Placement of greenhouse?

 Those big winds last week (Vic.) blew my neighbour's (empty) greenhouse
over the fence even though it's big and heavy.  He said I could keep it
if I want.  I want!

I'm wondering about best places to put it.  We have lots of room so have
various options.  It has that very heavy clear plastic type covering.
What should I consider sun direction-wise and do you have any other
advice about where's best for them?

thanks,
L

 

My thoughts are to align it east-west (that is the longest sides) so you
harvest as much sunlight in winter as possible.

Richard

 Loosecanon wrote:


Thanks Richard - I thought maybe that but I wondered if it'd get TOO hot
out of winter times - I guess that wouldn't matter, huh, with the
humidity it'd create?

 People who run hot houses also cover them or spray a lime based
whitewash over them in summer time. Rain can remove it though.
Set it up in front of a north facing wall in winter time to stop the
cold winter blasts.
Try and prevent it being blown away by using those steel star pickets
used by farmers, or similar wood stakes.

Linda H wrote:

 

I have had people cover the structure with shade cloth in summer then put
the plastic cover over that in winter. It really depends what you want to
grow. Plastic and lime wouldn't appeal to me.

Cheers

Richard