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Choose a level, clean site in a low-traffic area, with easy access to power and water. Protect from prevailing winds if possible. | |
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Your greenhouse should receive the maximum amount of winter sunlight available. Be sure to consider the following: | |
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• The change in angle of the sun between summer and winter | |
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• Shadows cast by existing structures and/or trees | |
| • Growing trees: will they shade the greenhouse in the future? | ||
If possible, align your greenhouse
with one long side facing south or southwest, for two reasons: |
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The angle of the roof is engineered for catching the maximum amount of the sun's rays in the winter with the least amount of loss by reflection (like a solar panel); and | |
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If you end up using shadecloth during warm days in spring and summer, you will only need to shade one side, instead of both sides | |
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