{"id":436,"date":"2009-07-08T13:31:07","date_gmt":"2009-07-09T00:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backyardcity.wordpress.com\/?p=436"},"modified":"2009-07-08T13:31:07","modified_gmt":"2009-07-09T00:31:07","slug":"greenhouse-ventilation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/greenhouse-ventilation\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenhouse\u00a0Ventilation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that proper ventilation is one of the most important factors to consider when you select a <a title=\"Greenhouses and Greenhouse Kits\" href=\"http:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Greenhouse-Hobby-Kits.htm\" target=\"_blank\">greenhouse<\/a> for backyard gardening?\u00a0 The job of a greenhouse is to warm the air inside the greenhouse and prevent it from escaping, thus extending the life of your garden\u00a0to three, and sometimes four, seasons. \u00a0Without proper ventilation, though, a hobby greenhouse can become too humid or too hot for your plants, flowers, and vegetables.\u00a0\u00a0Good ventilation is key, and this\u00a0usually means circulation of new air every three to four minutes inside during the summer.\u00a0 Without this circulation\u00a0in the summertime, the greenhouse temperature will rise and can damage tender plants.\u00a0 Fans contribute to mixing the air along with vents in the greenhouse roof and side walls.\u00a0 In the spring and fall, these vents can usually cool the greenhouse without the need for circulating fans, which keeps your electric bill lower.\u00a0 During the winter, opening and closing the greenhouse vents will allow plants to grow accustomed to the colder weather without freezing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With just a little practice, properly ventilating your hobby greenhouse will become a breeze, and you&#8217;ll benefit with a bountiful harvest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/greenhouse\/PT-Greenhouse-Snap-Grow.htm\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-438\" title=\"Greenhouse Kit\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/snapngrow-large1.jpg?resize=342%2C228&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Greenhouse Kit\" width=\"342\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/snapngrow-large1.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/snapngrow-large1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that proper ventilation is one of the most important factors to consider when you select a greenhouse for backyard gardening?\u00a0 The job of a greenhouse is to warm the air inside the greenhouse and prevent it from escaping, thus extending the life of your garden\u00a0to three, and sometimes four, seasons. \u00a0Without proper ventilation, though, a hobby greenhouse can become too humid or &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/greenhouse-ventilation\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Greenhouse\u00a0Ventilation<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&raquo;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7],"tags":[218,251],"class_list":["post-436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-garden-tools-tips","tag-greenhouse","tag-hobby-greenhouses"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Nnyf-72","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1482,"url":"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/snap-and-grow-greenhouses-get-spring-started-in-one-day\/","url_meta":{"origin":436,"position":0},"title":"Snap and Grow Greenhouses Get Spring Started in One Day!","author":"Trey Collier","date":"March 11, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"The first day of spring is just over a week away. 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