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Maximizing efficiency in greenhouse supplemental lighting is a major concern for many growers who rely on it. Here are some criteria to take into account when choosing and maintaining your lamps. The lighting you choose depends on many things like what developmental stage your plants will be grown to, whether the plants receive light from other radiation sources, and the photoperiod length per day for your plant.
Spring is finally upon us! That means it’s time to make the most of the peak season and get as much foot traffic in your garden center as possible. Here are some great ways to get customers in the door.
GGS President Leigh Coulter was interviewed in a Canadian business publication, for her take on manufacturing and global markets:
It may seem a daunting task to take a business to the world market but, for companies that do, the payoff can be rewarding — and educational.
Last year we asked what people loved about working in the greenhouse industry, and we were amazed by the responses we received. Some where funny, while most were heartfelt and inspiring.
There are many pitfalls to avoid when planning an expansion of your greenhouse. Your business relies on many factors such as crop deadlines and financing – make sure you are planning your new builds accordingly and make the proper considerations. Here are some common mistakes:
A few months ago I posted a blog entitled What Can I Grow in a Greenhouse? This has been reposted several times on LinkedIn and Facebook, and though it was stated that the article was not an all-encompassing list, the purpose was to broaden the perspective of what greenhouses are being used for, and identify that this is no longer our fathers’ greenhouse industry.
If you are getting your benching from one supplier, irrigation from another, and lights from someone else. Who is coordinating everything? Did you make sure that the benches are being designed to suit the irrigation system you chose? Did you make sure to define all the sensors you are using, and did you make sure not to forget to qualify whether the irrigation sensors are supplied by the irrigation company or the computer company. Is the company who is installing your air filtration and cooling systems completely aware of every detail in your lights, or did you forget something that will create a difference in the heat output and throw off your whole system? The automated growing equipment available to commercial growers when properly designed as an integrated system can not only provide better traceability and uniform quality, it can increase the amount of production.
Yesterday we received a call from a customer in Georgia. He had bought some inexpensive light weight coldframes to save money a few years ago, not thinking he had to worry about snow. As he walked through the blowing storm with some employees to clear the snow he watched the structures one by one collapse under the weight.
