Snow is so deep that vehicles can't even reach the greenhouses. Photo credit: The Pittsburgh Channel (WTAE)
Heavy snows this winter in the northeastern U.S. has damaged greenhouses in several states.
Four greenhouses at Soergel Orchards and Garden Center in Franklin Park, Pa., collapsed under the weight of record snow in early February. The snow is so deep that vehicles cannot even reach the destroyed greenhouses.
Click for more info on the damage. Click for a pictorial slide show of the damage to the greenhouses.
Lynchburg Grows, a non-profit corporation which operates 9 greenhouses in Lynchburg, Va., suffered extensive structural damage caused by heavy snow storms in December and January. Snow collapsed the glass roof on several of the houses and caused the support posts to bend. It is estimated the greenhouses lost 2,000 lb. of glass.
The greenhouses, which were built in 1919, were part of a commercial cut rose operation that closed in 1998. No significant renovations have been made to the structures since the business closed.
The organization is currently conducting a capital campaign to raise money to convert one of the greenhouses to an aquaponics facility. The goal of the campaign is $100,000, which will qualify the project for a grant worth an additional $50,000. Click to read another news report on the damage.
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Hey, Tom, it’s the Mid-Atlantic, not the Northeast, that’s been hit hard this winter. And Lynchburg is definitely not the Northeast. It’s Virginia, southern Virginia, even.
But how’s a Left-Coaster to know?
Susan,
You are right… even though i grew up in New York and Connecticut, I have lived out here on the Left Coast in Oregon for 35 years and have lost my sense of US geography.
For those of you that don’t know Susan, she is one of four women who rant and rave at GardenRant.com which is an excellent site with no holds barred commentary and she also operates solo, several others, most notably, SustainableGardeningBlog.com . Both sites I visit regularly and you should too.