Greenhouse Production Systems
Substrate Culture Systems
Hanging Basket System
Hanging baskets may be placed on traditional benches or they may be grown using several types of elevated systems (See Figure 14.19). Elevated systems offer the advantage of increasing spacing usage efficiency but hanging baskets may block light from reaching crops below them. The simplest system for hanging baskets is one in which the baskets are hung using simple hooks to a pipe running the length of the greenhouse. A drip irrigation tube is often placed in the hanging basket to provide water and mineral nutrition. There are automared hanging basket systems (e.g., ECHO Hanging Basket System) that will eliminate most of the issues that go along with other conventional styles of growing overhead.
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