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southernlight · 03-29-2009, 11:28 PM

i live in a cali desert area and my green house gets hot as hell. how can i keep it cool without running fans and misters?

MickTheBrag · 03-30-2009, 12:09 AM

keep all the windows open through the day.

mixin · 03-30-2009, 04:31 AM

good luck. sounds like you either have to use exhaust fans and make some shade or get some air conditioners. i have never used a greenhouse before, but i bet a desert makes one crazy hot

FirstTracks · 03-30-2009, 04:53 AM

you can use smaller than normal fans if you just build swampcoolers........
but then you need water.......which I'm pretty sure isn't exactly readily available

southernlight · 04-01-2009, 03:56 AM

i got a solar powered exhaust fan (typically used for attics) at lowe's. it was like 300 bones but it seems to be helping quite a bit.

gladysvjubb · 04-01-2009, 04:29 AM

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Originally Posted by southernlight

i live in a cali desert area and my green house gets hot as hell. how can i keep it cool without running fans and misters?

Are you shitting me????????????????

THC123 · 04-01-2009, 12:21 PM

For greenhouses there is a white coating that u can put on the windows to cool it downb , but i don't know why u would use a Gh in the desert>?

chubbynugs · 04-01-2009, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by THC123

For greenhouses there is a white coating that u can put on the windows to cool it downb , but i don't know why u would use a Gh in the desert>?

I would assume that there might be sand blowing around as an issue. That was one of the main reasons my buddies out in yucca used a GH. A gh will work great as long as you can keep your plants watered a lot. A shade cover with misters on will also help a ton. Those solar fans like someone stated above is a great option as well.

southernlight · 04-02-2009, 04:27 AM

the main reason for the green house was to conceal my plants from my incredibly nosey neighbor (and to protect from could nights in the early and late stages of the grow season.) i also grow vegetables around the greenhouse which has kept my real garden incog.

chefboy6969 · 04-03-2009, 02:42 AM

yea its called white wash...i believe it's lime...here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitewash

my pops does it it cuts the heat and the rays of the sun so his orchids don't burn..it works well...try it..also check out my gallery and there''s a picture of the greenhouse and it's been white washed

peace
Chefboy

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southernlight Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: cali Posts: 62	hot as hell i live in a cali desert area and my green house gets hot as hell. how can i keep it cool without running fans and misters?
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FirstTracks natural medicator Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,128	you can use smaller than normal fans if you just build swampcoolers........ but then you need water.......which I'm pretty sure isn't exactly readily available __________________ 600w organic grow
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04-01-2009, 03:56 AM	#5
southernlight Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: cali Posts: 62	i got a solar powered exhaust fan (typically used for attics) at lowe's. it was like 300 bones but it seems to be helping quite a bit.
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THC123 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,453	For greenhouses there is a white coating that u can put on the windows to cool it downb , but i don't know why u would use a Gh in the desert>?
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04-02-2009, 04:27 AM	#9
southernlight Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: cali Posts: 62	the main reason for the green house was to conceal my plants from my incredibly nosey neighbor (and to protect from could nights in the early and late stages of the grow season.) i also grow vegetables around the greenhouse which has kept my real garden incog.
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04-03-2009, 02:42 AM	#10
chefboy6969 OverGrow Refugee Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,140	yea its called white wash...i believe it's lime...here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitewash my pops does it it cuts the heat and the rays of the sun so his orchids don't burn..it works well...try it..also check out my gallery and there''s a picture of the greenhouse and it's been white washed peace Chefboy
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