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Pfg wrote:
I use mine in the spring at the house in CT, but I'm only there weekends. It faces south, but high trees and shrubs filter the sun part of the time during the day. Before I leave, I take a piece of Reemay (floating row cover) and hang it inside the door from top to bottom and leave the door unzipped so it doesn't become a sauna when the sun hits it. I use clothespins to make sure the wind doesn't blow it open. I also have two 1/2 gallon jugs on the bottom shelf - The water heats up during the day and keeps it a little warmer at night. Early in the season I have perennials, half-hardy annuals and herb seedlings in there, later as it warms up the tomatoes go in. So far I haven't lost anything to heat or cold.

In the pic you can see the Reemay behind the door even though it's zipped.