A greenhouse Lean-to is one of the most versatile additions to a gutter connect greenhouse range that any greenhouse manufacturer can offer you. Consider the different ways a Lean-to structure can add production space, improve productivity, and provide connectivity to your greenhouse range.
There are many reasons to make improvements in a commercial greenhouse, modernizing your greenhouse can reduce maintenance costs, or make productivity improvements, or improve the greenhouse environment for better growing, or maybe you want to add some extra growing space. Whatever the reason it is important to understand what the goal is before you talk to your greenhouse manufacturer.
Location, location, location. Doesn’t tell the whole story does it? Getting the customers in the door requires more than just setting up in a high traffic location. Keeping them coming back is where you really unleash the power of WoW.
WoW provides a total customer experience. WoW defines a Garden Center’s personality.
At GGS we design greenhouses, we manufacture greenhouses, we build greenhouses, so you can see that our growth quite literally requires our customers to grow. But not all expansion projects are created equal, and growth for growths sake is never a good idea. Here are a few tips to check to see if your expansion motivations fall on the good side of growing or not.
Hydroponics is a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions in water. This is accomplished without soil, either putting the roots directly into the water, as is common with lettuce pools, or rooted in a medium, such as perlite, rockwool, or coconut husks, which is more common for potted plants. Because the nutrients are dissolved in water, they go directly to the roots. Soil can provide a buffer, with hydroponics the roots get exactly what is put into solution.
With the poly Early Order Booking season underway, now is a good time for growers operating in poly greenhouses to take stock of their complete poly maintenance and management systems.
Maximizing efficiency in greenhouse supplemental lighting is a major concern for many growers who rely on it. Here are some criteria to take into account when choosing and maintaining your lamps. The lighting you choose depends on many things like what developmental stage your plants will be grown to, whether the plants receive light from other radiation sources, and the photoperiod length per day for your plant.
GGS President Leigh Coulter was interviewed in a Canadian business publication, for her take on manufacturing and global markets:
It may seem a daunting task to take a business to the world market but, for companies that do, the payoff can be rewarding — and educational.
Last year we asked what people loved about working in the greenhouse industry, and we were amazed by the responses we received. Some where funny, while most were heartfelt and inspiring.
There are many pitfalls to avoid when planning an expansion of your greenhouse. Your business relies on many factors such as crop deadlines and financing – make sure you are planning your new builds accordingly and make the proper considerations. Here are some common mistakes: