Greenhouse Growing

Had to remove a lot of it as it was crumbling everywhere. The big bits at the side were the good bits.Does the insulation keep it cooler?! Was wondering about putting that white wash stuff on the glass instead??

I water every day and feed once a week when setting fruit, but increase to twice a week when heavily fruiting. I also cut the end off a milk carton and sink it in the ground next to the plant and water through this. This is especially good for cucumbers so that the stem doesn't rot which is...

@HarryS , bought two more planters today Harry

We've watered all our plants for sale, except edibles, with Vine Weevil killer. A couple of thousand of them

I've had a thought? I was advised to tap my tomato flowers, do I do the same with the cucumber flowers??? My only worry is will I have long red cylindrical shaped tomato and round cucumbers if they cross pollinate :rasp:

I just received an "Alert" to this thread. Weird. But a good reminder to say that I planted mine out the other day. And I told them, "suck it up". I told them that kindly ... but with emphasis on the do or die statement. So far all has been great and I live in Canada so that's a statement...

We all get impatient. Took me years to learn to take my time and not rush things.

Will all your requirements , sounds like you need to commission a custom unit.If you search the web you will find some smaller commercial units like this one that might be adapatable, though doubtless expensive. Greenhouse Controller - BWI Grower Technical SalesYou might find some diyers who...

It's the one type of connector that I will never use, probably because it's the type that came apart, [literally], in my hand many years and burnt my palm and fingers to the bone leaving scars to the shape of the connector in my left hand that I bear today.

Mr strawbridge`s design isnt effective, physics/thermodynamics dont seem to be his strong point The performance of a system is related to how long the "entire" greenhouse air volume spends underground. This shouldnt be confused with how long the air spends underground. Conventional wisdom...

I started with one greenhouse from the greenhouse people and just added another one onto the door end and filled the 2" gap with polycarbonate sheet, rgds sandy

You should be able to calculate roughly how much heat you`ll need based on your dome dimensions and in/out temperature difference. It looks like you have roughly 600 ft2 of surface area, 1930 ft3 of volume and a 61ft perimeter. I personally wouldnt encase the timber frame between the inner and...

A clever idea.

I run mine 365days/24hr with 15mins on/off periods - since using a fan in this way I've had much fewer problems with moulds and bugs.

Oh cool now I have had a few visits to Hamilton and surrounding areas. Niagara of course and Toronto but so enjoyed around Hamilton and the people.. A nice place and loved the history..

Just a warning that if you have overwintered plants indoors or germinated seeds indoors remember when you put them out into the greenhouse, or just a sunny position outside, to shade them for a few days. It doesn't take long for them to be damaged, agricultural fleece works a treat. Mention this...

Pete is right, keep it moist but not waterlogged.

For your main season shading, always on the outside where possible as it keep the inside temperature down, internal shading does not, as the heat has go through the glazing.For you seedlings it really sounds like you need to do some easy to fix and remone shading as you will need to protect...

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.

Looks nice and clean now !Cannot make it out, but does it have a ventilator in the roof ? really essential imho. You can buy retrofit ones, ideally with an automatic opener; you can always use /transfer it to another ghouse if you upgrade.Thought its only a 6x4 ft you can still gow a lot in...