DIY Greenhouse Bench

Made a new bench for the greenhouse over the weekend to house some of my cactus, all wood was FREE
Greenhouse had a bit of a clean too

 

All's left to do now is, remove some of my cactus from my other greenhouse, to their new bench, not looking forward, you can bet your boot's i'll get bitten with the spines

 

@JWK thanks, That’s only part of my collection , not using heating at moment as the temperature is still warm enough, but as it gets colder I use a eltex paraffin heater and some I cover with fleece, I do use a fan during really hot days to circulate the air, but during autumn I just rely on auto window vents and leaving the door ajar.A lot of them are hardy so they’ll manage ok through winter, but the tender ones end up in doors until spring. Seems to work ok for me.

 

@Loofah Thanks, yes it’s surprising some cactus seem to tolerate the cold of winter

 

Looks a super collection you have there

In a well insulated greenhouse find using a small electric fan heater on the 1kw and frost free settings quiet economical, perhaps easier and even cheaper than a paraffin heater ?

 

@ricky101
Thanks Ricky, to be honest I’ve been thinking about going electric, paraffin prices have risen lately, thanks for the info I’ll certainly give it a try, auction site here I go

 

@JWK no there’s no thermostat on mine, and Ricky mentioned a fan heater, so if I can persuade the wife, I think I’ll go down the electric route

 

Nice tidy greenhouse, just wish mine looked that tidy, electric for me, gave up paraffin about 30yrs ago, to messy, and it stinks, to name just two of its problems.
A good heater and a separate thermostat, not the one on the heater, last for years and apart from when we get power cuts, reliable.

I over winter some cacti in my cold frame, it just gets bubble wrap pulled over the top on frosty nights, spent a full week with 4 ins of snow on top last feb.

 

@pete yes Pete going electric, your right about the mess and smell etc.
As you say some cacti don’t seem to mind the winter , and bubblewrap is great for installation , thanks also for the advice on the thermostat