On Tue, 13 May 2008 21:27:31 -0700, Uncle_vito wrote
(in article <sYidnUgTpqSw97fVnZ2dnUVZ_jKdnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):
> I am considering building a greenhouse for my orchids. It is the
humidity
> that I want/need. Living in Southern California, low temperatures are
not
> much of a problem.
>
> Also, seems like most orchid growers in the area (Normans, SBOE) use
shade
> cloth or opal translucent polycarbonate panels overhead.
>
> I am looking for a greenhouse kit with these opal translucent
polycarbonate
> panels for the roof. All that I can find seem to use clear panels.
>
> What are you folks using? Clear glass/polycarbonate with shadecloth or
opal
> panels?
Up here we have both extreme heat (2-3 weeks or so > 100š in Summer) and
some
cold (2-3 weeks or so of frost with 20s and 30s in Winter).
I built a Charley's Greenhouse Solar Gro kit with polycarbonate twin wall,
a
gravel floor, an under bench misting system, and an exhaust fan. I also
use a
metallic shade screen during the Summer.
This has kept my orchids alive without a cooler except when a power
failure
and surge triggered the GFCI while I was away for a weekend.
Tom
Walnut Creek, CA
Nikon D200
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