Thanks for the comments, guys!
Sharpy wrote:Looks fantastic Darryl!
The other 2 are like this one? And can you do a guess of sq.ft. of table space per GH? Just trying to judge it against my future stuff.
What made you decide on 30% cloth? I was leaning towards 40 or 50, but different environment. Quite hot and intense sun, but very humid. How would that effect your choice?
Figured just spew out all the questions at once, lol.
3 of the 4 are like this one, the 4th will have an inground bed.
IIRC, each house has about 680 - 700sq.ft. of bench space.
I chose 30% by process of elimination. Used 60% on the succulent house, works OK but it's a bit much for real sun lovers. Used 50% on the cactus house, but with the permanent plastic roof it's a bit too much. It's very dry and dusty here and the plastic gets dirty, acts like a whitewash. Used 40% on our home shadehouse and found that to be perfect. It does have a corrugated plastic roof, but an 8x16' roof is way easier to keep clean!! So i'm banking on 30% plus the plastic to be right on the money.
Florida is a totally different universe from California, climate wise. I really don't know what i'd do with that much humidity. We only see rain for a few months in the winter, summer has the same heat with intense sun. So i would assume you'd have to have some sort of rain protection. Lots of ventilation and moving air (ie. fans) will be needed to combat the effects of all that humidity. What i've learned is it's easier to add more shade than it is to add more sun
