Makeshift greenhouse

[CatInATree]

Helllo, I tried making a little makeshift greenhouse for my ficus seedlings, do you guys think they will like it in there or will it get too hot? Maybe too little air circulation? I just made it with stuff at home but please do share improvements or other tips to increase humidity. I know they like humidity, especially the f. Virens. So I want to provide it the best I can.

They're just there till I can go home over the summer. Then they can be put in an actual greenhouse until the autumn temps get too low.
Thanks for any advice

 

[rockm]

You will fry them pretty quickly with that. Get them out of it. It's unnecessary.

 

[CatInATree]

You will fry them pretty quickly with that. Get them out of it. It's unnecessary.

Okey thanks

 

[Dav4]

Are they sitting on an asphalt shingle roof? That alone is way too hot and will cook the plants on a sunny day imo, even without the plastic tote greenhouse.

 

[CatInATree]

Are they sitting on an asphalt shingle roof? That alone is way too hot and will cook the plants on a sunny day imo, even without the plastic tote greenhouse.

Yeah during the day they sit in a cooler spot on the roof, there's leaves from a tree covering them so it's not that hot. Do you recommend moving them?

 

[Gabler]

Yeah during the day they sit in a cooler spot on the roof, there's leaves from a tree covering them so it's not that hot. Do you recommend moving them?

How hot does it get in your area of Sweden this time of year?

 

[CatInATree]

How hot does it get in your area of Sweden this time of year?

Right now the temps are about 20°C at day and around 8-10 at night, I take them in during the night, its still a little too cold for them to be our at night.

 

[Gabler]

Definitely skip the makeshift greenhouse, but don't worry about the roof. Even if the black roof doubled that number temperature, a ficus could handle it.

 

[CatInATree]

Definitely skip the makeshift greenhouse, but don't worry about the roof. Even if the black roof doubled that number temperature, a ficus could handle it.

Okey, thanks.
The roof isn't hot to the touch, I could put my hand on it and it will feel luke warm, atleast in the half shade where the trees are. In full sun it gets very hot though.