Thursday, 07 March 2019
by Ed Hardy
Soft Fruit growers control your climate
GrowSave’s second workshop specifically for Soft Fruit was held on 27 February at New Forest Fruit. The focus of the day was Climate Control, which incorporated aspects of humidity and temperature control, as well as CO2 dosing. Tuesday, 19 February 2019
by Jenny Beynon
Next Generation Growing – Lessons Learned
Following a successful pilot study group project focused on Next Generation Growing (NGG), GrowSave led a workshop on 14 February 2019, hosted by Mill Nurseries, to share some of the lessons learned. The 25-strong audience comprised growers, crop consultants and industry representatives, all keen Thursday, 31 January 2019
by Ed Hardy
Controlling your humidity
If you routinely use ‘minimum pipe’ as a method of humidity control, you could be wasting a significant amount of money. Delegates at the recent two-day GrowSave workshop on Humidity Control learned how other strategies can be much more effective, not to mention cheaper. Thursday, 17 January 2019
by Mike Bond
Energy efficiency… not glamorous but effective
The global effort to reduce manmade emissions of the greenhouse gas CO2 has always been a two-pronged assault. Energy usage is reduced by efficiency improvements and decarbonised through renewable sources. Thursday, 03 January 2019
by Oli Coe
Sending food to Space
Towards the end of last year, negotiators gathered in Poland for the UN Climate Change Conference to discuss possible measures to halt global warming, whilst news emerged of a projected carbon emissions increase of more than 2% (compared with a 1.6% rise last year). Thursday, 13 December 2018
by Ed Hardy
It’s the most... expensive time of the year
As the winter sets in and the days get colder and shorter, maintaining a productive growing environment can be a challenge. For those targeting year-round production, keeping crops warm and well-lit, this can be an expensive time of year with high heating and electricity bills. Tuesday, 11 December 2018
by Steven Leil
Climate Change Levy rate set to increase in April 2019
With the upcoming closure of the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (known as the CRC), in April 2019, almost every business will see a significant increase in their energy costs. As the government loses revenue from one scheme, it was decided an increase in Climate Change Levy ( Thursday, 22 November 2018
by Ed Hardy
GrowSave’s first soft fruit focused event
Over the last 11 years, GrowSave has established itself as a source of knowledge transfer for the horticulture sector, focusing specifically on Protected Edibles (PE) and Protected Ornamentals (PO). Recently, however, we have had the opportunity to include Soft Fruit (SF) in our programme. Tuesday, 20 November 2018
by Ed Hardy
The seasons are changing; so should your climate settings
What can you do to ensure your greenhouse is winter ready and you don’t waste vital heat, energy and money? As the days become shorter and the temperature drops, it’s important to make sure your climate settings are correct. Tuesday, 13 November 2018
by Jenny Beynon
