Greenhouse Growing

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?

Interesting, the panes I have are about 7200 square, I think. Those Dutch lights would be a bit of a pig to transport and handle being double that, the small panes are bad enough!

That's what I do at home, but the greenhouse base / foundation I was left at the allotment already had a concrete inner too, which is filled with pea gravel. No doubt the previous plot holder used the ring culture method of growing. I have also used this at home, but with the pots simply sitting...

6ft x 4ft and 6ft tall at its tallest point.

Tropic is an open pollinated greenhouse variety. I usually grow a few plants every year, however, we have learned to like them so much I am growing them exclusively this year. The photo is from last year's batch.

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)

@chitting kaz .....Have you got it moved?

We are still in the process of rebuilding the conservatory, so I am "between conservatories" which is a bit of a bind at this time of the year. Conservatory needs very little heating, as attached to the house and sharing a wall with it. In the past I have put a small poly-tunnel in the...

Yes that is a pain, I've been looking for extra vents for my old greenhouses, and the trouble is even if I find Crittall ones they may not fit. My two greenhouses look identical at first glance but the aluminium sections are slightly different.Thank you!

Cheers, I'll have a go at hand-pollination, then (goes to google). May have more questions later about what I'm doing with that, but fortunately it's only in bud at the moment, so I think I have a while before it blossoms fully. I'm already leaving the greenhouse door open by day, and sometimes...

Thanks for your reply I was wondering from there own discription and it looks there are no vents

With the greenhouses, we do provide some heat, but work on frost free, rather than keeping "warm". on the darker sides and at the bottom we use offcuts of kingspan foam insulation and then big-bubble bubble-wrap.Use a heater with a thermostat and manually turn it off when you know temps will...

Twin walled polycarb can't let as much light through due to the structure between walls. Doubt it would make a huge difference but it might be important to some?Not considering the acrylic/perspex route?

I've never thought of using a fan....but i haven't suffered with mould or rot (touches wood)...My GH has a door at the front and the back and i just open those for some air....

I totally agree Hydrogardener. For several years I had a wooden summerhouse, with a complete glass front, and even in February on a sunny day with snow outside, I could sit in comfort and have a cup of coffee and read a book. Its great for reading because you are away from all distractions -...

@longk ....It certainly is a balancing act....that sun has still got some heat in it even now and the odd bits and bobs i've got on my heated bench that i'm trying to keep frost free and put to sleep are tempting fate by trying to wake up.... i need to be on the ball and get the doors open and...