While the East may still be covered in snow, warmer temperatures will be here for all of us before we know it. Now is the time to get your greenhouse ready, says Steve Froehlich, horticulturist at CropKing. Froehlich provides five tips to ensure you’re in tip-top shape before the spring frenzy begins.
1. Check your controllers — Make sure you’re in spring mode, and not stuck in winter mode, Froehlich warns. “The grower who I was dealing with yesterday had a program entered into his controller that was really more of a regime for end of season,” he says. “How you treat your greenhouse environment is going to be different than what it was coming out of production last fall.” Adjusting for increasing day lengths, and adjusting temperature for wild temperature swings and changing humidity. “You certainly do not want to have your equipment starting to open up vent doors, bringing in a lot of cold air. It can have a negative effect on your crop.”
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