Greenhouse Ventilation

Greenhouse Ventilation Guide: Vents, Fans and Preventing Overheating

Matt W · 5th Mar 2026

How to ventilate a greenhouse properly using roof vents, louvre vents, and fans. Covers automatic vent openers, temperature thresholds, and preventing overheating in summer.

What to Grow in Greenhouse August UK

Matt W · 9th Jul 2025

August in your UK greenhouse is about maximising opportunities. You're harvesting the rewards of summer growing while investing in winter abundance. The key is understanding that successful August growing requires active management—this isn't a month to set things up and hope for the best.

Focus on heat management first. Get your ventilation and shading sorted before you start sowing because failed sowings cost time you can't recover this late in the season. Once conditions are right, be bold with your sowings—your greenhouse gives you growing opportunities that outdoor gardeners simply don't have.

Keep Your Greenhouse Cool During the Summer

Matt · 19th Jul 2016

Knowing how to regulate the temperature and keep it from rising to levels that could potentially kill your plants is essential if you?re to have a consistent, healthy crop and while in Britain moderating winter temperatures is more difficult, maintaining productive temperatures during the summer can be just as important.

Greenhouse Shading Guide: When, Why and Which Method to Use

Matt W · 8th May 2015

Complete greenhouse shading guide from expert installers. Covers shading paint, netting, blinds and natural methods with temperature thresholds, cost comparison table and month-by-month shading calendar.