17 January 2013, 12:26
17 January 2013, 17:42
Its not such a good idea in the UK, we are too far north so the sun is low - for it to work as it should, the 'roof' would have to be at between 65 and 70 degrees from the ground - much closer to vertical than horizontal. It is not that we have particularly cold winters in the UK, the biggest problem we have here is lack of sunlight. It is quite simple to keep a greenhouse above freezing and it does not take a lot of fuel to keep winter salads and greens in their happy climate, it is just that they do not get enough sun to do a lot of growing.
18 January 2013, 11:26
Agree with BDG, you'd need it to be similar angle to an Earthship window to make it optimal.
Could work, but would need LOADS of insulation from the ground, as the ground temps drop too dramatically and take much longer for solar gain to work.
Could work, but would need LOADS of insulation from the ground, as the ground temps drop too dramatically and take much longer for solar gain to work.