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    Hi All

    This year I am growing tomatoes, aubergines and chills in my heated greenhouse

    Currently they are being grown under artificial lighting and I can probably (due to space reasons) have these for another 4 weeks inside, maybe a little longer at a push

    When do you guys who have heated greenhouses get their plants in their greenhouse / tunnel? Is the end to mid March an acceptable time?

    Look forward to your feedback

    Cheers

  • #2
    If you can keep your GH above 10C 24/7 then your good to go as soon as the days are long enough.

    Potty
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    • #3
      It depends on what you mean by heated - what is your minimal temperature in there?

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Potstubsdustbins View Post
        If you can keep your GH above 10C 24/7 then your good to go as soon as the days are long enough.

        Potty
        I know its difficult to say, but when would you estimate days are long enough?

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Alison View Post
          It depends on what you mean by heated - what is your minimal temperature in there?
          Going to keep it to a minimum of 10c I hope!

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          • #6
            How are you going to heat it? It will probably cost a fortune....

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            • #7
              with a 2.8kw electric heater, greenhouse will be partitioned so wont all be heated

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              • #8
                I like to have at least 12 hours of good daylight before mine go out.

                Potty
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                • #9
                  I have already got toms in mh gh. Not heated but bubblewrapped and fleeced..so far so good..
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                  • #10
                    My small (8x6) greenhouse is electric heated with full bubble wrap insulation. Set to 15C.

                    In cold weather it costs £2.40 a day to run, in warm weather £0.50. When it's sunny like today, £0.20.

                    Cheaper and far better than paraffin.

                    My tomato seedlings like it as do my other plants..

                    When really cold, it cycles between 13C - heat comes on - and 15C heat goes off - every 3 minutes and the heater (3kW) runs approx 20 seconds..

                    Overnight lows are 12.5C. On hot days the vents open and 28C is the highest before they do..

                    Temperatures for max/min measure at 50cm above bench height.

                    Heater thermostat mounted on bench - approx 60cm above the ground.
                    Last edited by Madasafish; 26-02-2014, 02:33 PM.

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                    • #11
                      As a newbie I am a little confused, this is the first year I have had a proper greenhouse. I think this thread has answered my questions but can I just clarify please? I have started off tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, melons and a few other bits inside my house. I have today pricked out many of them into bigger pots so now of course they take up much more room. Am I right in thinking I cannot put them in the greenhouse yet? I have a parafin heater but so far haven't used it - reading this thread I am not really sure when/if I should be using it now and starting things off in there or carry on doing what I am doing? Any advice gratefully received :-)

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                      • #12
                        Slightly off topic but since having a heated propagator bench plus 1 large and 2 smaller propagators I was surprised how the ambient temperature increased to a level that I didn't need to consider additional heating or insulation. I do not plant this greenhouse up though.

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