Thanks Alice. I realise that I wasn't as clear in my question as I thought. Where I live, we don't get much frosty weather - this year we have had only 3 nights where there has been frost and I suspect (from temperature in my shed) that I wouldn't need to heat the 'house often. I am thinking more of keeping it frost-free to keep chili plants and spuds from dying off over winter. Any other things such as salads would be a bonus. The way things are going, I won't get the greenhouse up before OH decides we need to move for his job anyway but thought it was better to plan for paraffin storage and electric points before I built the darned thing. My spuds in pots were quite happy beside the house until night before last when we had the first true hard frost - and sod's law, I have been poorly and wasn't able to put them anywhere more protected! (yes I know I shouldn't have spuds growing just now but they were supposed to be for crimbo but took ages to come through!) On the lighting front, I suppose it is more high tech than just a daylight simulation bulb then! Thought there must be more to it - but when you drive through Holland you see all the greenhouses lit up and I thought it was just light (simple person that I am) |