Greenhouse in a shade spot?

[Rafael]

Hello all!

I am planning to build a medium greenhouse, at my new place.

I have no place but a small one with almost no direct sunlight, even during the summer. It is facing north and east. No wind exposure also. And pretty moist.

I will build it, no matter what, and i realyse i wont have the best score. But i have no alternative choice if i want a greenhouse.

Maybe someone could give me some feed-back concerning this issue.

Thanks in advance

[Palmlover]

My friend and I built a green house last year on the southside of his house. The direct sunlight actually made it too hot and burnt alot of plants. He didn't have any system in place to vent after it reaches a certain temperature or proper air circulation along with moister. We relocated the green house at a location with shade and it made a huge difference. He was able to install a temperature controlled vent system and added a fan to circulate the air too along with a misting system for those really hot days. It was a costly error, cause he lost of the plants that got burnt and cooked.

[empireo22]

I have a glasshouse in the open and i find it gets too hot most of the time and i use shadeing to help cool it. a shady spot should be good in the summer time, and not get too hot if you leave the plants in year round. the problem i think for the winter is no sun, no heat and during the winter days are shorter... so that plus shade spot means weak looking plants. i grew tomatoes in mine during the winter and it takes almost twice as long as the summer... im guessing because not enough light and cool nights.

heating with a radiant heater, flood lamps and fans should help supplement your greenhouse and make it productive year round.

If i had to do it over again i would build a poly tunnel that can be taken down in the summer and shade cloth be put up... because now my green house is pratically useles in the summer but you shouldnt have this problem. anyway.... good luck and hope to see some pics

[Palm crazy]

If your growing shade loving plants then go for it. Other wise your just building a large cold frame that will not be much warmer than the outside temps, especially in winter.

You can also expect lots of moss and such to grow in the pots in winter (unless you use cactus mix with out sand.)