Saturday, February 9, 2013
High Tunnel vs Greenhouse
While speaking to Sibley East High School we found out they only use a high tunnel. They do not use a greenhouse of any kind to start their plants. The high tunnel is about 10 degrees warmer than outside and they are able to grow spinach year round. The high tunnel option costs much less than running lights and heating a greenhouse.
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I think that it's really amazing that they use their produce in the kitchen at school. My high school back home has a small greenhouse that they would grow lettuce in during spring, and the cooks would have it as a lunch option. It wasn't very big, though, so didn't need much lighting or heating.
ReplyDeleteI forgot to ask Tim about how they start their seedlings. It is pretty impressive if they start them all in the high tunnels. Most MN growers plant seedlings indoors in March because of our short growing season.
ReplyDeletethat they would grow lettuce in during spring, and the cooks would have it as a lunch option. It wasn't very big, though, so didn't need much lighting or heating. http://www.greenhousesblog.co.uk/
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