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Utah

I woke up this early this morning with a possible answer to someone's weeks old question... how do you heat your hoop house at night without electricity?

would a couple of larger slow buring candles inside each house work ? I think so ... of course one one would have to be extra careful and make sure that there wasn't anything close by that could catch on fire.

4/29/2004 11:38:12 AM

Montoursville, PA

I have a friend who uses a Coleman Lantern. Those with small structures might consider Kerosine Lanterns.

4/29/2004 12:12:52 PM

Key West, FL

A lot of people use candles.

4/29/2004 12:29:38 PM

Indiana

Each Candle wick puts out 100-300 BTU of heat. Not much, but not bad either. I used 6 wicks the other night to keep my greenhouse at about 40 when we got down to 28.

Tom

4/29/2004 12:38:17 PM

North Ga

Burning candles or lanterns will help raise the co2 level too!

4/29/2004 2:27:06 PM

Ontario, Canada.

Cool, I never though about the Co2 level. Something else to spend money on. Great! Cash poor until, Port Elgin.

4/29/2004 5:24:30 PM

Hilpoltstein, Bavaria, Germany

But keep in mind that you will most likely use the candles at night and as far as I understand it increased levels of co2 are only favourable during daytime when the plant is in the photosynthesis (6 co2 + 6 h2o --> c6h12o6 + 6 o2) cycle. At night, however, a plant will practice respiration (c6h12o6 + 6 o2 --> 6 co2 + 6 h2o) just like humans.
I don't know how harmful increased levels of co2 are but I just wanted to mention it.....
Martin

4/29/2004 5:41:14 PM

Ri

burning candles [hydrocarbons] will produce co not co2 and be careful u do not want a snootful of co pete

4/29/2004 5:49:08 PM

[email protected]

Martin's got it with the nightly use of CO2. I still wouldn't worry about it. Frost killed plants are worse off than those treated to some nightly CO2.

Carbon monoxide emissions might be a greater concern, but still not enough of an issue to lose sleep over unless the number of burning flames is absurdly high.

4/29/2004 5:51:58 PM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

Not to mention that the neighbors will think you are constructing a shrine to the "Great Pumpkin God".

4/29/2004 8:18:13 PM

Trumbull, CT 06611, USA

Hey thanks guys. I asked the question. I think I will be using the.....I do not even know what they are called, the candle I guess, you put under your aluminum foil pan you have when you have a buffet dinner

4/29/2004 9:15:08 PM

Mastic Beach, New York

sterno's(sp?) man i cant spell tonite...lol

4/29/2004 10:11:50 PM

canal winchester ohio

Ok, I'll be the one to ask ( hehehe), could we take it to the next level with aroma therapy. You know, pumpkin scented candles to set the scene.
All joking aside it does seem like a good idea of using candles to heat the hoop houses....

4/30/2004 8:07:22 PM