Greenhouse shading ideas
THE protected environment of a greenhouse, which is so important for nurturing plants in winter and spring, can be a problem as the weather warms. Bright sunshine bearing on clear glass is magnified, and inside the greenhouse temperatures rocket on a hot, bright day. Trays of seedlings can be scorched, and even mature plants can wilt as roots fail to keep up the much-needed supply of moisture to the furiously transpiring greenery above ground.
In general, sunlight is not a problem – plants thrive on it – but the heat it generates can be. Unfortunately, to keep the
