 Standing in your yard or garden, it is the same temperature
as it is about a mile from your home? I find that my lawn
is much cooler than just one mile away because I am on somewhat
of a hill. When I am planning for where I was going to put
my greenhouse I used this to my advantage. I placed my door
to my hobby greenhouse facing into the wind. It is my theory
that if the wind comes in that huge door, it will also push
the hot air out up through the vents. How will you harness
the wind to lower the temperature in your greenhouse? What
are the effects of the wind in the winter months when you
need to keep your greenhouse warmer than outside?
You can harness the wind and the summer breeze in the hottest
months by using your vents and your door to capture the breeze.
The air, even if it is not so cool, will circulate in the
greenhouse, which helps keep your plants fresh, and they will
thrive better. If you wouldn’t use a circulating air,
your plants could burn and wilt from the heat and the temperature
of the sun. If you place your hobby greenhouse within the
path of other structures you might have a rough time getting
the air to circulate in the greenhouse without the use of
fans.
During the winter months, it is also important to know how
the wind will affect your greenhouse and the temperature inside.
When the winter cold is blowing, you do need to have some
type of wind break near the greenhouse to prevent the cold
air from lowering the temperature of your greenhouse interior.
You could have a few statues or bushes planted strategically
along the side of the greenhouse where the wind hits the most.
You could plant late blooming bushes or trees so that during
the hottest months you have the breeze you want, and then
as the bush or tree gets it leaves or fullness you are getting
the added protection from the winter winds. If you like to
use birdbaths or statues, these could be moved from spring
to fall so that your summer breeze is not interrupted but
then in the winter months the winds would be redirected around
the greenhouse a bit.
The above articles are courtesy of Greenhouses.com,
a leading internet destination for gardening and greenhouse
information and ideas.
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