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Greenhouse/Shadehouse hybrid

osideterry

By osideterry
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I've been toying with this one a while. The roof could be plastic covered with light shadecloth, and the walls could be all shadecloth.

In winter it would be a few degrees warmer due to the canopy, and the plastic might even amplify sun/warmth. Plastic panels could be mounted on the sides if it looked to drop below 30F again.

I'm not looking to grow a C. renda, just a place for 1-5 gallon palms to hang out until they are ready to plant in my yard. I really don't want to deal with fans, irrigation, but like the idea of it providing limited winter protection and a little added warmth.

Good idea? Bad idea? Anyone done it?

Zone 9b/10a, Sunset Zone 22

7 miles inland. Elevation 120ft (37m)

Average annual low temp: 30F (-1C)

Average annual rainfall: 8" (20cm)

MattyB Grand Master

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Terry,  mine is a greenhouse/shadehouse hybrid.  Check it out.

my greenhouse II thread

Instead of having acrylic panels to install at winter, just get some old windows off of craigslist and use those as your walls.  Then you can just close it all up in winter.  You basically have to have the ability to open a greenhouse up in summer or everything will fry.  Or you can install a swamp cooler.

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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Matt in SD

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I've thought about opening up the sides or my greenhouse in the summer as well.  I think in the summer months here the plants would do better with more circulation, and the added heat from the greenhouse is not really that significant/beneficial.  

But I'm too busy/lazy to actually do it.  If you have time I would definitely do this.  I guess if you mounted snaps or velcro to the side panels you could make it easy to convert.

Matt

San Diego

0.6 Acres of a south facing, gently sloped dirt pile, soon to be impenetrable jungle

East of Mount Soledad, in the biggest cold sink in San Diego County.

Zone 10a (I hope), Sunset 24

osideterry Grand Master

osideterry

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Thanks Matt and Matt. I was on vacation while Matty B's thread was going. Looks pretty ideal.

I'm looking at converting an octagonal gazebo I built into the hybrid structure. It's only 9ft in diameter, but I have plans for maximizing shelf-space. Like you, only intend to keep small stuff in it.

Zone 9b/10a, Sunset Zone 22

7 miles inland. Elevation 120ft (37m)

Average annual low temp: 30F (-1C)

Average annual rainfall: 8" (20cm)

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RadPalms

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Terry I've been waiting for 4 months to find out if you had finished that project.....It was looking pretty good back then....Hey I got an idea.....have a shade house BAR BQ....you could invite everbody from the forum here....   :)

Cypress, Ca.

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