Greenhouse Kits in the Snow Saskatchewan

Perhaps the easier question is: what do you want to grow? Visitors to the original greenhouse in Alliance Nebraska, are always impressed by the citrus, especially the heavily laden Meyers Lemon trees in the middle of winter. Our many customers grow a wide variety including common garden vegetables, oranges, limes, passionfruit, figs, asparagus, strawberries, southern grapes, kiwis, roses, orchids, and other exotic flowers.

The main advantage of a geothermal greenhouse is that even in cold climates, like in Nebraska where it can easily dip to 25-35 degrees Fahrenheit below zero ( -32C to -37C), is that they are freeze resistant. We do recommend some kind of back-up heat system. Russ uses a simple forced air propane heater that he has only had to turn on three times in the last 23 years. Plants that do not like cool nighttime temperatures can benefit from a back-up heat system.

Most plants do not perform well when the length of day is less than 10 hours. Grow lights can be used very successfully to lengthen the hours of light available to your plants.

Yes. We have several customers that have ponds and tanks in their greenhouses. Some are focused on fish, such as tilapia, while others are more interested in the various water flowers that can be grown. Water in a pond is a great way to store heat from the daytime that releases at night. Most people who are raising warm water fish like tilapia will supplemental heat the water, sometimes with a heat exchange from the peak of the greenhouse in the daytime. Others use more traditional methods.

The short answer is yes. We have some greenhouses in places where the air tubes are in the water at various times of the year. This sometimes has some challenges. The floor of the greenhouse must be about 4 feet in the ground. If the water table is higher than that, it is best to find an alternate site that does not have those issues. Some however, have opted to build a berm and then put the greenhouse in the berm, thus getting above the water table. This can drive up the cost substantially.

Yes. The big advantage of this geo-thermal concept is that we use low amounts of electricity to let the system work. There are several options to reach an off-grid setup.

Prices can be obtained through the ‘Download Prices’ button, but generally speaking, you should expect a Greenhouse in the Snow completed cost to be similar to a traditional permanent greenhouse. The BIG difference is the energy cost for a geothermal greenhouse versus the traditional. The operational costs of the Greenhouse in the Snow are much much lower!!

Yes, very much so. The steel we use in our geothermal greenhouses has a high recycled content. The polycarbonate sheets are very durable and last many years and the power consumption to keep the greenhouse frost-free and prevent overheating is kept to a minimum. Most of our greenhouse owners use little or no commercial pesticides in their operations preferring to grow organically.

Yes; most of our customers do. Be sure to abide by all local regulations. Some of our customers have all of the necessary equipment, but most will hire someone to excavate the 8-foot deep ditch for the heat tubes and the 4 food deep floor for the greenhouse.

Generally speaking, no. The radiation heat loss in a conventional greenhouse is simply too great for the low grade geo-thermal to overcome. We have also found that the 4 foot below grade floor combined with a carefully controlled total volume in the greenhouse are keys to a successful installation.