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The OM Solar Greenhouse | OM Lumber-Drying method | Eco-Materials
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The OM Solar Greenhouse
Researchers at the OM Solar Association have designed and built a greenhouse that integrates the OM Solar system and whose distinguishing feature is its underground heat transmission.
This warming of the ground underneath the greenhouse structure stimulates the proliferation of bacteria that enrich the soil and, in turn, promote the rapid growth of the greenhouse flora. A trial greenhouse was constructed and tested in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island that experiences severe cold in winter, and the results were remarkable_indoor cultivation that was vigorous and lush, with robust, fully developed vegetables that contrasted colorfully with the two meters of snow burying the ground outside.
The OM Solar greenhouse will be tested elsewhere in Japan and will be on exhibit in Japan at the Shizuoka International Garden and Horticulture Exhibition Pacific Flora 2004.
Results of the OM Solar Greenhouse Experiment >>
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The OM Solar greenhouse is delivered knocked-down for easy assembly on site with ordinary tools. The first step in the installation process is to lay down the tubes that will carry warm air underground.
The OM Solar greenhouse is conically shaped, somewhat like a Mongolian yurt. Assembly is almost complete when heavy plastic sheeting is stretched over the frame.
The final elements to be installed are the heat-collecting panels and the air-handling unit, which will circulate the warm air.
The OM Solar greenhouse will maintain temperatures at healthy levels for the vegetation inside and will furthermore promote soil enrichment by warming the ground, thereby stimulating the growth of bacteria.
