[OGD] Closed loop passive hot water heating

Re: 4. "There are many active solar options that can be retrofitted to an existing greenhouse. Another option with this would be to plumb the black plastic water barrels together and make a closed system with the black plastic flexible piping in the peak and combine passive and active solar to

Re: [OGD] Climate Zones

On Jul 30, 2008, at 6:00:02 AM, Gary wrote: But if you take the average temperature rather than the average minimum temperature as the zone maps do, you'll have a much better look at what your heating (and cooling) costs would be. True, but the average minimum temperature, which is the only factor

Re: [OGD] Orchids Digest, Vol 10, Issue 217: Heating

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Message: 7 > >Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:39:29 -0400 >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [OGD] Orchids Digest, Vol 10, Issue 216 >To: orchids@orchidguide.com >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > Replacing the polycarbonat

[OGD] Heating bills

I grow orchids in my basement under lights. I had enclosed the area with plastic sheeting but it was not really airtight. This caused the humidity to be distributed throughout the house and this was not particularly desirable because I then would get condensation on the windows in the house during

Re: [OGD] Closed loop passive hot water heating

Jerry, My only problem is that the months I really need the solar heat input, I have almost not sunlight. Starting in November and continuing through January and part of February, we have over 50% of the days extremely overcast and the rest cloudy. The Sun is at such a poor quality Decembe

[OGD] hanging

"decorate your garden walls with orchids... attaching... to tree trunks and limbs... select the right orchid and the right tree... phalaenopsis, cattleya and the dendrobium... Trees... that provide rough bark that can naturalize orchid roots include: live oaks, mahoganys, tabebuias, buttonwoods

[OGD] Hoosier

"Hoosier Orchid... is going out of business at the end of August. ... William Rhodehamel said the ornamental flowers have become a commodity now stocked even at stores like Costco. "It used to be that if you wanted orchids in Indianapolis, you had to come to us," Rhodehamel said. Business also