Greenhouse And Its Advantages

Greenhouses are structures that are covered with glass or plastic mulch film, transparent and translucent respectively, in order to grow plants. Now, this practice has developed a lot of popularity over the years and there are two ways in which one can do this. One is a fully controlled environment and the other being a partially controlled one, depending on the kind of plants that you want to grow.

This technology of using greenhouses to grow plants is of significant importance, especially in areas where the climatic conditions are always on the extreme side and regions of high rainfall. Also, greenhouses are wonderful as utilizing space for growing plants has never been this efficient.

The plastic mulch film that is used to cover the greenhouses act as radiation filters, that filter and stabilize the incoming UV radiation from the sun. Now, this thermal energy that is generated through the rays of the sun is trapped inside the greenhouse. This is called the “greenhouse effect”.

The types of greenhouse

There are four main types of greenhouses that are used and these are:

• A greenhouse that is naturally ventilated
• A hi-tech greenhouse
• Greenhouse that uses a fan and pad cooling system
• A greenhouse whose structure is made out of bamboo or any other wood

Helpful note

Now, these are the types of plants and flowers that are grown in the greenhouse:

• When it comes to fruits, mainly papaya, strawberry and alike are grown.
• In vegetables, tomato, capsicum (colored and normal), cauliflower, radish, chilli, okra, cabbage, onion, coriander and alike are grown.
• Rose, marigold, orchid, chrysanthemum, etc, are grown.

Advantages

Coming to the advantages, there are importance of greenhouse farming which prove the fact as to why they have gained so much importance.

• Greenhouses need a lot less irrigation than normal farming as it traps the moisture.
• Reduces the duration of cropping and increases the quality of crops too.
• The temperature and humidity are very effectively controlled as per the requirement of the plants.
• If growing high value crops is what you are into, greenhouses are the way to go.
• Through greenhouses, it is possible to grow off-season crops as well.
• Educated youth can create opportunities for self-employment through the usage of greenhouses.
• Pests are very easily controlled.
• It is very versatile as crops can be grown in various climatic conditions.