New book

James L. Jones jmsjon664@aol.com
Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:02:03 PDT
Hi Colleen,
I'm in Lexington, MA, with just a hint of ocean effect.  Usually a fair amount of sun in January; lowest temp -13oF.
Jim



-----Original Message-----
From: Colleen <silkie@frontiernet.net>
To: 'Pacific Bulb Society' <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thu, Jun 7, 2012 9:55 pm
Subject: Re: [pbs] New book


Where are you located?

Colleen NE Calif



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On Behalf Of James L. Jones
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 6:15 PM
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Hi Diane,
I'm sure I get more sun in winter than you do but of course it gets much
colder here.  To deal with that I have a large (300 gallons) tub of water as
a heat sink; also, the greenhouse is attached to the south side of the
house.  In any case, it only goes down to freezing but not below, except
near the glass.  For you I would think a greater concern would too little
light for growth, bad for geophytes but no problem for summer-growering
winter-bloomers like camellia and cymbidium.  A fair number of the species I
describe fall into this category.  
     I hope that helps, and I'll be interested in further thoughts.
Jim Jones



-----Original Message-----
From: Diane Whitehead <voltaire@islandnet.com>
To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thu, Jun 7, 2012 4:37 pm
Subject: Re: [pbs] New book


How applicable would your information be to those of us who rarely see the
sun in winter?

My unheated greenhouse manages to keep itself frost-free but if the sun does
come out, the temperature may go up only a degree or two.

Diane Whitehead
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
cool mediterranean climate
moderate dry summers, moderate rainy winters
68 cm rain (27 in)



On 7-Jun-12, at 1:08 PM, James L. Jones wrote:

>  The book presents detailed information on operating a greenhouse that 
> is heated by the sun alone and on choosing a satisfying array of 
> off-season bloomers that do well under its conditions,




 





 



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