Greenhouse Growing

hi.i had 3 parasene big red heaters in my greenhouses years ago all rubbish I was using 4lts a night no good got my old Aladdin 201 202 and 203 heaters all my 3 greenhouses are full of bedding plants.

Agree, also with my type the spring loses tension once taken on/off a few times, so new ones are a good idea (and pretty cheap too on tinternet)

If anything I think Electric will be cheaper (excluding the cost of connecting electricity to the greenhouse) In a normal/mild winter the heater will come on very little, the ability to thermostatically control it means power is only used when the temperature is low. In a very cold winter the...

I have recently acquired one of these and have absolutely no idea how to replace the wick or even control the flame. The knob mechanism does not turn and it doesn't look like like anything else I can find online. Also, the wich housing part is held in with one screw and 2 x rivets. Any...

You can sow Parsley in autumn, for it to grow (slowly) through winter.

Hugs kaz

How are you heating your greenhouse?

Pretty much. The plants perform the expensive compression phase for free (liquid to gas ), which takes a lot of energy but again its provided for free by the sun. The fan just moves the vapour to the "condenser", which is the soilmass/heatsink. The system just takes advantage of what plants do...

Better late than never.I have been starting my tomatoes and pepper seedlings in one of these "blow aways" with a stack of bricks securing it and the results have been good.As far as pests go, I need to be careful to keep the bigger plants away from the sides as once a slug finds it's way...

Only just noticed this. There are a few "errors / misconceptions" (sorry if I am being pedantic) First RCD stands for Residual Current Device. It Doesn't "monitor" anything on the earth wire because that may have been cut. (lawnmower etc) It actually "monitors" both the Live and Neutral, its...

a couple of years ago we were inundated with the flies off the horse muck in the pollytunnel, we had plants in there and did not want to use chemicals so we set fire to a load of paper in the middle of the floor, and the smoke seemed to drive the flies out of the door dawn

I am not sure if this is true, but apparently the temperature immediatly next to a house wall can be a couple of degrees warmer. I have one of those small plastic greenhouses and have moved ours next to the wall. Everything seems ok inside, so I don't know if this has made a difference or not,...

My brother used creosote to kill ivy. He reckons it's the only thing that works totally.

How to stop greenhouse glass blowing out.About five years ago, having endured 3 years of glass 'exploding' out of my extremely exposed greenhouse, (and despite trying all the tricks suggested online), I came up with a solution that has resulted in NO loss of glass since that time (touch...

By all means, contact Elite but this link may help, it may not be for your exact model, but it should give you a starting point.

The spam link was removed from the post, I think, by Abby Black

Hi Martin, thanks for the link. I do keep an eye on Gumtree, maybe I am lucky and find one for next year. I won't bother for this year, and hopefully be able to get one at the end of this season.

Best option, worked for me for twenty years. If the ground is reasonably compacted after digging out, 3X2 paving slabs aren't goint to shift as long as they are level and the weight will be distributed along the length. Never had a paving slab crack.

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In the greenhouse, a fan,lamp/heating mat are needed. Humidity also important in planting. And a thermostat/humidistat simplify all. Inkbird being the sponsor here in the forum, we are supplier of humidity/temperature control. If anyone need us,please feel free to contact me directly.