{"id":1284,"date":"2016-12-26T14:21:08","date_gmt":"2016-12-26T14:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1284"},"modified":"2016-12-23T11:48:09","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T11:48:09","slug":"greenhouse-wind-protection-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/greenhouse-wind-protection-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenhouse Wind Protection Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"greenhouse\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/119\/297482332_8356da8c4b.jpg?v=1214155125\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jar66\/\">image source<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Greenhouses are particularly vulnerable to wind damage but here are a few tips to help you improve your glasshouses survival.<\/p>\n<h3>Tips to Protect your Greenhouse in Winds<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Instal your greenhouse in a position that is as <strong>sheltered from the prevailing wind<\/strong> as possible. Shelter your greenhouse by situating <strong>wind breaks<\/strong>, fences or hedging in the way of the prevailing winds.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid areas that look sheltered but are wind tunnels and <strong>do not put under trees<\/strong> or where broken branches may fall on the glass.<\/li>\n<li>Put in concrete foundations and anchor your greenhouse base securely. Then bolt your greenhouse to the base just as securely.<\/li>\n<li>Buy the strongest greenhouse you can afford. The bigger proportion of your total bill you spend on the basic frame the stronger the greenhouse will be.<\/li>\n<li>Keep up to simple maintenance, check clips, S hooks and rubber sealing strips if fitted.<\/li>\n<li>If anticipating strong or gusty winds make sure that your <strong>doors and windows are closed <\/strong>and will stay closed . Put loose equipment away so it doesn&#8217;t blow around.<\/li>\n<li>After heavy winds check your greenhouse. If some clips have moved this may weaken the fixing of the pane and later it may blow out in a comparatively mild wind.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Clips<\/strong> can be kept in place by putting some <strong>silicone sealant <\/strong>around them.<\/li>\n<li>If glass does blow out of your greenhouse block the hole as quickly as possible even if it&#8217;s just with a blanket held on with clothes pegs. You need to <strong>stop the wind getting in<\/strong> and causing further damage.<\/li>\n<li>Do not\u00c2\u00a0 try to repair your greenhouse whilst it is still windy. Take great care of broken glass and dispose of safely.<\/li>\n<li>If despite your best efforts your greenhouse is destroyed <strong>check you house insurance<\/strong> it may be covered.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(image source) Greenhouses are particularly vulnerable to wind damage but here are a few tips to help you improve your glasshouses survival. Tips to Protect your Greenhouse in Winds Instal your greenhouse in a position that is as sheltered from the prevailing wind as possible. Shelter your greenhouse by situating wind breaks, fences or hedging in the way of the prevailing winds. Avoid areas that look sheltered but are wind tunnels and do not put under trees or where broken&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/greenhouse-wind-protection-tips\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-flowers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1284"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1284\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}