Greenhouse Growing

If the concrete 'ring is only 4 inches thick, this should cut down the cost and you could then plant in the soil or in containers inside the greenhouse. If the bricks have holes in them, place them on their sides to allow a breeze through your greenhouse as it is stagnant air that promotes...

That's the theoretical temp for cucs Freddy. Toms can stand it quite a bit lower but though low temps won't kill them they can set them back.

Nison produce a small range of polycarb greenhouses and the buget one has 10 year guarantee whilst the top grade has 15 year guarantee so pick your budget for the size and type of greenhouse you want to purchase. If your only starting out there are many cheapy ones and even secondhand ones...

Silicone is the only best solution and application should be when the sheets are dry. This is the problem with poly but the heat retention is far better than glass.

Pick the time of year for purchasing your greenhouse as some months are better than others for good offers. At this moment many sellers of greenhouses and pollytunnels have some great offers on, including ourselves.

Hi, I have a small 4 tier one that just has a large piece of slate on the bottom and it hasn't moved in 3 years. My larger walk-in "blow-away" was re-inforced as described in this thread;

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Thanks Jenny. It's true, we can't help but worry about the little things!

The bigger the greenhouse, the easier it is to control the greenhsoue (although if you leave it closed it will still cook :( but in Summer its hard to keep 6 x 4's cool, much easier with 12 x 10 and bigger. With smaller greenhouses yo can open door and vents, but all you are doing is creating...

I have bought quite a lot of stuff from Greenfingers they really are a useful site and they are always happy to put anything right that you are not happy with............

I'm lucky with the wooden base of my GH, it's teak that was once part of colliery headgear. It's probably now around 100 years old and there's no sign of rot. The same though can't be said for some parts of the wooden framework, it's about 25 years since I built it and has started to rot in...

base height wont be an issue as we`ll be building a brick base for them both - im just hoping we can do something with the profile

Great idea Rosietutu!

I think this one is beyond repair or at least my DIY skills lazy dog haha but i will try and get some pics for you to see. I think I will try the polythene or the conservatory plastic and see what happens, I will just put a few tomatoe plants in there and if it doesnt work this year then try...

The cylinder is pretty much the whole guts of the thing though, and their FAQ says the cylinders only last about 6-8 years. See: and search for: "I can see a viscous liquid leaking out of the tube. What is it?"

How about a black and white Chequerboard floor Woo.

Yes, we did something very similar with our greenhouse door, worked a treat!! Val

Knowing it would change the temperature in the greenhouse for ever, Ziggy prepared to employ his home made solar powered sucking engine

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