Greenhouse Growing

Thanks John, any comments, questions fire away. The sun kept going in and out, so the light is all over the place and the lens focussed on the sweetcorn rather than me, so not expecting a call from the telly companies lol.

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No, just watered sparingly when required.... oh well, I guess I'll just hope it pulls through.

Oh, sounds easier than I thought, I'd imagine they'd just flew or climb back up.

I would also add that we worry too much about side shoots at times, and with some toms it is really hard to tell the growing tip from a shoot. It is best to remove shoots as they appear, but I've seen me remove shoots over 30cm because I've missed them or been away for a while.

Well they're in the ground now and seem to be enjoying the heat, unlike the tomatoes which are flagging a bit. I thought I would try them as they are so expensive in the shops now.

You might want to take a look at our recent post using these Ceramic probes, which could work well with your water butts.Worked ok on a couple of plants in 5" pots the other month, will be use the larger ones on the Toms once they get into their final big tubs.The need a bit of time to get...

I just thrown old lace curtains or duvet covers over the top of my greenhouse, tied down at the corners onto the guttering. I have even used an old plastic blue tarpaulin. It usually goes on in May and stays on until the end of the growing season when I take it down, put it through the washing...

They wont cover the full roof of the greenhouse, maybe half…..but its easier to build a full solid roof, rather than a half and half roof. But will look into a half and half and see what i can come up with.I may be able to have at least 1.8mtrs of clear roof.

Well done. Brilliant! My neighbour installed double glazing and built himself a greenhouse from discarded old windows and doors. He only used it for a couple of years for growing tomatoes. Then he lost interest and it was used as storage space. The story of his life.

We screw some smallish (eg 25mm )Cup Hooks into frame so we can secure the netting / timber battens to them.The shading is more effective if its reasonably taught across the framework so there is a small air gap between the glazing and the netting. This allows the heat to be vented before it...

Yes - some of those cans are a ridiculous price @CarolineL ! I wouldn't be getting anything fancy, and the weight doesn't bother me at all, so it's just a question of buying something that preferably isn't plastic, but it's not always easy to make those decisions. I checked with a seller to...

When I used to use the old banned slug pellets the birds never touched the poisoned slugs and snails. The slugs used to foam very quickly then dry up. I have read that the new slug pellets with iron in them aren't good for birds and hedgehogs either. I tread on snails and snip slugs, but it's...

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As mentioned started 2 x 5" pots each with their own probes the other week.To start, the probes are filled with water and need to be placed into wet compost, as the compost dries it openes the little valve to allow the fresh water to flow. This has happened just once for both pots in the last...

Just checking the Semps and lots are already coming through in just 9 days ! Wonder why they say 1 -2 months on the packet or did we just get lucky with some fresh seeds ?

I very much doubt it, otherwise no synthetic fertiliser could be used. On Levingtons packaging, I think it just says, organic, no peat. There is only a very small percentage of cattle reared on organic farms anyways. So if it is available, the manure will probably be more expensive.

Kids from other gardens, though they would have to jump a fence, easy enough for them.Parental guidance, these days ?? !! wishful thinking. Even when some broke the glass in full view of their parents they never offered to pay.The door is only open 6 to 8 " at most so hopefully too...

bolt some timbers on to the glazing bars then use drawing pins or a staple gun

Yes it makes a huge difference where you are growing, I bet you don't get Polar Bears walking all over your garden either............................