Besides shade cloth and opening window/doors for ventilation..

[Guest]

Hello! I am new to this forum, but have been scrolling and am so inspired by all the designs.

I  have a question: For a hoop house, I was wondering if anyone  has used solar fan of some kind to help cool it down in the summer. Does it work? Besides shade cloth and opening window/doors for ventilation, any other ideas to keep it usable during the hot months? Do you even use it in the hot months?

Mine got crushed during a recent ice storm in Texas, so I am having to rebuild...thinking about how I would like to improve it. Thank you!

[Callie]

I have fans that come on at a certain temperature that work nicely. They are not enough alone to cool it down, though they help. A misting system can help cool it down along with the other things you mentioned.