Demo plants in the Greenhouse

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  1. Mr Purple

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    Hi

    I just thought I would show you all what I am growing at the moment in our demonstration greenhouse at Mawdesley, lancashire. Here we have a pineapple, chillies and early tomatoes.

    I have plenty of other crops on the go, and will add more as the year goes on.

    Thanks for looking

    David
     

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    :thumbsup: Now that looks interesting David.. Are some growing in compost & some hydroponically.?
     
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    Hi
    Yes the pineapple is in an ebb and flood system and has water/feed pumped from the base reservoir to the plant twice a day, 15 minutes each time. The chillis are in compost but watered from beneath via reservoir/capillary matting system. The tomatoes are in an NFT (Nutrient Film Technique) system. Water/feed is constantly flowing over the roots, pump fed from a reservoir beneath.

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    Hello

    The longer days are bringing on the tomatoes. They grew an average of 15cm last week.
     

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    Looking good Mr Purple.:dbgrtmb:

    My tomatoes are only 4" tall.OUCH
     
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    It looks very interesting David , you are only 3 miles north of me in Mawdsley. I'll call in and have a look :thumbsup:
     
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    They are doing well David :dbgrtmb:
    Your greenhouse must be heated, what sort of temperature are you keeping it at?
     
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    Looking good!!
     
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    Please do, we always welcolme visitors. If you let me know when your coming, I'll put the kettle on!

    Yes its a heated greenhouse. Its set to a minimum of 12 degrees C at the moment.
     
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    I thought this looked rather beautiful in the greenhouse this morning. Any guesses as to what it is?
     

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      pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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      Papaya maybe?
       
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      I also thought Papaya..
      Dave
       
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      Yes papaya. This particular plant snapped last year under the weight of its own fruit, but has re-grown really well. Cuttings were also taken just in case, so now I have 6 fine specimens.
       
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      Interesting, I didn't know it would grow from cuttings.

      Do you have one of the more cold tolerant species?
       
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      I will check the species, but the greenhouse is heated 24/7/365
       
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