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How Does This Man Grow Oranges in Nebraska’s Cold Winter?
by Rich M.

Every once in a while you run into someone who’s really got it. Such is the case of 85 year old Russ Finch, a retired mailman who has embarked on his second career as a geothermal expert.

Actually, Russ has become an expert in using geothermal heating to make greenhouses, which allow growing of citrus trees in the frigid Nebraska wintertime. Yes, that was citrus I mentioned: oranges, lemons, limes. I also mentioned wintertime; the time when citrus fruit dies and the trees go to sleep.

I know that if I didn’t get the fruit off my own citrus trees before one of our rare freezes where I live, they would die on the tree. But here Russ is growing them in an area with an average daytime high of 37°F in December and February and an average daytime high of 33°F in January. He’s not losing any fruit either.

What’s his secret? He’s managed to find a way to tap into the natural underground temperature, cooling his greenhouse in the summertime and warming it in the winter. As far as his fruit trees go, he’s got an ideal growing climate, with a year round temperature of 55°F.

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