radiation

Radiation, or light, is the most basic aspect of horticulture. Plants require light, at varying amounts and spectrums, in order to properly photosynthesize and develop. But radiation also impacts heating, humidity and energy requirements.

How to Design a Commercial Grow Room – Indoor Growing Guide

How to Design a Commercial Grow Room – Indoor Growing Guide Indoor growing has major benefits when compared to other controlled environment agriculture techniques, such as greenhouses or glasshouses. They’re completely sealed off, so growers can control every aspect of their environment, to a much a higher degree. However, Read More ›

Hydroponic Climate Control – Greenhouse & Indoor

Hydroponic Climate Control – Greenhouse & Indoor Hydroponic climate control is similar to any other type of controlled environment agriculture. However, the lack of soil presents new challenges, and carries more risk. So, the need for tight control over all growing aspects, including climate parameters, is much greater. Read More ›

How Lights Affect Dehumidification Requirements – Greenhouse & Indoor Climate

How Lights Affect Dehumidification Requirements – Greenhouse and Indoor Climate Control The dehumidification capacity you need for your greenhouse or grow room is determined by various factors. One of the most crucial parameters to consider – is lighting. Direct Impact of Radiation on Humidity Plants transpire Read More ›

Greenhouse Climate Control – How to Improve Plant Growth

Greenhouse Climate Control – How to Improve Plant Growth Growing crops in controlled environments lets us grow larger quantities and better-quality produce, year-round. Modern horticulture is built and thrives on this principle. One of the most important aspects of growing in a protected environment, such as a greenhouse, is Read More ›

How to Reduce Greenhouse Light Pollution

How to Reduce Greenhouse Light PollutionIn many places in N. America and Europe, residents are complaining about light pollution, in the form of bright purple lights covering the nighttime sky. These strange lights aren’t a mystery, they come from greenhouses. Most commonly, cannabis greenhouses. These complaints are now moving Read More ›

Designing an Energy Efficient Greenhouse (feat. Hortinergy)

How to Design an Energy Efficient GreenhouseGrowing in a greenhouse has many benefits. The ability to harness natural sunlight, while still controlling the environment is critical for modern cultivation. But operating a greenhouse is energy intensive, especially when they aren’t designed to be energy efficient. Designing a greenhouse is Read More ›

Why Dehumidifiers are Complementary to Greenhouse Lights

How and Why Dehumidifiers are Essential Complementary Tools to Greenhouse LightingGrowers around the world use lights to increase their production. Indoor grow rooms require artificial lights, as a substitue to sunlight. But many greenhouse growers use supplementary lights as well, to lengthen the day, increase radiation intensity, or to Read More ›

Radiation, Transpiration, Leaf Area Index, and Everything in Between

Radiation, Transpiration, Leaf Area Index, and Everything in BetweenRadiation, or light, is a major factor in designing complex growing environments, as it affects all other climate parameters. This post will cover: The light spectrum Components of PPF – photosynthetically active radiation Greenhouse lighting types Radiation for cultivation in growing Read More ›

Greenhouse Radiation & Humidity – Understanding the Connection

What Is The Connection Between Greenhouse Radiation and Humidity?Humidity is a common issue in agriculture, whether in an indoor growing facility or greenhouse. As any parameter in such an environment, humidity relates to numerous others factors. In this article we discuss an important piece of the puzzle - how Read More ›

Greenhouse Tips From Our Experts – Growing With Dehumidifiers for Humidity Control

Greenhouse Tips From Our Experts – Growing With Dehumidifiers DryGair's team of experts includes agronomists and agricultural climate engineers with decades of experience from Israel's top agricultural research facilities.With the DryGair solution, they have brought their vision to life. A vision for controlling humidity in a way that both Read More ›