Oklahoma Greenhouses
Oklahoma's climate is defined by severe weather, hot humid summers, moderate winters with occasional ice storms, and persistent wind. Growing Dome owners across the state are producing fresh food year-round in serious-weather country. This category brings together stories, growing strategies, and practical advice from Oklahoma's Growing Dome community: storm hardening considerations, summer cooling strategies, year-round production in the Southern Plains, and the projects of dome owners from the Panhandle through eastern Oklahoma. Explore content for dome operation in a state where weather rarely takes a season off.
November 2012 – Dome of the Month Winner
November 19, 2012
Congratulations to Mike O'Neal on winning this November's Dome of the Month contest! This stunning photo of the interior of his 33' Growing Dome shows the forest of aloe by his water tank and the lush growth of his indoor garden in Oklahoma. He plans his entries just right (and takes amazing photos) so that he wins in the fall of every year. The entry this year was much more serene than last year's shocking lightning photo, but equally as beautiful.
October’s Dome of the Month
October 7, 2011
This month we have a “shocking” Growing Dome photo to share with you from Mike in Oklahoma. We like to see this shot as a symbolic representation of how powerful the Growing Domes are! Too bad we don’t have a way to harness the energy of lightning in the Growing Domes. Guess it would be…