1999 Annual Report for FW99-063
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 1999: $1,750.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2004
Region: Western
State: Washington
Principal Investigator:
Compost Thermal Subsidies in Commercial Passive Solar Greenhouse Design
Summary
A large berm of hot compost will be established in the north side of a greenhouse to provide enough heat to grow standard cool season crops such as salad greens and brassicas. Soil and air temperatures, CO2 levels, and plant production and mortality rates in the compost-heated greenhouse will be measured over the length of the cold season.