[OGD] Heating bills

2008-07-30 Thread Jim Pyrzynski
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

[OGD] Heating Bills

2008-07-29 Thread Paul Phillips
Thanks to our wonderful British Government and its taxes etc: we are paying 65p per litre for our heating oil! That calculates to about $5:56 per gallon??? SUICIDAL!! Last year we burnt over 12,000 uk pounds This year..?? Guess the orchid

Re: [OGD] Heating Bills

2008-07-28 Thread iriscohen
On Jul 28, 2008, at 6:00:03 AM, Mark wrote: With the jump in the price of energy, supposedly there will be high  heating bills this winter, I was wondering what effect this maybe having on people who grow orchids especially in colder climates? Here in Central New York, USDA Zone 5, home greenhous