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aruzinsky · 12-19-2018, 10:22 AM

Good luck, but, if I were in your shoes, anticipation of cooling problems would prevent me from trying it. Ideally, you want about an 87 deg. F. temperature and direct sunlight. During the Summer, you would have to shade the greenhouse and/or spend a fortune in electricity to cool it. I have seen tunnel greenhouses with aspen pads covering the entire wall at one end, with water dripping through them, and exhaust fans at the other end, but, this evaporative cooling was used in combination with shading.

Or, maybe, you could just remove the covering to the greenhouse during the Summer.

What do you plan to do about cooling?

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aruzinsky Location: IL Find me on the map! Zone: 6a (10 miles east of 5b) Name: Steve Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 500 BananaBucks : 202,680 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 15 Times Was Thanked 793 Times in 318 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 5 Times	Re: My New 2160 sq ft Musa Research Greenhouse! Good luck, but, if I were in your shoes, anticipation of cooling problems would prevent me from trying it. Ideally, you want about an 87 deg. F. temperature and direct sunlight. During the Summer, you would have to shade the greenhouse and/or spend a fortune in electricity to cool it. I have seen tunnel greenhouses with aspen pads covering the entire wall at one end, with water dripping through them, and exhaust fans at the other end, but, this evaporative cooling was used in combination with shading. Or, maybe, you could just remove the covering to the greenhouse during the Summer. What do you plan to do about cooling?