The latest expansion of our growing space went online this past autumn, incorporating some amazing technologies to enhance growing. The new 76,000-square-foot greenhouse, which currently houses an expanded line of perennials and ColorChoice® shrubs as a result of grower and consumer interest, is also designed for flexibility in the future.
According to Dan Foster, Site Manager-Product Line Manager, the house has several advanced systems that make growing more manageable, and his life just a bit easier:
- Automated, rotating hanging basket irrigation systems spaced at least 50 in. apart to limit impact on crops below
- Two-stage irrigation water filtration system using screen filters to catch large debris and paper filters for finer particles
- Irrigation booms designed for special feeding
- Two separate heating zones using forced air heat
- Advanced programmable environmental controls
- Skyline house design where every roof opens up, allowing cooler growing through the summer.
- Roll-up wall separating the east and west side of the greenhouse. This wall raises or lowers, depending on the growers' needs.
- Cascade flood floor system that acts like a constant waterfall when operating, spreading water across the floor section to drain holes on the other end.
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