Add some misters. Made a huge difference in my 10×22 greenhouse. They go off every 30 minutes
Alternative_Love_861
Pop a panel out the back and put a big fan in the door, wind tunnel!
trichocereusly
Watch out with the direct contact, my shade cloth rotted/disintegrated on every edge of the greenhouse it came in contact when I did this, in about 4 months. I’ve had no issues with the same brand provided it doesn’t have contact.
Gullible-Lake-2119
it’s not even close to 100° anywhere in PA, i just looked. 90° is more like it.
Aggressive-Dig2472
Yeah, that black cloth ain’t helping nuthin
Mituzuna
Try adding a humidifier?
Royal_Ad1798
Evaporative cooler is your friend
tlbs101
I use green 50% shade cloth for my frame greenhouse and one of the hoop houses.
AncientPricks
Get you an aluminet shade cloth and better ventilation and you will be good to go👍
justnick84
Use white wash in early June so that you can keep things cool after you had the benefits of keeping things warm all winter and spring. We use 80% on our propagation house without issue.
ThatOldAH
The first thing you have to do is reflect the light not absorb it. Take some Agriculture lime, the powdered stuff, and mix with water, add a little salt, mop it on with a mop or a brush or whatever. The salt will help it not wash off with the rain. By the time fall arrives it will mostly be gone. Try it and get that black shade cloth off. You will be surprised by the difference. And it’s cheap.
Wereallmadhere8895
If you can get white it works a lot better to reflect heat but still allowing more light that the darker netting to pass through.
offgridwannabe
Open up those doors
WBspectrum
Curious if the solar powered fan you are using is worth it.
PerpetualStudent27
My summer greenhouse has 70% sunshade right now. Will put greenhouse cover on in the fall.
Did the same thing. Also have a solar powered exhaust fan at the far end near the peak still gets over 100° in there for an hour or two each day.
McRatHattibagen
I have a fan blowing air through my greenhouse. If not everything will bake without Airflow even with my 40% shade cloth. The shade cloth has helped me from watering every stinking hot day.
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I think most of us think we need a greenhouse and what we actually need is a shadehouse.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shade_house
What % is the cloth?
Black cloth is a bad idea.
Add some misters. Made a huge difference in my 10×22 greenhouse. They go off every 30 minutes
Pop a panel out the back and put a big fan in the door, wind tunnel!
Watch out with the direct contact, my shade cloth rotted/disintegrated on every edge of the greenhouse it came in contact when I did this, in about 4 months. I’ve had no issues with the same brand provided it doesn’t have contact.
it’s not even close to 100° anywhere in PA, i just looked. 90° is more like it.
Yeah, that black cloth ain’t helping nuthin
Try adding a humidifier?
Evaporative cooler is your friend
I use green 50% shade cloth for my frame greenhouse and one of the hoop houses.
Get you an aluminet shade cloth and better ventilation and you will be good to go👍
Use white wash in early June so that you can keep things cool after you had the benefits of keeping things warm all winter and spring. We use 80% on our propagation house without issue.
The first thing you have to do is reflect the light not absorb it. Take some Agriculture lime, the powdered stuff, and mix with water, add a little salt, mop it on with a mop or a brush or whatever. The salt will help it not wash off with the rain. By the time fall arrives it will mostly be gone. Try it and get that black shade cloth off. You will be surprised by the difference. And it’s cheap.
If you can get white it works a lot better to reflect heat but still allowing more light that the darker netting to pass through.
Open up those doors
Curious if the solar powered fan you are using is worth it.
My summer greenhouse has 70% sunshade right now. Will put greenhouse cover on in the fall.
https://preview.redd.it/s6d4ckomwicd1.jpeg?width=412&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ab1a1822403fdbc2582ad3077597bf1b8a3b00d3
Welcome to the coldest summer of the rest of your life. Unless a meteor hits us or global nuclear war.👍
Here in Arlington Texas it is too
I got a white shade cloth from bootstrap farmer and it helped a ton with heat when I swapped out the black
I set the sprinkler on mine when it’s just to hot cuz even my citrus has limits
I recommend white shade cloth. Black shade cloth is hotter underneath.
https://preview.redd.it/b5911fe5ajcd1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a53bb1d1bfcb909b0b35ed4dd8dd0e28f4715851
Did the same thing. Also have a solar powered exhaust fan at the far end near the peak still gets over 100° in there for an hour or two each day.
I have a fan blowing air through my greenhouse. If not everything will bake without Airflow even with my 40% shade cloth. The shade cloth has helped me from watering every stinking hot day.
Try KoolRay. It liquid shade cloth and add a larger exhaust fan. Link for KoolRay https://growerssolution.com/products/kool-ray-classic-liquid-shade-white-1-gallon
Try KoolRay. It liquid shade cloth and add a larger exhaust fan. Link for KoolRay https://growerssolution.com/products/kool-ray-classic-liquid-shade-white-1-gallon
Try KoolRay. It liquid shade cloth and add a larger exhaust fan. Link for KoolRay https://growerssolution.com/products/kool-ray-classic-liquid-shade-white-1-gallon
Try KoolRay. It’s liquid shade cloth and add a larger exhaust fan. Link for KoolRay https://growerssolution.com/products/kool-ray-classic-liquid-shade-white-1-gallon
I stopped trying to have a healthy veggie garden in my backyard. 95% of it is full direct sun.
My car read 107 the other day. Also in PA