Winter took its toll last week. Kansas City’s temperatures hit the single digits, with wind chills in the minus range. Snow fall approached blizzard conditions. When the greenhouse’s night temp dipped to 49 degrees, I opted to turn on the auxiliary heater, a Kenwood Electric Oil Filled Heater, with programmable clock timer and thermostat (Model [...]
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Winter hits hard
Posted in Culture, Environment, Plants and flowers, tagged Cattleya, Furnace, Greenhouse, Phalaenopsis, Winterizing on January 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The New Non-Electric Furnace
Posted in Care, Environment, tagged Furnace, Greenhouse, Winterizing on October 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The heating problem is solved. The new furnace is an Eskabe, a non-electric, gas-powered heater, with a thermostat and an outside vent, manufactured in Argentina and distributed through several vendors in the U.S. Two of my orchid-growing friends who live in a small lake community outside Lawrence, Kansas, recommended the furnace. Their problem with winter [...]
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