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Post by caretaker on Jun 11, 2014 13:09:04 GMT
I am thinking of doing a garden in my greenhouse with succulent plants, I am going to use my heated home made propagator box 4x2 feet as this will be heated in the winter. I have never grown this sort of plant so need your advise. I have lowered the heating cable to half inch and covered with sand, this will be the base for the winter heat/cable. I do not know what growing media to use for the plants but there is another two inches to fill, I was hoping to use a mix of course sand and potting compost. This will reduce the weight on the bench that was showing signs of sinking. If anyone has any tips do let me know of them, would also like to try sowing some seeds but better walk before I run. I will be visiting my brother in law this Sunday who grows cacti and see if I can scrounge some plants (not cacti) if he can spare any just to get me going. Thanks all, enjoy the sun, Reg |
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Post by Cherry on Jun 15, 2014 6:15:08 GMT
I don't think any of our experts have seen this post. I am not good at these. Is anyone reading this? steve, @hywel. Any ideas? |
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Post by steve on Jun 15, 2014 8:39:11 GMT
I think Hywel is the best bet for some info on what to grow in there and how, I would just say does the set up with the heated cables have thermostatic control? if not then it would be a good idea to add one, I got mine fairly cheap off ebay, its a balance of keeping them warm enough to survive over winter but if too warm and with low light levels they will get leggy soft growth making them more prone to mealy bug attack.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2014 19:04:14 GMT
Yes I agree with Steve about the thermostat. They like to be on the cool side in winter but above freezing.
I'm not sure if your heating cable will heat the air, or just the soil. The air should not go down much below freezing either. Many cacti can stand several degrees of frost, some succulents also, but not all of them.
A mix of course sand or rough grit, with potting compost will be fine for succulents. They do like a well drained soil. With mine I put 3 parts compost to one part coarse grit (that's what I read in a book many years ago)
In winter when the weather is dry I would ventilate your green house, in order to prevent too much condensation.
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