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Produce => Under Glass => Topic started by: Gordonmull on September 19, 2012, 10:27:40

Title: Greenhouse insulation
Post by: Gordonmull on September 19, 2012, 10:27:40
Hi folks

Hope I can draw on your experience again. Is it worth shelling out for greenhouse insulation for a cold greenhouse?

I'm overwintering the following in containers - potatoes, carrots, spring onion winter lettuce.

Cheers

Gord
Title: Re: Greenhouse insulation
Post by: chriscross1966 on September 19, 2012, 21:43:33
Certainly when I had a smaller GH it was, but it helps more if you are giving it at least a little hear... but watch out for humidity, botrytis can be a bugger...
Title: Re: Greenhouse insulation
Post by: davejg on September 21, 2012, 20:59:54
If you are talking about bubble insulation, as chris says its better with heat. In my 8x6 polycarbonate its only worth 2 degrees c on its own, with just a small coldframe heater (paraffin) it was more like 5 degrees difference.