Outfitting Your Greenhouse

Midwest Gromaster's Ebb-Flow system makes watering benches easy. Benches can be moved around or removed without having to fix plumbing pipes. All piping is overhead.

Bartlett Bench's Benchrunner rolling benches and movable trays save space and increase efficiency by creating 18-22 percent more growing area.

Svensson's Harmony light-diffusing material creates diffused light on demand and cools better than aluminum. It's made from flame-retardant materials.

Green-Tek's shade cloth also protects plants against hail damage. Made of high-density polyethylene, it provides a low level of shade, 13 percent.

AmeriLux International's Lexan Softlite Thermoclear Plus Multiwall and Lexan Softlite Corrugated polycarbonate sheets offer 100 percent light diffusion while still offering high light transmission. Sheets will not lose more than 2 percent light transmission in 10 years.

Polygal's Polymatte panels offer 99 percent light diffusion and 77 percent light transmission and are offered as a cost-effective solution.

Rooflight HD from Co-Ex Corp. is a high diffusion corrugated polycarbonate sheet from Co-Ex Corp. It lessens shadows from structural framework for more uniform light patterns.

ForemostCo now offers shade cloth, ground cover and Sun Master poly film from Lumite to help growers provide good growing conditions.

Westbrook Greenhouse Systems' Apex line has a new venting system for double-poly covered greenhouses. The Peak Vent allows for maximum venting and first-stage cooling, even when there is snow in the gutters.

Pro Solar Star High Tunnels from Growers Supply increase plant quality while providing climate control for delicate plants and seedlings. Control ventilation with roll-up or drop-down sides.

The new MXIII greenhouse from Van Wingerden Greenhouse Co. provides a unique style of naturally ventilated greenhouse using inflated double poly, providing an economical alternative to other mechanical systems. With an increase in insulation value of the double poly and the use of natural ventilation, the MXIII provides assistance with energy concerns. Opening the middle peak on a 36-foot bay provides adequate ventilation and reduces up-front costs.