Polys and Pansies

Had a bit of work to do since returning from holiday, the pansies in the foreground are a little late this year but we (two of us) had 15,000 polys to pot first, still have 5,000 myosotis and 4,000 bellis (daisies) to do next week.

 

I'm constantly staggered by the quantities you work in, Strongy! Must be a pretty satisfying jab - assuming everything goes well, that is.... :rolleyes:

 

Just how large is your garden Strongy?!! :eek:

Kind regards
Royster

 

My garden is big Royster, it consists of six roundabouts, three parks and four small public gardens. :D The usual things, Dendy, try and spoil my day, aphids, botrytis, caterpillars, whitefly, rust, leafhoppers, slugs etc.
It is satisfying but obviously can be very monotonous standing at a potting bench for up to six/seven hours at a time, sometimes in very high temperatures(the bench is in the glasshouse!)but at least I can see the end product whenever I go around the borough.

 

Sounds a fantastic job Strongy! Speaking as one who never seems to get enough time in the garden. You don't have to clean the windows do you? :eek:

 

It might seem a stupid question strongy, but why are all the plants grown on the floor and not on benches. Wouldn't they be slightly warmer if raised up above ground level.
I see you have gas heating.
There's a lot of volume to that greenhouse and your only using the floor.
I know there's probably a good reason, but I cant think of it.

 

maybe it is an Icelandic greenhouse and they don't mind splashing on the heating...

 

I'd been wondering about that too, Pete..... Is it a light thing?

 

When the powers that be relocated the nursery the funds for extras (thermal screens, hoses on gantrys etc)diminished to nothing so there was no money to buy benches for the polytunnel. Even the mobile benches in the glasshouse were from the old nursery and had to be adapted. It isn't exactly a modern unit as we have no seed sowing machines and no potting machines, half of the summer bedding is grown on the floor as you may remember in the pics last spring, all done by hand. The light levels are similar in the glasshouse and the polytunnel.
The gas heaters can fuction as cold air fans to reduce temps in summer/autumn for cooler growing conditions for polys/pansies/ bellis etc.

 

Guess that answers that one!! :rolleyes: And there was me thinking there would be a good reason....