"Light is most undervalued greenhouse cost"

Submitted by Elsewhere on 2020-Dec-15 Tue 12:16

https://www.hortidaily.com/article/9276453/light-is-most-undervalued-greenhouse-cost/

2020-Dec-15 Tue 12:16

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If you ask a good greenhouse operator, “What is your cost of natural gas? Electricity? Building cost per square foot? Operational cost per square foot?”, he’ll give you detailed answers. Ask him, “What is the value of the light you receive?” and you’ll get a different response. “…Uh, what?” he might…

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