Greenhouse Growing

Excellent job Bob. well done...:thumb: funnily enough I measured my weeny space out of curiosity only this morning. I assmed I had 4ft depth so I was going to go for a 4 x 6 and position it sideways so to speak. I am so glad I didnt order one as the paved area isnt 4ft its only about 3ft 8ins...

If we are talking dead cheap then get to one of those instore places or wilkinsons-tenner each for a four tier.

We have not had much sunshine here for the last few weeks and everything in the greenhouse is suffering. All my toms seem to develop a white mould and the fruit rotted at the bottom, the cucumbers were not quite so bad had quite a few of them but it seems to have finished flowering now and has...

stel it depends on what you plan to keep or grow in your greenhouse over the winter. If you just want to overwiter a few tender plants it would be much cheaper keeping them indoors on a windowsill, rather than heating a whole greenhouse. If you are starting from scratch why not consider an...

The whole of my back garden is 35m square (I think, might be slightly out and a little smaller than that) and a triangular shape, my mums gardens bigger. I've got a coldframe that my dad made me sat on the patio so I can do a small amount of overwintering things. I love freesias, I was going to...

You can also cut polycarb sheets by scoring a line along the sheet with a craft knife or stiff broken hacksaw blade and then placing the sheet on a table with the scored line at the edge and and a straight-edged piece of wood on top and then give the overhanging (usually the waste side) of the...

"I bought one of those frames with a plastic cover u pull over"I think that's an excellent piece of kit. (It has limitations, of course, but they are pretty obvious, eh?)The problem with a small greenhouse is that it is difficult to get the atmosphere right - a bit like a party that is...

My son bought the pineapple from Homebase but when he read the tag it said the plant could be poisonous. He has 2 cats that he adores and decided to give it to us rather than take it home. I can't imagine it will grow into a pineapple that can be eaten - but who knows ???Hey- I don't think...

I found my water butts at the tip! They had cracks in the bottom but OH managed to seal them with gutter sealant/mastic. Work a treat! I managed to cobble together - with cable ties/duck tape - a drainage system that does the biz using a bit of drainpipe about 2" across and a couple of angled...

I can imagine the difficulty, I probably wouldn't have the temperament to see it through :(

Defiantly something I shall bear in mind.To be honest, I can't remember how high it is, as I bought it early last year...think it's 8foot at the apex, so I assume it goes from 6 foot at the sides...will check it out.:thumb:

Hello Ian and welcome to G.C,unfortunatly you are a bit late to sow a lot of things this year,but you can still get away with sowing a couple of things like pak choi on the vegetable side or on the flower side you have sweet wiliams or forget me nots you will JUST get away with.

The idea of building a wooden greenhouse really appeals to me, having just spent the last few evenings sawing up rafters for my extension. I think I missed my vocation, I love the smell of the cut wood, really like going to the timber yard looking at wood and get a lot of satisfaction looking at...

I would have sworn that I posted a reply in here. It must be that preview button again.Anyway, thanks for the Papyrus ID. When I told 'Er indoors, who is the real gardener here, that peeps thought it was papyrus she replied"Oh good. I thought that was lost a few years ago. Never seen the...

Polycarbonate is the best choice of the synthetic options but some of these greenhouses look quite weak. As glass is heavy it requires a good solid frame, so glass greenhouses tend to be better built. I would suggest you invest in cedar wood frame glasshouse as my wooden greenhouse has a much...

Bhindi, are you actually growing anything in the greenhouse, or just playing with the blind?:D:D:D

Hi David. With it being warm today and possibly tomorrow i have noticed today that my tomato plants leaves are starting to curl upwards ,Is this a sign of over/under watering they have not changed colour yet, anyone else on the forum is more than welcome to chip into this.Regards

You can even keep the door open, veggie, if you so wish.:D However, I would use something to keep any cats out. Also, you would get much better air circulation if you put the vent in. Makes for a healthier enviroment for your plants. :thumb:

They can be a bit slow early on if grown from seed in the current year. I tend to overwinter a plant, in the greenhouse. I get a lot of self sown ones every year, so I pot one up in july for the next year. They like sunshine, so if its a bit shady where your growing them, you could try...

Greenhouse, I think you are right, it sounds like scorch.