Hello, Melanie
Adding on to what others have said, anything you can do to promote airflow between the bags of soil in the truck would be important for making sure it all drops down to temperature as fast as possible. I can imagine in a big stack of soil bags, that the ones in the core would take a long time to drop (potentially risking survivors). I also would not go less than 72 hours, and would put a datalogger in the place you think would take longest to get to temperature. I believe you're looking for a drop within 4-6 hours (but others chime in if that's incorrect). Good luck! Would love to hear how it goes. Julie Collections Care Specialist Fine Arts Museums San Francisco On Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 12:30:14 PM UTC-8, Melanie Fox wrote: > > Just checking to make sure we are on the right track. We have been > requested to put large amounts of potting soil in a performing space next > to a gallery. We are planning on freezing the soil for 72hours with a > freezer truck that can get down to the required temperature. Will this be > enough? Or will 48 work? What types of insects should we expect from > commercial potting soil? Any other precautions we should be taking? > > > > Thanks, > > Melanie > > > > *Melanie Fox* > > Associate Registrar, Exhibitions > > > > Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art > > 600 Museum Way, Bentonville, AR 72712 > > > > 479.418.5722 (direct) > > 479.418.5701 (fax) > > 479.418.5700 (main) > > *CrystalBridges.org* <https://crystalbridges.org/> > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Museumpests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/9ac2b5da-3d03-4128-8d55-fa844a786a7c%40googlegroups.com.
