Shade houses for the heat

Keger · October 20, 2015

For lack of a better name I guess going with a shade house instead of greenhouse might make sense.

Down here near Houston, my tomato farm got whacked by a 100 year flood at Memorial Day weekend and then a tropical storm in June, 90+ % loss. Then of course it turned of 100 degrees right after that. Only okra is happy then.

So this year, my challenge is to figure out how to grow through the summer. I am thinking grow bags off the ground to help with the weeds and insects, and some sort of structure with shade cloth and fans to keep the temperatures down as much as possible.

Any of you all have experience with anything like this?

Thanks in advance.

October 20, 2015	#1
Keger Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Richmond, TX Posts: 327	Shade houses for the heat For lack of a better name I guess going with a shade house instead of greenhouse might make sense. Down here near Houston, my tomato farm got whacked by a 100 year flood at Memorial Day weekend and then a tropical storm in June, 90+ % loss. Then of course it turned of 100 degrees right after that. Only okra is happy then. So this year, my challenge is to figure out how to grow through the summer. I am thinking grow bags off the ground to help with the weeds and insects, and some sort of structure with shade cloth and fans to keep the temperatures down as much as possible. Any of you all have experience with anything like this? Thanks in advance.