1. Glasshouses
A glasshouse is sometimes called a greenhouse or a hot house and is a building made out of glass or clear plastic. The purpose of a glasshouse is so plants can be grown in controlled conditions of heat, moisture, air and shade. A ... cannot pass back out and get trapped inside, keeping the glasshouse warm, even over several days without sun. The temperature in a glasshouse can be controlled by adding artificial heat, electricity, hot water pipes, special paraffin stoves or solar heating may be used. Watering can be done by hand or with special irrigation systems. Farmers use glasshouses to p...
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