Using Fog to Improve Growing Conditions: It helps growers market products better able to withstand pest and disease pressures.

摘要

Greenhouses, with their moist, warm atmospheres, may seem absolutely tropical to many people in late winter, but from the vegetables' point of view, the proportion of warmth and humidity isn't always optimal.Sensitive, fast-growing crops like cucumbers are particularly vulnerable to stress when temperature and humidity are out of balance, which is why Origin Organic Farms Inc. (which sells under the OriginO brand) of Delta, B.C., installed a fogging system in 2014."Cucumbers are fast growing and they tended to need that extra help to maintain quality," said Keith Hammonds, vice-president of operations with OriginO.