Post by bluesboy on Jan 5, 2009 5:18:26 GMT
Hi All,
It's been a long time since posting, and it's surely been a busy fall/winter here at Meadowview. We've been working on the first ever Meadowview hard copy catalog, and it is going to be ground breaking- out of all the pages, there are about 40 pages packed just of our precious Sarracenia, with full-color, intimate shots! I'm positive that there has never been a catalog like this, with so many Sarracenia rarities in such a comprehensive, huge, catalog. Suffice it to say, the requests for this catalog, to be released very soon, have been coming and coming- please contact us regarding obtaining a copy; it is $2 for Meadowview members, and $5 for non-members. This covers printing and shipping costs, which, for such a large catalog, have proven quite considerable.
I just wanted to post a couple photos to make all those out there who need a little warmth- hopefully this will make you feel toasty!
For the fall/winter Meadowview has made great strides in its infrastructure. As mentioned in previous posts, we've had installed a furnace made by Central Boiler. This provides heating for the greenhouse and Meadowview. Oh, and unlimited hot water too- no more two minute showers, or unexpected cold water shower endings!
The furnace burns wood, not fossil fuel, so it is actually part of the carbon cycle, and it is not petroleum based obviously, so Meadowview feels proud to say that we've not only stopped using propane entirely for heat, but we heat in a more environmentally friendly way.
On top of that, we've come up with an idea that we've been employing over this fall/winter. A glass/Aluminum greenhouse is great looking right? Sure, but it is also incredibly effective at exporting heat from inside the greenhouse out, to the frozen winter air. To combat this, during the coldest part of the day, ie: the night time, we have a method of pulling frost fabric typically used for covering plant beds, over the good majority of the greenhouse. This has proven to be very effective in reducing the amount of wood needed to keep it warm. AND, whereas, when we were heating with propane, the thermostat was set a 65 F at night because of heating costs, now we're at liberty to set it where ever we want virtually. So we keep it set at 70-75 F at night; and the plants are in heaven! I'll post some pics soon of the smiling happy plants, but the lowland Nepenthes are taking off, especially the N. sanguineas.
Here's a couple photos taken tonight, as the furnace smokes away, and the greenhouse is tucked in by the frost-fabric.
Sleep tight, and if the bed bugs bite, well... then we'll feed them to the Nepenthes! Take care till next post, Nick 'bluesboy'
It's been a long time since posting, and it's surely been a busy fall/winter here at Meadowview. We've been working on the first ever Meadowview hard copy catalog, and it is going to be ground breaking- out of all the pages, there are about 40 pages packed just of our precious Sarracenia, with full-color, intimate shots! I'm positive that there has never been a catalog like this, with so many Sarracenia rarities in such a comprehensive, huge, catalog. Suffice it to say, the requests for this catalog, to be released very soon, have been coming and coming- please contact us regarding obtaining a copy; it is $2 for Meadowview members, and $5 for non-members. This covers printing and shipping costs, which, for such a large catalog, have proven quite considerable.
I just wanted to post a couple photos to make all those out there who need a little warmth- hopefully this will make you feel toasty!
For the fall/winter Meadowview has made great strides in its infrastructure. As mentioned in previous posts, we've had installed a furnace made by Central Boiler. This provides heating for the greenhouse and Meadowview. Oh, and unlimited hot water too- no more two minute showers, or unexpected cold water shower endings!
The furnace burns wood, not fossil fuel, so it is actually part of the carbon cycle, and it is not petroleum based obviously, so Meadowview feels proud to say that we've not only stopped using propane entirely for heat, but we heat in a more environmentally friendly way.
On top of that, we've come up with an idea that we've been employing over this fall/winter. A glass/Aluminum greenhouse is great looking right? Sure, but it is also incredibly effective at exporting heat from inside the greenhouse out, to the frozen winter air. To combat this, during the coldest part of the day, ie: the night time, we have a method of pulling frost fabric typically used for covering plant beds, over the good majority of the greenhouse. This has proven to be very effective in reducing the amount of wood needed to keep it warm. AND, whereas, when we were heating with propane, the thermostat was set a 65 F at night because of heating costs, now we're at liberty to set it where ever we want virtually. So we keep it set at 70-75 F at night; and the plants are in heaven! I'll post some pics soon of the smiling happy plants, but the lowland Nepenthes are taking off, especially the N. sanguineas.
Here's a couple photos taken tonight, as the furnace smokes away, and the greenhouse is tucked in by the frost-fabric.
Sleep tight, and if the bed bugs bite, well... then we'll feed them to the Nepenthes! Take care till next post, Nick 'bluesboy'
