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Saturday, May 18, 2024
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Matt D.
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Connecticut
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Cold Frame Basic Design and the 2287 Sadiq ’22
After removing the 6mil main cover the basic supportive structure and plant can be better seen.
The proportions of the plant and the structure are what is needed to maximize space and not have extra (wasted) space when it comes to heating, cooling and enriching with CO2. With the customization of the design, it could have been made larger but once a plant reaches this size it is typically growing exponentially. With the rate of plant growth at this size/age even if the cold frame was made bigger it would not hold the plant for much longer anyway and the controls over the environment would be even more difficult to regulate.
So, this is the ideal size to help the plant get a good early start and not be overly difficult to manage the heating and cooling. If other plants were the selected crop to be grown other dimensions may be ideal, so this is purposely set for giant pumpkins.
These are the fittings used along with regular fence top-rail for the pipes… High Peak Canopy Fittings:
https://canopiesandtarps.com/canopy-fittings.html
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