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Post by sweetpea on Mar 22, 2017 23:21:43 GMT
Another option could be a polytunnel. Almost as good as a glasshouse. Indeed I grew all sorts of plants in mine many half hardy and some tender eg Coleus which I overwintered ok.
A decent cover will last several years. My old one was on its seventh year when I moved and last I heard was still up a couple of years later.
I grew tomatoes, cucumbers peppers, chillies courgettes melons aubergines and some potatoes for show. Lots of fuchsias too.
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Post by ladybird on Mar 23, 2017 19:24:53 GMT
That would be an idea for an extra sweetpea . I do like a greenhouse though , I like to wander in it with a cup of tea in the mornings , love the smell of it in the summer time , that if those pesky cats havn`t left their scent on the stones  . |
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Post by sweetpea on May 21, 2017 17:27:32 GMT
have you seen the 'naked' g'house featured somewhere and will be at Chelsea. No frame just toughened glass so all light gets in. 6' x 8' ONLY £3,500  I'll check and see where I saw it though something tells me you won't be buying one  |
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Post by sweetpea on May 21, 2017 17:36:40 GMT
link for the naked g'house
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Post by grindle on May 22, 2017 4:35:32 GMT
nah don't like that one |
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Post by sweetpea on May 22, 2017 12:50:24 GMT
nah don't like that one nor me |
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Post by SueA on May 22, 2017 21:36:10 GMT
Aww, I was going to order a couple of them but I'm not now that you & grindle have said you don't like it sweetpea! |
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Post by grindle on May 23, 2017 7:42:27 GMT
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Post by ladybird on May 28, 2017 14:28:13 GMT
I dont like that green house either . How about this one though , dont know if much light gets through though.  |
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Post by sweetpea on May 28, 2017 16:49:51 GMT
looks more like a cathedral
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Post by Cherry on May 28, 2017 23:31:09 GMT
Have you got one yet ladybird. You don't need an excuse as it is your hobby and keeps you sane (I think). What would you do without it? |
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Post by grindle on May 29, 2017 5:15:47 GMT
don't think I'll be rushing to get one of those in my garden ladybird |
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Post by ladybird on May 29, 2017 13:21:59 GMT
Have you got one yet ladybird. You don't need an excuse as it is your hobby and keeps you sane (I think). What would you do without it? I`m still thinking Cherry something has to change as the GH is very yellow now and the roof panels have holes here`s a few pics it`s actually more yellow than the pic shows , and the 2nd pic is of a window so not good.   |
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Post by ladybird on May 29, 2017 13:59:39 GMT
The panels along the right side have been replaced and I have the rest to do ( panels been behind the sofa for 3 years now )so my dilemma remains 1. Do I just use the good quality panels I have and re glaze the rest and buy new polycarb to glaze the little 4x6 GH. The latter has stood up to gale force winds as sturdy as a rock. With a dab of paint here and there it should last another 10 years and is the easy option. 2. Do I invest in a lovely new rhino , same size, silver with 4 mm toughened glass nice conventional 2` panels , strong lifetime job IF the scallyways around here dont throw stones at it . I would have to bubble wrap it in spring and shade it in the summer, something the polycarb does away with. The cost is huge nearly £1600 (300 for postage ) 3. I could get a single much longer GH say 16 foot with polycarb or toughened glass or perhaps a mixture o both and do away with my little unglazed one . Then I`d have to raise up part of the garden , a big job. so you see the cost is not the problem , undecision is .  |
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Post by SueA on May 30, 2017 7:44:05 GMT
I think I'd just carry on with re-glazing what you've got ladybird as you've already got some of the panels, the structure looks sound & it would be the cheapest & easiest option & you could just poly-glaze your small greenhouse as it's been so reliable too. |
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