Greenhouse Growing

So my ever present water problem is I hope now resolved, went up on my bank by the greenhouse a couple of weeks ago, and spotted a pool of water behind the greenhouse. I just did not think it was coming from the back, so I have siliconed all the back breeze block joints, I think it was just...

I got it start kit from Waterside garden center in Baston. x

Im not checking mine again til morn but i had to kick it open one day last week

My Gazebo is still up too Scrungee but not in my garden - in my daughters garden. She borrowed it in early December for a party - despite telling her on the odd occasions 'you want to get the Gazebo down whilst it's dry' - guess what - she didn't. So there it stands gathering all this snow when...

Looks great. Jealous.

There are little somewhat z-shaped metal things which latch onto to the top of the pane below to support the pane on top. The ones near the base have failed - rot sets in from the bottom - so many panes are just sliding gently downwards leaving gaps at the top. I could have a look at this but it...

Hugs kaz

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...

Thanks kristen,that doesnt seem much maybe i can talk darran round ive got electric down there kristen,well in the potting shed next to the gh but i could hook it up i went down earlier,half the floor was soaked,the rain must of been aiming directly at the open door me being a bright spark...

Looking very good Aesculus! I wouldn't worry too much about the glass defacts. Also if you really want you could squeeze some clear silicon into the corner gaps (unless you are about to move house again!) I'd only bother if you plan to insulate and heat the greenhouse, otherwise a few air gaps...

Lovely to read an update from you Folly Mon. Hope you are enjoying a restful chunk of on your new bed right now, Jenny

I have mixed lettuce in pots with plastic bells on top and carrots as well. Both germinated weeks ago but I picked enough salad leaves for a meal this evening. Doubtfull about the carrots coming to anything, I might have to eat the leaves with the salad stuff!

Just a quick note Scrungee, check through your glass packs and make sure there are none broken. I had a total of 5 broken panes when I got mine, and all where in the centre of a couple of packs. Nice buy BTW! Steve...

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How many of you recommend twin wall polycarbonate in the winter? We use it in our greenhouse and have great results, there's another thread on here about the possible advantages of plastic greenhouse panels:

All good advice here, greenhouse blight is a pain, but agree that trimming back the affected foliage and only watering the soil is beneficial. It can be great for fruit too, I find cutting back the leaves creates plumper tommys! Yum!

Us oldies don't like change!

Hi Folks, Thanks for all the answers. I don't have any electricity in the greenhouse and have extremely limited space in my home. In fact just enough space to put a large heated mat which has room for 5 normal sized trays. Once they come off the mat the only space I have is the kitchen...

Sweet Peas will be fine in cold greenhouse, although personally I think its a little early for Winter sowing, and I think they do better sown very early in the Spring - less chance of mice and all sorts having a meal off them too! Take some cuttings now perhaps ? Could sow some seeds of...

Great minds think alike as they say. I was just about to ask the same