The Climate in Greenhouses

As we have already mentioned in other posts, one of the advantages of having vegetable and fruit crops inside a greenhouse is the manipulation that we can have with the climate. We can recreate humid, tropical, and dry spaces within one place.

In this way, we can have different climates inside a greenhouse :

  • Cold greenhouses: this type of greenhouse is the cheapest to maintain, since it consists of a structure that is limited only to receiving heat. If, for example, you live in a place with low temperatures, the temperature in the greenhouse will be just 5 degrees Celsius above the temperature outside. Generally cold greenhouses are used for the sowing or storage of seedlings and also for the cultivation of plants during the summer and autumn.
  • Fresh greenhouses: this type of greenhouses has a temperature of more or less 5 and 7 degrees Celsius and are used mainly to protect plants from frost and low temperatures, to cultivate temperate season plants during the winter time, and to cultivate cool weather plants during fall and winter.

  • Temperate greenhouses: These greenhouses can maintain a minimum temperature of up to 13 degrees Celsius, increasing the temperature a little during the day and decreasing it a little at night. These types of greenhouses are generally used for growing vegetables and annuals.
  • Warm greenhouses: Warm greenhouses are the most expensive that exist since they require constant maintenance. The minimum temperature they reach is 18 degrees Celsius. These hot greenhouses can be harmful to many vegetables, which is why they are usually used for growing tropical and subtropical plants.
The Climate in Greenhouses

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