climate you still do not have to worry because greenhouses are temperature controlled. If you like showing off your plants and your hard gardening work, a greenhouse can work for you in this way as well. You can display them however you want and every time you walk into the greenhouse you can smile and feel like it is spring time all over again.
Excessive soluble salts resulting from use of poor quality irrigation water limit the production of greenhouse crops, but if these salts are managed properly, their effect on the crops can be minimized. To have the effective irrigation management plan, it is essential to have the balance between plant's needs and growing medium. There is always a pressure to conserve water which is forcing the growers to use mixes capable of holding large volumes of water, but, the potential hazards of overwatering are very acute.
