Greenhosue location

Hi all, new to the site, but gotten into gardening in the last year since we moved into our first house and have been working diligently on our garden , which is a brand new site so plenty of landscaping required. PLanning layouts for different areas as i go along. Looking to put in a small greenhouse, maybe a lean to variety.

I'm a bit bothered about location though. The perfect site for it would be on the north east side of the house. This would mean that the greenhouse would get sun in the morning and the evening, but not the middle of the day. is this a big problem, or would that be enough sun to maintain heat/growth.

all answers greatly appreciated!!

 

Hello Mossym,

Welcome to GC.

The heat of the midday is supposed to be best avoided, however with smaller and smaller gardens the "correct" place is sometimes the only place, hence the various gadgetry available-blinds, fans heaters, lights.

I have no choice but to place mine in a spot where Morning sun is unavailable and the sun only hits it after 2pm. I have to accept this and try to resolve any issues that come as a result of that. One of the major ones being the particular variety of plants I put in there.


A bit of careful research can overcome any problems you may have.


I have only just got a greenhouse so quite a novice myself at this too.

I wish you luck

 

thanks for that, if midday sun is to be avoied i might have the perfect spot!! i think the green hosue will fit in perfectly where i want to put it, so if avoiding midday sun is good i have no problem at all

thanks again

 

That's good as I've put my little greenhouse (only one of those cheap 4 shelf ones) in the right spot then as it doesn't get the midday sun

 

If you have an option, which most don`t
Try to site it for making the most of the light/sun on the 21st december (winter solstice).
It has the least hours of light and the lowest angles.. its pretty much the worst case scenario

 

that makes sense alright. i must do a watch over the next few weeks and see exactly how much sun the area i am thinking of gets

 

Most people don`t have the luxury of where to put a greenhouse but to give an idea of what the difference might be;
21st june (summer solstice) the sun will swing through about 270 degrees (East -West) and climbs to a height of about 60 degrees. On the 21st december the sun swings through about 90 degrees and climbs to a meager height of 14 degrees.
A fence or tree could block a lot of the direct light in winter due to the shallow angle.

Considering we only get about 6 hours of light its worth trying to make the most of it

 

It is difficult to locate one as the book dictates and I was in two minds about having one because the only place I could site it was under, and North ,of a Hazel tree,rather sheltered of course:rolleyes:. However,In Summer during the hottest part of the day it's screened and in Winter it gets early morning sun because the Hazel has no leaves to block it . Just luck I guess:D

 

hmm, as i probably won't get much benifit fro it this winter, i might just wait till next summer and judge sunshine over the winter months...

 

Sticking some canes / labels in to mark the end of shadows at mid day on 1st of each month might be an idea if you are not going to erect until next spring.

 

When siting you need maximum light from the low winter sun, so axis should be east west, or as close as possible. Shading protects from the mid day sun. Also consider ventilation, the rule is half the floor space = the ventilation space needed.

Only Englishmen and mad dogs fail to shade from the mid day sun!