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Light and
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Light in Winter and Summer
In summer, unless you have sited your garden greenhouse in dense shade there
is likely to be sufficient light for plants to grow successfully. The
problem of lack of light is most likely to occur in winter and spring
when the sun is low in the sky.
Unfortunately, most garden greenhouses are bought and erected in the summer
months in preparation for the following spring. The shading effect of
trees, hedges and other structures may appear minimal in the summer but
when winter and spring come along, they may reduce the amount of
available light considerably.
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The shading effect of a tree, fence hedge or
building does depend where in the world you live. But on average
the rule of thumb is that in winter (around December and January)
an object will cast a shadow three times it's height.
In late spring (April), the same object will cast a very
much reduced shadow which is just a bit more than its own height.
This shadow is further reduced up till mid-summer. The diagram on
the right illustrates the shade effect.
The diagram on the left illustrates the shade effect for a
variety of different heights in April whilst the diagram below
illustrates the massively increased amount of shade cast in
December and January.
So, if you are building a greenhouse in summer get your tape
measure out and measure carefully! |
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