Shade cloth removal time?

There's a pretty good storm headed into NorCal & my shade cloth's not really fastened down - it's just laying on the roof & drapes down the west side. I either have to scramble to whip up a quick fastening scheme or take it off before it blows into the next county. The cloth is 50% Aluminet.

Is it time to remove the shade cloth? Who leaves shade cloth on all year? I've got to decide what to do pretty quickly.

TIA

 

It's been noticeably darker inside lately - I suppose because of the sun's angle changing. Makes me nervous with the humidity as high as it is. My gut tells me I need more light to balance the humidity.

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Thanks for the help eveyone. It's off for the winter.

 

Thanks Jon. The impending storm put me in a position to make a quick decision but at the end of the day I guess I still wasn't really certain about the best way to go, wind notwithstanding. This is my first full year with a greenhouse so I'm still working my way through the ins & outs of what works & what doesn't. I certainly appreciate the input.

 

Great idea. Do you secure it on the ends also (the gable ends of the house) or just on the sides?

 

I'll work on that.

 

Here are a couple of photos of the inside this afternoon. It was a clear day - sun at a typical late-October angle. Shade cloth is off so we're looking at light intensity through 10mm twinwall polycarb only. My photo skills are awful and so is my camera (bad combination) so I apologize for the quality. I was trying to show the shadowing more than anything.

 

9' x 12' w/ 8' high sidewalls - about 11' at the peak

I think you're probably right Candace. Two layers is probably the way to go. I'll see how things shake out.

I don't worry too much about the Phals but I'm keeping a close eye on the Aerangis. One thing I've noticed about the Phals - the hybrids seem to do much better in this light than do the species.