Touring the Facility
Tours of just the greenhouse can be provided by contacting the manager, Nathan Deppe, with this electronic Tour Request Form. On some email systems, you may need to press "submit" on the form and then "send" if an outgoing email pops up. You can email Nathan at ndeppe@purdue.edu if you are having trouble. Some groups prefer to see the greenhouse as part of a larger campus tour by contacting the Visitor Information Center.
What can you expect to see? Since we are primarily a research facility, we don't have a conservatory of jungle rooms or desert rooms, or very many areas of vivid flowering plants. You will see experiments with plants growing in pots lined up on tables or the floor. Species vary from tomato to mint to snapdragon to rice and many, many more. You will also learn about how computers control the heating, cooling and lighting, and how the manager can control the greenhouse by remote control using a smartphone.
Tours are free and take 30-45 minutes, depending on the interest level. We ask for a minimum of two weeks notice and understandably we are not always able to accommodate tours due to scheduling. Tours are Monday - Friday 9 AM - 4 PM. FYI - The tour requires standing and walking and many of the greenhouses are 78-degrees or warmer.
We are located at the intersection of Hort Drive and Harrison Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907
Schedule A Tour
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