Shading Greenhouse

Lots of ways to do it from whitewashing to using tinted glass. I use greenhouse netting which is a green plastic mesh, you hang it up inside in front of the glass so dappled shade gets through. Easy to put up before the sun gets really hot in summer and easy to take down when its cooler.

 

I have a couple of small greenhouses: 6X8 and 8X8 and the temp is very difficult to control, even with shading and both vents and door wide open it still gets over 30 deg C in the summer - thats far too hot.

 

Well I always use that whitewash stuff, but as I said it still gets a bit too hot. Its only a couple of weeks in our normal summer when it gets too hot - so I'm not too bothered to do anything else - I'd like to use some netting to drape over the outside like Hex suggests, but I have never tried it and am a bit worried it will blow away (I'm not sure what or where to buy it).

 

Good links and ideas - thanks kristen.

Last year I thought about buying one of these Solar Car Coolers/Fans just as an experiment to try and get some air movement:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/GOOD-IDEAS-SOLAR-COOLER-649/dp/B000WE0KHW



They are very cheap (less than £10 on ebay) and I reckon could be easily fitted in place of a glass panel in the greenhouse. They are probably under powered but its not much money to lose if it doesn't work.

I wonder if anyone has actually used one in their car?

 

Good idea Hex, I've got an automatic watering system already and only use it first thing in the morning - all I have to do is change the timer to come on a few times during the day - I can't wait for those hot summer days to try that idea out - Thanks!

 

My watering system is a hose with lots of tiny holes that produce a fine spray, so hopefully that will have a similar effect.