Rolling Benches Increase Cannabis Yields
Growing cannabis can be challenging and it takes patience. It requires the right kind of bench to maximize your growing space. Let’s have a look into the benefits of using rolling benches to increase yields and efficiency in your cannabis crop.
4 Steps to Maintain Energy Efficiency
Commercial greenhouse growers, for the most part, have had a good 2021. With everyone still hesitant to change their tendencies of staying close to home, spring plant sales were good. Potted crops and other floral crops have moved well.
Energy cost increases, supply chain delays, labor shortages and significant jumps in most input and shipping costs are potential issues affecting the industry.
Pipp Horticulture Acquires the GGS Group of Companies
Pipp Horticulture (a division of Pipp Mobile Storage Systems, Inc.) (“Pipp”), the leading provider of space-saving, multi-level mobile cultivation systems, announced today that it has acquired the GGS Group of Companies (“GGS”). Based in Vineland Station, Ontario, GGS is one of the most recognized names in the Horticulture industry. They have been the leading manufacturer of top-quality greenhouses and turnkey greenhouse growing solutions including traditional rolling benches, heating and ventilation systems, and curtain systems.
Bigger Isn't Always Better
In a previous blog we have discussed the ideal size for a marijuana greenhouse however it is worth looking at it again.
Are you ready for a great year?
Spring and Summer 2020 taught us a lot about human nature and our need to be outside and in the garden.
Garden Centres had a successful season despite early lock downs in the spring and summer. With people isolating at home many turned to gardening to refresh their yards and with pandemic supply concerns, to grow their own vegetables and fruits.
Is Your Greenhouse Winter Ready?
With Winter around the corner, colder weather and shorter days are on their way. It’s a good time to re-post a relevant blog on tips for preparing for the coming seasonal changes.
For areas that experience significantly colder weather and snow during the fall and winter seasons, it’s important to prepare your greenhouses so your crops are protected. Here are a few things to consider when preparing your commercial greenhouse operation for the fall and winter:
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Pulling the Plan together for Successful Lettuce Growing
From our prospective as greenhouse manufacturers, at GGS, this series of articles has covered most of the key inputs needed for setting up and preparing for leafy green production. We have a team of very experienced staff and partners that know how to plan and implement the manufacturing, construction and ready for starting up growing plans for a facility. There are a number of other factors that need to be considered with additional expertise is required to put it all together.
Optimizing Lettuce Growth with the Right Environment
We want to be able to produce a top quality crop of leafy greens economically, quickly and repeatedly. In Part One of the Lettuce Blog Series we discussed the Greenhouse Structures to provide the best possible space for growing, now let’s consider setting up the inputs to create the best possible growing environment in that greenhouse.
Greenhouses and Glazing for Better Lettuce Growing
There is no question that the production of greenhouse grown lettuce and greens is evolving as the opportunities and demand expand and mature.
Determining the right greenhouse for growing leafy greens is dependent on a few factors including climate, budget and whether this is an expansion or a new build. From small scale to large scale, greenhouses provide an ideal environment for growing lettuce and other produce. In this segment we will look at style of the structure and glazing options GGS can offer to get the most for your budget.