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  • From: "Katherine@LMF" <katherine AT legacymanorfarm.com>
  • To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Shading an overheated greenhouse
  • Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:27:22 -0400

What about rains, does that wash the lime off so you have to keep reapplying it?

 

K

 

THE WAY FOOD USED TO TASTE

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From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Pamela Crowe
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 12:28 PM
To: Market Farming
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Shading an overheated greenhouse

 

 

On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 11:56 AM, Pete Vukovich <pvukovic1 AT yahoo.com> wrote:


Hello there, I'm trying to find some innovative suggestions for shading a glass panel greenhouse. Were thinking of building a superstructure around it and hanging shade cloth, its not a particularly large greenhouse around 14'x10'x14' . The basic conditions are that we want to preserve the airflow around the house, are on a budget, and don't want to use PVC or something that will end up cracking in the sun. Has anyone here done something like this, or do you have some clever idea as to what you would do ... keeping an eye to durability and expense?

Thanks...



Down in my area, SC, many owners of plastic covered greenhouses spray a wet lime mix up onto them. Then when summer is over they just rinse it off. I am not sure what kind of problem it would be to do this over glass. The white covering works and is more economical than purchasing shade cloth.  Pam

 

 

 

 




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