Greenhouse Growing

Oh my goodness yes, I used to grow Phacelia in the uk and loved it - anything to attract insects and other wildlife. I also had a small collection of Hedychiums but they didn't survive my neglect after we moved.... Do you keep them in pots and move them in overwinter, or in the ground and cover...

It's unlikely the brick wall will hold the heat where as a house wall does to a certain extent, having the inside heat as a back up to keep the cold at bay.

Yes I think I was a bit quick off the mark with the sowing. Afterall theres still a risk of frost at night. I will have to rethink. Thanks Pete.

That sounds a brilliant project. Looking forward to hearing all about it as it goes ahead later

Many thanks JWK

Welcome to GC Pete. Like JWK, I've grown 'Cucino' cucumbers with some success. They're a very productive plant, producing lots of little 'bite size' cucumbers. I also grow a variety called 'Passandra' which produces a medium length cucumber with a good flavour.I usually sow one of each...

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Light will be your problem. You could grow [Autumn-sown] Potatoes and Dwarf French Beans (without heat) but they would have needed to have been sown at the start of August.We grow Chard over winter. It doesn't do much during the winter (I grow in unheated greenhouse, but I doubt that there is...

Only got two panes to replace with Perspex and the rest I fitted from the inside, I only needed about 15cm distance to fit the glass! Will post a picture soon.I stuck with the concrete slab base and packed the soil in with a wooden border.

I use John innes NO 3 with added grit , also grit once its all potted on the top helps to stop weeds moss etc and hopefully slugs

Trouble, particularly with smaller greenhouses, is getting rid of heat in summer. Normal solution is to open the doors, but what that creates is a draught, and that stresses the plants (causing them to transpire). It is better to use convection for cooling (although in mid summer...

Thanks for the thread Steve, it should help me with building mine.

Nice one Lilly

My only negative point is that the boiler is outside the greenhouse (not that you would necessarily want the fire inside the greenhouse) and all the "waste heat" from the boiler itself getting hot is going to be wasted. If you have plentiful fuel then probably not a problem.Very small firebox...

Two season on, and if (when?!!) I do it again, I would choose Flood and Drain. Many plants are two wet on capillary matting, although the ability of the matting to hold water means that nothing goes dry easily.I have lots of slugs and snails this year (everywhere, as does everyone else), but...

Welcome to GC sheryleneg. Try posting about your pumpkin in the 'Edible Gardening' forum, you are more likely to get a reply there. If you can post a picture of it that would help to.

Thanks I put in sand and it seems to be working

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...

Pop the alcohol in your Mower afterwards? Maybe enter the fastest-mower competition in your local fete?