Greenhouse to face West?

Hi guys

I am busy saving up for a proper green house. I already have the patio area at the bottom of the garden and I'll be able to have a 6x6 GH.

Now my garden faces more or less West when I look back towards my house.

I was thinking I should place it facing West (door of the GH facing towards my house). This will allow me to have it smack bang in the middle of the patio area with room for me to walk around, paint the fences etc

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I was wondering if maybe I should have it facing south but I don't know how much of a benefit I would get from loosing the nicer view of having the greenhouse 'face on'

Any thoughts?

 

If it runs east west then the longest side of the greenhouse will face South, which is were the sun shines from and so you will get the most benefit from the sun.

 

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So, is the longest side the 6ft side, or the 6ft side?
Just asking for a confused friend

 

Okay I missed the 6*6ft bit. It had been a long day.

 

All sides being equal, I saw this more as a where should the door be sited issue, into the prevailing winds/elsewhere, and where most convenient for access from paths and minimising need for steps

 

Thanks all

absolutely the door issue. I have a split level patio but with the smaller one being for the table and chairs. Compromise with the other half for getting a GH.

The lead time for the greenhouse is about 15 weeks so I guess I’ve got plenty of time to see where the sun will hit.

Thanks

 

Hi,

The more popular 6x8 size is not much dearer and gives you a lot more space, the most common greenhouse complaint is " wish we had gone for the larger size"

 

Gardener's Law states that: The number of plants requiring to be in the greenhouse at anytime of year is always a whole number greater than can be comfortably accomodated"
This also applies to window sill and propagators.