GREENHOUSE SHADING IDEAS?
 

Has anyone got any ideas about shading a 10x 8 aluminium greenhouse,i want
it to be on the outside to reduce heat also?

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Thanks Keith,England,UK.

keith ;-) wrote:
Has anyone got any ideas about shading a 10x 8 aluminium greenhouse,i
want
it to be on the outside to reduce heat also?


My approach was to build the greenhouse under an enormous sweetgum
tree. The canopy is high, so it shades in summer but the winter sun
shines under the branches.

If you don't want to wait 50 or 60 years for the appropriate tree to
grow, then any greenhouse shadecloth should do the trick. You are
correct that the shadecloth should be outside the greenhouse. If you
can keep the cloth raised off the surface of the greenhouse, the
airflow underneath should give you some additional cooling.
Nick
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keith ;-) wrote:
Has anyone got any ideas about shading a 10x 8 aluminium greenhouse,i
want
it to be on the outside to reduce heat also?


My approach was to build the greenhouse under an enormous sweetgum
tree. The canopy is high, so it shades in summer but the winter sun
shines under the branches.

If you don't want to wait 50 or 60 years for the appropriate tree to
grow, then any greenhouse shadecloth should do the trick. You are
correct that the shadecloth should be outside the greenhouse. If you
can keep the cloth raised off the surface of the greenhouse, the
airflow underneath should give you some additional cooling.
Nick
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