Insulating a greenhouse means that you keep all climatic and mechanical negative influences from the outside world away from the plants all year round and, above all, constantly. So you need a certain amount of indispensable tools, which we will introduce to you in principle.
Which materials and methods are suitable for insulating a greenhouse?
Insulating a greenhouse means protecting it from external influences. These include bubble wrap, mesh foil, perforated tarpaulins or hollow-wall sheets as insulation materials. In summer, use shade fabric or roller blinds to prevent overheating and use assimilation light when there is a lack of light.
If the house is to be used continuously, it is essentially necessary to combat several natural threats that could affect your plants in the twelve months of a year. Inspring it is usually the night froststhat often occur unexpectedly, in summer overheating has to be avoided and day after day it is about having optimal humidity levels inside and the lighting also has to voices. In order toinsulate a greenhouse, the relevant specialist retailers offer complete kits that can also be used for retrofitting, but are not necessarily available at a bargain price. Many recreational gardeners therefore prefer to do this using traditional methods.
Insulate films by the meter for the greenhouse
In particular, bubble wrap, known from the packaging industry, has enjoyed great popularity for many years and is preferably attached to the outside. The cut strips are applied from thetop edge of the roof to the left and rightdown to the ground and carefully fixed in order to withstand the next storm without damage. Depending on the type of house, the attachment can be done using a UV-stable adhesive tape intended for this purpose. There are also films that havewith a special nail edge to be mounted on an existing wooden frame. We recommend insulating the greenhouse depending on the substructure and annual period of use:
- Grid film (transparent or colored; thickness: at least 280 g/m2)
- Bubble film with UV protection (approx. 30 mm nubs)
- Perforated tarpaulins (particularly easy to roll up and long service life)
- Hollow chamber sheets (thickness from 4 mm, particularly durable)
Avoid too much heat in summer
The lack of warmth in winter often becomes a terrible nuisance for the plants in early summer. If there are several hot days in a row,tropical-like temperaturescan occur relatively quickly inside, which can easily exceed the 50°C mark. Consequently, the countermeasure is: Insulate the greenhouse against possible overheating. Specialshading fabrics have proven useful in practice and are available by the meter or, somewhat more expensively, but much more conveniently, in the form of roller blinds.
Light-poor months require additional lighting
You should definitely insulate your greenhouse particularly thoroughly if you grow exotic plants. Ifdark foil is used for air conditioning, a so-called assimilation light is often also required, which must be used partially. In addition, older films collect dust and dirt on the surface and thus keep growth-promoting sunlight away from the plants.
Tip
When purchasing foil to insulate the greenhouse, it is better to seek advice from a specialist retailer beforehand. It is best to choose antidust materials that are dust and dirt repellent.
