Friday, March 19, 2010

Radiant Floor Heating and Tomato Growth Progress




This week we have worked on the radiant floor heating tube installation in preparation for next winter. This will increase the amount of thermal mass within the greenhouse in particular in the heated concrete slabs at ground level for cold winter nights. This is the fourth thermal water heating system in my GH365 greenhouse -- Solar collectors to hot water tank, heat retention wall, root zone heating and radiant floor heating.

We have also continued seeding (romaine lettuce and cucumbers), transplanting, pollinating tomatoes and so on. Look for a continuing photo of a tomato cluster showing opening blossoms and a growing tomato which will be updated every week or two so you can watch the progress over real time. The one above and that of my assistant Evilisa were taken on Monday March 15,'10.