Greenhouse Structures
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- Which greenhouse covering lasts the longest?
- Glass
- Round top greenhouse
- quonset
- Which greenhouse covering is the most popular? Why?
- Polyethelyene. It is cheap
- What is the top of the greenhouse called?
- the ridge
- Which greenhouse covering is the most expensive?
- Glass
- What is a group of greenhouses called?
- a Greenhouse Range
- What are three uses for greenhouses?
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Home & office-enjoyment of plants
University-research
Commercial-profit - What are the three types of attached greenhouses?
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lean-to
attached even span
window mounted - What are the 4 types of free-standing greenhouses?
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quonset
uneven span
even span
gothic arch - What factors should be considered when locating a greenhouse?
- market, accessability, climate, topography, utilities, zoning, labor and expansion
- What is the optimum spacing between greenhouses? Why?
- 1/2 the width of the greenhouse. To minimize shading.
- Holds window panels
- sash bars
- no truss support, rounded with a ridge
- gothic arch
- Rafters of equal lenght
- Even Span
- supports composed of rafters, chords and struts
- trusses
- What are attached greenhouses used for?
- retail or private spaces.
- What are the four types of greenhouse coverings?
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glass
polycarbonate
fiberglass reinforced plastic
polyethylene - Rafters of unequal lenght
- uneven span
- Structure attached to to a greenhouse used for storage, office space and a work area.
- Head house
- What are the four types of raised bench types?
- wood fabric, welded wire, prefabricated plastic, moveable