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What do you use for telephones and/or cell phones around the farm? I have a retail greeenhouse and farm market. I could be anywhere on thirty five acres. Not always is there someone in the store next…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Matt Dec 18, 2012.
Lighting hydroponic lettuce.
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Now that the days are shorter with much less daylight, how much advantage is there adding supplenental lighting over the growing benches. How much light is needed and for how many hours? Each bench…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Hort Americas Nov 5, 2012.
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Richard Freeman posted a discussionTelephones & Cell phones
What do you use for telephones and/or cell phones around the farm? I have a retail greeenhouse and farm market. I could be anywhere on thirty five acres. Not always is there someone in the store next to the telephone if it should ring. We have been using long range portable phones from Engenious. We can get coverage up to several thousand feet from the base. They work well when they work but they fail often and are very expensive the buy and have repaired. I need to replace what I have but I…See More
Hort Americas replied to Richard Freeman's discussion Lighting hydroponic lettuce."Dear Richard:
The answer to this depends greatly on where you are at and how much light you are getting. Obviously the more like you get with lettuce the better, but the cost benefit of supplemental lighting comes down to:
1.) How much…"
Richard Freeman posted a discussionLighting hydroponic lettuce.
Now that the days are shorter with much less daylight, how much advantage is there adding supplenental lighting over the growing benches. How much light is needed and for how many hours? Each bench is 4' X 10' and there is three of them. Will a two tube fluorescent fixture over each bench be enough? How much will it shorten the growing time? Thanks for the adviceSee More
Richard Freeman replied to Paul Rusnak's discussion New Year, New Ventures"Last year we tried small scale hydroponic lettuce. I will be expanding that this year and going organic to go along with our other greenhouse vegetables."
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