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  • Can this be used as Propagator ?

    Saw this today whilst out shopping reduced to £9.99 and thought could this be a good propagator ?Neat and tidy and could be put in the corner of the conservatory.

    Am i missing reason as to why it couldn't be used?

    Thanks

    Anthony

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  • #2
    The only thing I would say is that the light would be very restricted unless you opened all the drawers to different lengths to give a step effect.

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    • #3
      I personally think the drawers would be best used as lids over the top of plants.
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      • #4
        That was my only concern but i though well once there up then they can be moved on to this,£6.99 from b and m


        Which sits on top of a tall unit in the conservatory.

        I'm not aloud to make a mess in the house but this would be clean and tidy and hardy noticeable
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        • #5
          Me thinks you need a greenhouse..................
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          • #6
            Mally

            This is a sore subject ,i have one on the plot ,but this is the result of a bad storm ,it had held up well until then.

            But the idea is that i start the seeds indoors in the baove and then move them to the greenhouse.

            My current debate is do i spend money on fixing what i have or do i ditch it and buy a poly tunnel (research suggests they are stronger).

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            • #7
              It looks more like a storage bucket thingy Ant.
              You wan similar seed holding things to your last post but smaller so they fit on a windowsill or somewhere with lots of light.

              That looks like a really tidy greenhouse btw, just needs some tlc.
              Last edited by jackarmy; 07-02-2016, 06:48 PM.

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              • #8
                I'd be tempted to remove all the polycarb, re-panel the door side with the polycarb putting in extra clips & net the rest with debris netting giving you a great fruit cage, Brassica cage. You can then decide if you want another GH or Polytunnel.
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                • #9
                  Mally

                  That was one of the options ,with either Brassicas or strawberries in there ,then add a small polytunnel further down the plot.

                  decisions ,decisions

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                  • #10
                    Well I'll throw another suggestion your way, I'm full of daft ideas.......................I need to contact a neighbour as he has a 8x6 greenhouse in his garden with no glass & is dropping to bits. My plan is to split the greenhouse lengthwise so you have 2 goal post shapes, join them together, do a bit of bracing to the roof & vertical supports to stop it falling over. I then plan to cover it with wide netting & use it as a 16ft long Munty frame to grow my Cucumbers up, maybe some Runner Beans in between. Told you I was full of daft ideas..............
                    Last edited by Bigmallly; 07-02-2016, 07:14 PM.
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                    • #11
                      i like the idea ,in a nutshell increasing the netted area as much as i can would be the aim ,so maybe splitting it down the middle and adding cross sections with upright supports,basically making it as wide as possible so i can get the most netted beds under it as possible.

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                      • #12
                        Good idea, you would have to modify how the door frame fits but shouldn't be too difficult. So basically you could have 2 x 3ft wide beds with a 18" path in the middle plus a bed at the end making it approx 8ft x 8ft.
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                        • #13
                          After extra thought, you could maybe separate it further with longer timbers in between then put a number of smaller beds inside. You need to get out the graph paper & see what will work best for you.
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