7 hours ago, dcarch said:
Just a couple of thoughts:
1. Get a remote thermometer to monitor the temperature. On a hot day, it can cook your tomatoes pretty quickly.
2. Disassemble and put away the plastic film when the green house is not in use off seasons. In general, they only last about 4 years in full sun.
dcarch
@dcarch Thanks! The thermometer is a good idea. The doors roll up so there is good ventilation - and on our hill the breeze/wind never really stops. Also, it doesn't get really hot here very often a day in the 90's is worth a mention in the newspaper. 
We have been advised to remove the skin after growing season - less because of sun than because of the burden of snow.
@gfweb and @kayb For me the problem with newspaper mulch is getting it to stay in place. Spraying it with water after you put it down helps but I still either find it blowing around the garden after a few days or else I have to use lots of stones to weight it down - the very stones that I have been digging out of the garden! I like that newspaper decomposes and can be tilled in and do use it every few years but generally I fall back on black plastic. I buy the type sold for painter's drop cloth - much heavier than the 'garden plastic' and it last 3-4 years.
