| You probably dont want to be constantly | | | | While it might seem odd to have a cooling |
| looking after your greenhouse yourself | | | | system in a greenhouse, it is possible for |
| opening the windows when it gets too hot, | | | | them to get so hot inside that all the plants |
| going round every few days and all the rest. | | | | will get cooked and die, especially in a hot |
| Its much easier to get automatic systems to | | | | summer. Again, the cooling system will be a |
| do these chores for you. | | | | series of underground pipes, allowing hot air |
| | | | to be taken down underground and stored |
| To water your plants, you should install | | | | during the day, and then released when it is |
| irrigation systems. These are basically small | | | | cooler in the night. |
| pipes that run underground and slowly release | | | | |
| water into the soil greenhouse models are | | | | While greenhouses might seem to be quite |
| very similar to the ones used on commercial | | | | basic things altogether, though, theres |
| farms, only smaller. These irrigation systems | | | | nothing stopping you from going all high-tech |
| allow you to quite simply and easily set how | | | | with them. More advanced systems have |
| much water your plants are getting with a | | | | electronic climate control, allowing you to |
| tap, instead of you having to go and water | | | | set the exact temperature of your greenhouse, |
| them all by hand. Many plants will also | | | | and will open and close underground tubes and |
| respond better to being watered at the roots | | | | other escape routes for hot air in order to |
| than they do to being watered on the topsoil, | | | | keep the temperature in your greenhouse |
| and they will often grow bigger, which is an | | | | tightly controlled. This can be useful for |
| added bonus. | | | | growing plants that only do well in one |
| | | | specific climate, such as some kinds of |
| The other thing you need is a cooling system. | | | | tropical flowers. |