Green Circle Going Strong
Green Circle Growers' five new biomass boilers and its orchid range are the highlights of Saturday's OFA grower visit.
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Green Circle's soil mixing area.© 2010 -
One of Green Circle's indoor mum ranges.© 2010 -
Green Circle has ebb and flood floors and booms in the same area. The operation recollects all of its water and stores it in ponds.© 2010 -
Twelve bays are dedicated to orchid production, and each bay is said to hold between 100,000 and 104,000 orchids. Green Circle produces about 1.35 million orchids each year.© 2010 -
One of Green Circle's finished orchid ranges.© 2010 -
One of five brand-new Vincy biomass boilers.© 2010
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I was fortunate to visit Green Circle last year. Since my visit then, Green Circle has installed five brand-new biomass boilers that heat all 90 acres of the operation's greenhouses - even its greenhouses located across the street. Green Circle has an extremely impressive system for its massive boilers, starting with its wood chip storage facility and ending in a facility with five the Vynche boilers.
Green Circle's orchid production is a sight to see, as well. It produces about 1.35 million orchids each year and services Walmart, Home Depot and grocery chains. Green Circle's orchid business with those customers did so well this spring, in fact, that additional greenhouses will be built for more production.
In all, Green Circle has 12 bays with orchids and each bay can store 100,000 to 104,000 orchids.
