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Pinching Back Your Herb Seedlings

Pinching Back Your Herb Seedlings

Today`s blog will explain how to pinch back your herbs or seedlings. By this point your herbs should be planted in your greenhouse bench, but winter the daylight is much shorter and your plants may begin to stretch or become taller and thin stemmed. Pinching or cutting your plant back helps it branch and become heavier […]

Project Spotlight: Skylight

Project Spotlight: Skylight

Solar Innovations, Inc. recently completed installation on this straight eave, double pitch skylight with one gable end in Rhode Island. The skylight features two 4-bay, operable ridge vents with charcoal colored fiberglass screens. The ridge vents are controlled by a thermostat that can be set to open and close the ridge vents when the desired […]

Using a Conservatory for Quality Family Time

Using a Conservatory for Quality Family Time

A conservatory can be the picture of relaxation and elegance, but it can also be the perfect place to spend quality time with your family. The natural lighting and scenic views help aid in concentration, making the conservatory the ideal place for you to unwind with a good book and for children to do their […]

Transplanting Your Herb Plugs

Transplanting Your Herb Plugs

Today`s topic concerns transplanting your herb plugs into your greenhouse  bench. First water your plugs in the plug tray with warm water (70-75 Degrees F). Then extract the plugs from the tray and plant several of them into the growing soil that has already been prepared in the benches. Plant extra plugs just in you […]

Growing Orchid Hybrids

Growing Orchid Hybrids

At Solar Innovations, Inc. we take great pride in our orchid growing and strive to achieve growing goals that may seem impossible to others. Pictured is a Cattleya hybrid that is growing in our greenhouse and has an air of purity and peace about it. We often work with our plants outside the normal realm […]