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From: hempster@crl.com (Alan Silverman)
Newsgroups: rec.gardens
Subject: Re: Solar Greenhouse Designs (book referal)
Date: 1 May 1994 17:04:12 -0700
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In article <island.net> rneville@epaus.island.net (Robert Neville) writes:
>
>We are interested in building a greenhouse at very reasonable cost.  Does
>anybody know of a source of designs?  We would be especially interested in
>solar greenhouses.  
>

A good book to check out is:

	The Solar Greenhouse Book
	Edited by James C. McCullagh
	Rodale Press
	isbn 0-87857-198-1 hardcover
	isbn 0-87857-222-8 paperback
Part 1
How to determine the best greenhouse location
How to get the most sun into your greenhouse
How to rate and select glazing materials
How to shutter and curtain your greenhouse
to cut donw on heat loss
How to choose materials for string heat
How to determine your local weather conditions

Part 2
How to build a freestanding solar greenhouse
How to build an attached solar greenhouse
How to build a pit solar greenhouse
How to build a solar cold frame

Part 3
How to prepare your greenhouse for plant production
How to choose the right plants for your solar greenhouse
How to successfully grow plants in your solar greenhouse
How to get extra CO2 and heat into your greenhouse

-alan


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