Recent content by Ron Friedman

Wow, these are great questions with no simple answer. First, I do not know the cost of electricty at your location. 2nd, what temperature do you want to maintain? This is crop sensitive. The great thing about the electric radiant heat panels is the heat travels a distance but it means I can't...

There is a project in Manitoba, Canada as well as in Europe. I know there is a large project taking place in Chile as well. Generally clients are burying the panels 18" plus or minus below the surface. Some large scale growers use power equipment to work the soil so the want to be sure the...

The correct led lights will provide huge benefits to lower light level growing months and will be very inexpensive to run although being costly at first. Combine them with the radiant heat in the soil and you have quite a system going on. I will find the correct led light for what you want to...

I grow in just a couple of backyard raised beds for now. But I am working with a company that supplies electric radiant heating panels that get buried in the ground. We are just starting to talk with various colleges and universities working in sustainable food production with the hope of...

Cleaning potatoes before baking at the NOFA organic farming affair years ago in NJ

Hello everyone. I am quite interested in season extending systems. I do work as a consultant in the energy sector. We are doing some work with led lighting and inground radiant electric heating as well as benchtop electric radiant heating. I am looking for strong economic information to help...