Greenhouse Growing

There are all sorts of things you can try, like broken eggshells, gravel and copper strips if you aren't keen on pellets - sometimes it's quite easy to find the blighters hiding under pots.

Easier to leave the door or/and windows open. :lollol:

I would guess it increases the chances slightly, but I would not worry about it. I've got away with it for years, only had blight once in the greenhouse and that same year my neighbour's tomato plants were not affected even though they were outside and only 10 yards from my infected plants. Just...

Agreed, scorch. I suffered it with my french beans, easily done. Cheers...freddy.

Thank you for this very informative answet, when mine is all set up for the patio I will draw a similar diagram to show what's happening!!!!!

Thanks for the replies. Have had many problems in erecting the greenhouse due to missing parts and glass from the inventory. Not sure I wouold deal with Halls Greenhouse company again. Now almost complete and installing electric/staging and etc. this week - can now move my non-hardy plants out...

To increase the side shoot supply wait until the plant gets about a foot tall and then lay the pot on its side. The plant will divert the resources (auxins) from the main growing tip (the highest one) to the all the stem shoots which are now equal highest :wink:

things are starting to grow at last but very slow,perhaps due to low temps?

Thanks lads thats opened up my options luv bell peppers / chillies but not to hot?

That's what I did, only I used 4 250x250 flagstones to weigh it down, as it was quite blustery, and mine was up at the top of the garden, it was just a shame the cover on mine went, although it was probably partly my fault.

You buy from Norfolk Greenhouses too then? I bought a paraffin heater at the same time as my greenhouse too Saving it for winter though

Sounds alright, i`d cover it with white poly or paint it white as the black will get very hot and cook the roots inside. I had moss growing on the underside of the weed barrier i used for my tomato hammock, its finally given up the ghost and started to tear along the back edge where its clamped...

Best option, worked for me for twenty years. If the ground is reasonably compacted after digging out, 3X2 paving slabs aren't goint to shift as long as they are level and the weight will be distributed along the length. Never had a paving slab crack.

Improved ventilation and drainage (or at least avioding leaving the surface wet for long periods) would probably help as would a bit of lime. Mosses like damp acidic conditions. If you have a really bad infestation you'd possibly benefit by removing the top inch of soil as it will contain moss...

I would like a mini greenhouse and wonder which ones are sturdy and worthwhile buying. I dont want a walk in greenhouse, just one that has shelves in that I can unzip and put my plants in.. Thanks :gnthb:

Hi, Dave W - Now there is a thought .... Now you quote a research concerniong cold versus luke water on plants ... Frankly I begin to wonder about all these researches that one reads about, inasmuch as one does find an awful lot of contradictions from one research to another. And i am not...

Hello rmoyes and welcome.I wouldn't bother with replacing the thermostat. They are bimetalic strips and I suspect that there is a big difference (hysteresis loop) between the on and off temperatures, which can waste electricity.I have a similar heater, but I ignore the inbuilt thermostat...

Hello & welcome Jim.Those are good ideas, I'm all for saving money. I have been manually switching off my cheap non-thermostatically controlled propogator during the day as it has been warm enough with what little sunshine we have. I've got a spare timer so I'll start using it - it's good...

Sorted Adam:thumb:

Use growbags and follow instructions.Feed every tiome you water but at a reduced rate