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McGee'sX-Roads · June 17, 2017

I have aluminet for my greenhouse tomatoes, we got it about 3 years ago and I can't remember the % that well...I want to say it was 45% but I can double check and let you know. I'm in NC too so would be similar conditions I guess depending on where in NC.

It's totally different being outside vs in a greenhouse, in my greenhouses the aluminet and fans help, but when its 95 out there isnt much you can do honestly. My growing season in the greenhouse is about to be over anyhow so it doesn't really matter, but when I've tried to have a fall crop and had plants growing in August in those houses the blooms would drop because I couldnt keep the temps down.

I'd think if you are only putting it on for 4 hours or so in the hottest part of the day the 70% wouldnt really matter that much, the plants are still going to get plenty of sun and daylight the rest of the day. We are getting 14+ hours of daylight right now.

June 17, 2017	#5
McGee'sX-Roads Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: NC Posts: 21	I have aluminet for my greenhouse tomatoes, we got it about 3 years ago and I can't remember the % that well...I want to say it was 45% but I can double check and let you know. I'm in NC too so would be similar conditions I guess depending on where in NC. It's totally different being outside vs in a greenhouse, in my greenhouses the aluminet and fans help, but when its 95 out there isnt much you can do honestly. My growing season in the greenhouse is about to be over anyhow so it doesn't really matter, but when I've tried to have a fall crop and had plants growing in August in those houses the blooms would drop because I couldnt keep the temps down. I'd think if you are only putting it on for 4 hours or so in the hottest part of the day the 70% wouldnt really matter that much, the plants are still going to get plenty of sun and daylight the rest of the day. We are getting 14+ hours of daylight right now.