late start greenhouse in high temp region

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drayf

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Whats up grass? Looks like ill be starting my first outdoor late in the season right around the hottest timeof the year. July. I certainly InTed to build a rebar bent pvc type of greenhouse something like 10x6x7 er so. I'm using 5 gallon buckets dug into the ground with multiple holes in the bottom and near bottom walls surrounded by outter pebble rock to drain any run off water. I'm also using my own composted soil from the past few months of scraps. Ive had 1/2 lb feeding of worms feeding on my compost for three months now and am expecting quite a bit of castings to mix through with coco coir supplementing my roots with micorrhiza.
The temperatures where I am at reach about 100+ in the summer. (I'm moving further into the wild July first)
I am working towards "hiding" my few self sufficing plants within a garden of herbs and other vegetables.
I have successfully grown indoor hydro for a minute now and would like to reap the benefits of free energy via the sun.
are there any tips or warnings I need to take in consideration before applying my above plans for success?
I also plan to mix up compost tea when necessary. Is it going to be too hotter inside the ghouse for my herb to survive??
any pre-planning tips would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
 
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drayf

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Oh sweet. 167 views and no tips or advice for anything I'm doing. Awesome.
I figured this out on my own. I'm going to utilize mesh under the walls of my greenhouse with heavy duty Velcro underneath to roll it up during the day to allow air to flow through and keep somewhat cool. I also figured id use raised flower beds with plastic underneath to help keep bug colonization down.
Any other tips or tricks for high heat other than misters or any other useful knowledge? Or am I 167 viewers ahead already on this?
 
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nastynate420

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I did my 1st oudoor set up last year in a hot n dry climate. 100f as well. It was quite a large set -up and I didnt really design it but it worked out pretty well. We veg everthing inside under 1000w MH then brought then out. we had 15x30ft greenie...hammered the fence poles for barb wire fence in the ground then put 4ft chainlink fence poles over the barb wire fence poles. we ran 2x6 boltingto the fence pots at about 4 ft high across all side of the greenie. bent the pvc over barb wire fence post to build the hoops. They we took the poly and covered the hoop and stopped at the bottom of the 2x6. essential 4 ft from the ground. We ran lattice on the bottom 4 feet with a lattice gate to get it. Its hot at hell in the greenie in the summer. He had countless numbers of fans going! We also grew in flower beds ...jus plastic and 2x10 boxes...def helped with watering. Had 5 gal pots in another area no greenie. I had to water them 2 times a day in the last month!
 
kodystokes

kodystokes

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I can't say there's much other tips to give to you mate, you have a G-house setup, and you're going outdoors in July, the success rate is all in luck on this one I'd say. 100+ degree weather in July where the equinox is starting to get close... Good luck is the only tip I can give. Heat stress is dangerous, maybe watch for water level? It's obviously going to be dried out a little easier than usual.
 
The3rdisight

The3rdisight

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kodystokes said:
I can't say there's much other tips to give to you mate, you have a G-house setup, and you're going outdoors in July, the success rate is all in luck on this one I'd say. 100+ degree weather in July where the equinox is starting to get close... Good luck is the only tip I can give. Heat stress is dangerous, maybe watch for water level? It's obviously going to be dried out a little easier than usual.
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^ This. And try using less wall of words. Dem shitz is hard to read.
 
wolftickets500

wolftickets500

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what i did with the same issue is got a deck/patio misting kit and ran it during the hottest part of the day and my plants yielded a lb. per plant minimum.set it up on a garden hose timer and your good to go
 
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