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Post by daitheplant on Jan 9, 2016 19:52:52 GMT
My plant factory.    Just outside is my coldframe.  On my top plot is my small greenhouse.  Which is rather full. |
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Post by Cat on Jan 9, 2016 20:14:24 GMT
fabulous pictures everyone. I would put up pictures of my greenhouse i got last year but there is nothing in it - including glass! (retched storm Desmond / Frank. I will post when the glass is replaced and new shelving is in though  |
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Post by daitheplant on Jan 9, 2016 20:27:44 GMT
Do you mean WRETCHED Cat?  |
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Post by Cat on Jan 9, 2016 22:01:14 GMT
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Post by roofgardener on Jan 9, 2016 22:29:25 GMT
Excellent photographs daitheplant. A reall Dai-orama !!  A packed mini-greenhouse, and a real no-nonsense "working" polytunnel. It makes mine look effete. If greenhouses where footware, then yours is a sturdy hiking boot, and mine is a comfy slipper ! |
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Post by roofgardener on Jan 10, 2016 16:13:48 GMT
Oh.. and I've just realised that I neglected to mention the home-built wooden "glass house" attatchment. Two questions arise from that: 1) What are you growing in it ? I can't imagine why you would be growing Cineraria ? Obviously there is a "cunning plan" behind this ? 2) Why is it attached to the main Polytunnel by HINGES ? Does it fold up to reveal something underneath ? I'm thinking... "staircase to secret underground growing lair" here ? .... shades of the swimming pool that slides to one side to allow Thunderbird 1 to launch ? AAAARGH.... please tell me you don't have a secret (1) underground Scud Brassica launching pad ? 
Notes:
(1) = As opposed to a publicly acknowleged underground Scud Brassica launching pad ?
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Post by daitheplant on Jan 10, 2016 20:19:35 GMT
Flipping `eck, I missed that Cat.  Roofus,I am growing anything (within reason) I like in it. As for the hinges, it is my plan to take on Ikea in flat pack, self assembly, garden buildings.  As for the secret bunker, it is a secret, so I am not telling you.   |
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Post by daitheplant on Jan 11, 2016 20:04:48 GMT
No need to be envious of anyone Hywel, there is nothing at all wrong with the "shelters". |
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Post by peony on Jan 11, 2016 20:40:40 GMT
Your plants obviously love your 'shelters' @hywel , a clever use of space that would otherwise be difficult to use |
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Post by SueA on Jan 11, 2016 21:14:44 GMT
I love your shelters @hywel, so neat & tidy, the trellis & perspex one looks really good with all your cacti in. |
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Post by ladybird on Jan 12, 2016 4:48:37 GMT
loved looking at all you hot house pics . i`d be too ashamed to show mine at the mo , it`s full of rubbish , i can`t even get in !
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Post by grindle on Jan 12, 2016 5:33:12 GMT
I really like your shelters @hywel they look very useful spaces, perspex sheets are great, that's mostly what I've used |
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Post by roofgardener on Jan 12, 2016 11:11:02 GMT
I've got to reiterate what everyone else has said @hywel; your shelters look VERY practical, and a very imaginative use of space. I am also - once more - humbled at the handicraft skills that so many of you display.
So many of you seem to be able to create sturdy structures with wood, using mortice joints and proper measurements and... you know... tools n' stuff.
I tend to bodge things together with Duck Tape and glue.
What DOES impress me is the sheer range of different approaches and design philosophies people have; the eclectic mixture of different styles and structures. It is a REAL eye-opener.
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Post by Cat on Jan 12, 2016 21:04:31 GMT
@hywel lovely to see your pics. Personally I am gaining ideas from everyone so thank you all |
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Post by daitheplant on Jan 12, 2016 21:24:55 GMT
Roofus, do not sell yourself short. You are doing very well with your own innovations and adaptions. |
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As for the secret bunker, it is a secret, so I am not telling you. 
