- Seedlings take 6-8 weeks to
mature
- Fish take approximately three
months to mature
April Preliminary Sales of Seedlings to
Local Markets
- Major Source of Income for
Greenhouse
May Preliminary Sales of Mature
Plants to Local Markets
June Preliminary Sales of Mature Fish
Planting of "Warm Climate"
- Sales begin after Fish have had
time to replenish
These plants do well in
Temperatures over 60F
July
August Sales of Warm Climate Plants
September Planting of "Cool Climate"
Plants
These plants do well in
temperatures 40-50 F
October
November
December Fully automate the heating for
the winter months to come.
Planting of "Winter" crop
Sales of Cool Climate crops
- Plants are at great risk for frost,
adequate heat is needed to
preserve fish as well.
Figure 42 : Tentative Operating Schedule of Greenhouse
Month Sunny Partly Sunny Total Days
With Sun
January 9 8 17
February 8 7 15
March 8 8 16
April 7 9 16
May 6 10 16
June 6 11 17
July 6 12 18
August 8 11 19
September 9 9 18
October 10 8 18
November 7 8 15
December 8 8 16
Annual 90 107 197
Figure 43 : Monthly Sunshine Days for City of Worcester (Center, n.d.)...................................................
