The Walipini Project (aka greenhouse shenanigans)

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  1. Upsydaisy

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    Oh...:wow: That is totally :awesome:

    Andy well done, you've really done a fabulous job.

    I am the same as Lori soooooooo envious!!!!
     
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      I was looking at the cold frame, hadn't noticed it till now.:biggrin:

      Its turned out great, well done.
       
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        It's probably been quite a slog for you but you've made a grand job of it Andy. Well done! :)
         
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          Fantastic, you have done a great job, it looks so good.
           
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            Brilliant job Andy - well done !

            Now you'll find it isn't big enough :)
             
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              That's the Third Law of Greenhouses! :thumbsup:
               
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                :redface: Thanks everyone. I'll admit it was a slog, and still bits to complete but boy, am I glad that roof glass is done!

                I've conveniently ignored the cold frame as I'm really not sure if I'll bother with it. Never had one before, are they really all that great?
                 
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                  They come in very handy when the greenhouse is full. :biggrin:
                   
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                    Agree with Pete, I use ours a lot but then our greenhouse is well and truly miniscule compared to yours!:heehee:
                     
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                      They are very useful this time of the year especially, I find.

                      That halfway house to harden plants off without keep moving them around.
                       
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                        Does it matter it's almost fully shaded?
                         
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                        Not great position really, knock it down and build one somewhere else.
                         
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                          :yikes: Nope! Not up for that right now!
                           
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                            I can understand that.
                             
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                              Door stripping and fitting staging today. The door is from the original greenhouse and has decades of paint to remove; I used a flap disc attached to a grinder which is effective but still takes a while!
                              Will decide to creocote or paint it another time.
                              I'm very happy to have some staging though, I can finally start using the greenhouse properly :)

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