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Hi All
Had to tell someone (people I work with think Ive lost the plot !!) that my plastic greenhouse is now up and looking good.
To keep it safe the love of my life has drilled down into the concrete, through the poles and bolted it to the ground. Seems very stable so heres hoping.
Ive check ed the temperature over the weekend and it averages 5 degrees in daytime which I think is OK but if not please let me know.
I have a heater too if its too cold. Ive also got some staging in here and its really sweet and home from home (OH calls it my wendy house )
To start with Im going to plant some early carrots and salad mix in small tubs to see how they go.
Any further advice gladly welcomed. I intend to use the G house for toms, cucumbers and melons over summer.

Sam

Yeah, happy new greenhouse.

I am the same just ordered mine yesterday and looking out the window every 5 mins looking for a delivery van (they did say 10 days but you know what it is like!)

Happy greenhouse gardening, Mandy

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Absolutely brilliant Supersam I'm sure you'll have many happy hours in there.
Mandy, you're turn is coming. That delivery van will come - but not today

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Enjoy. Most people don't understand. their loss!
Jools

Congrats on the erection (of the greenhouse you mucky minded lot!) SS! Hope its productive and fruitful in there for you this year!

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Ahhh you're on the slippery slope now Sam, it always starts with something little (No I meant the greenhouse as well!!) and then just gets bigger I hope you have as much fun in yours as I do in mine

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Hi Sam, I am glad you have got the greenhouse finished.. How many hours today have you just stood in it

Well I am hoping to have mine finished by the end of the weekend but will see how the weather is as I have been mad already tonight after work, out in the rain and working in artificial light.. I hope it is worth it

Alan

Mine was finished at the end of august, so I know how it feels! Have my morning cuppa there whenever I can, even if I have to dodge the rain getting out there! NOt much growing in it yet, but there will be soon.
Alan - it is definately worth it!

Congratulations! Enjoy yourself. Keep hoping to get mine up but that is turning into an epic best launched on another thread!

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Hi all
Thanks for all your good wishes and messages (God its a bit like having a baby )
Anyway, finished work early yesterday (did have a dentist app but they cancelled I just forgot to tell work that
Anyway, got home, still light so off I set - result - 3 containers in the wendy house, 1 mint, 1 carrots, 1 salad leaf mix. Plus my new blueberry in its new pot and position and my indoor prop with toms, peppers, peas, pansys, lobelia and sweet peas. Only a few of each of the above to see if they take then I can start some more!
It had to be done my green fingers were itching
Also sorted out a storage box in the g house with feeds, fertilisers and labels, tools etc
Heres hoping they all take, I'll keep you all informed but any tips welcome.

Sam

Well done. I still haven't got round to replacing glass on my gifted greenhouse
I 've had plastic sheeting for 3 weeks sort of frit of cutting it up.
No1 son said he will help hope to get done for week end.

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Mine arrived from the suppliers last friday, spent all day sunday bending over bolting it together. Now am in agony when i walk and i have only got the gable ends and sides made up.


Am I right in thinking i cannot cut toughened glass.? Has it got to be cut by a specialist..? If so I cannot fit my extra roof vent.!

I am working all weekend so cannot work on it. Should I throw a sickie on a sunny day next week.??

You are right, talk to your local glass shop.

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Am very new to gardening and this forum.

The house I recently bought has an old greenhouse, the glass has been replaced by corregated plastic but all the panes of glass seem to be in the shed.

Why would the people before me replaced the glass with plastic (should it be put back as I am sure it would look better) and I was thinking of making some protective cloche (s)for my raised beds - should I use the spare glass or plastic?

thanks

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Perhaps they had children?

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Thanks Peter,

perhaps you are right, just wondered if there were any 'growing' advantages to plastic v glass or visa versa.

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Hi SS,

Rather than cut a sheet of toughened Glass why don't you ask for two normal sheets of greenhouse glass for where vent goes then you've got a sheet of glass just in case

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Hi Supersam, great to hear you're getting on so well. Your salad leaf and carrots will get on fine - mine are well away. Have you bought some fleece for covering seedlings at night ?
You could put a couple of buckets of potatoes in there in the hope of some really early ones. I planted mine in January and they're up. Keep us posted.

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Congrats on the new arrival Sam, what kind of plastic is it,is it the soft sheeting type or rigid plastic/polycarbonate type? If it's the soft type watch it in the sun as it tends to dry out & rip (well it does on my mini zip up one anyway).Wish I had a walk-in greenhouse, I really envy you getting your plants off to a good start in there.

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I already have the glass delivered and greenhouse frame, but that is a dam fine idea, I know where there are two sheets of Horti glass at work. In the mean time I could phone the manufacturers and thank them for sending and charging me for stuff i cannot use unless i pay to have it altered. <cynicsmiley>

Thanks again for advice
Alice mentioned putting fleece over my babies at night but never having used it Im a bit unsure. Does it have to be a special fleece or would bubblewrap do the job?
By the way I found 2 peas sprouting in the indoor prop already, they've only been in since Monday !!

Thanks

Sam

Hi Sam, if your greenhouse is frost free at night you shouldn't need fleece as you've only got hardy-ish plants in there (carrots/salads) & they should be O.K. Your tender ones are in a prop. aren't they so they will be warm enough. Blueberries are hardy & can be left outside anyway so that's no problem either. I wouldn't put bubble wrap directly on top of anything as it will make them sweat, if you find you need anything if it goes very icy use horticultural fleece, newspaper or old net curtains!

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Sue, I knew there was something I could use as Fl