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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 22, 2008 9:47:41 GMT 1
Who has a greenhouse or conservatory?
If so, what size? What do you use it for?
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Post by Sleepy on Jan 22, 2008 10:02:40 GMT 1
Who has a greenhouse or conservatory? If so, what size? What do you use it for? I have a greenhouse. Are you going to ask if you can borrow it? I use it for growing tomatoes. You can borrow it until mid April. I will need it back again after then. It's 8' x 10' |
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Post by emseypop on Jan 22, 2008 10:25:45 GMT 1
I have an unheated green house, 6x4. ATM there are a riot of sweet pea plants I started in Oct. Some of Ali and 4p's Poppy's, some lavender and a black holly hock I planted from seed also in Oct. I have some passion flower cuttings I took from MiL garden at the end of the season. two of last years chili plants wraped in fleece And 4 strawberry plants. Ohh and moss, lots and lots of moss!
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Post by madonplants on Jan 22, 2008 11:54:51 GMT 1
Who has a greenhouse or conservatory? If so, what size? What do you use it for? No greenhouse yet, well not a proper one, but have had a few conservatories!! Don't have one here though. I must give my plastic green, octagonal thingy a go, that I bought a few years ago. I know it's not a proper greenhouse, but should really give it a go. Actually it's older than that, I bought it for when we were in Oakham!! It's still in it's box unopened!!  We used our conservatories as makeshift greenhouses, as most were unheated ones, for storing plants or growing on seedlings. Most got too hot for plants in the summer, though. I still can't believe the amount of houses we have had, not one had a greenhouse in the garden!!  Just found this online, made me laugh. Keith |
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Post by emseypop on Jan 22, 2008 12:00:35 GMT 1
Who has a greenhouse or conservatory? If so, what size? What do you use it for? No greenhouse yet, well not a proper one, but have had a few conservatories!! Don't have one here though. I must give my plastic green, octagonal thingy a go, that I bought a few years ago. I know it's not a proper greenhouse, but should really give it a go. Actually it's older than that, I bought it for when we were in Oakham!! It's still in it's box unopened!! We used our conservatories as makeshift greenhouses, as most were unheated ones, for storing plants or growing on seedlings. Most got too hot for plants in the summer, though. I still can't believe the amount of houses we have had, not one had a greenhouse in the garden!! Just found this online, made me laugh. Keith I think thats great Keith! I'd have it in my garden! Those plastic green house whatsits are really quite good, I think you'd only get 3-4 years out of one tho-you can get replacement covers for some of them which would prolong their life a bit. They are quite easy to find second hand as lots of people move into houses and want them gone from the garden, but they are fiddly to take down and re-assemble. |
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 22, 2008 12:46:59 GMT 1
Who has a greenhouse or conservatory? If so, what size? What do you use it for? Haven't got either Mick, used to have a conservatory at the last house. Any plans to get one? |
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Post by madonplants on Jan 22, 2008 12:49:51 GMT 1
No greenhouse yet, well not a proper one, but have had a few conservatories!! Don't have one here though. I must give my plastic green, octagonal thingy a go, that I bought a few years ago. I know it's not a proper greenhouse, but should really give it a go. Actually it's older than that, I bought it for when we were in Oakham!! It's still in it's box unopened!! We used our conservatories as makeshift greenhouses, as most were unheated ones, for storing plants or growing on seedlings. Most got too hot for plants in the summer, though. I still can't believe the amount of houses we have had, not one had a greenhouse in the garden!! Just found this online, made me laugh. Keith I think thats great Keith! I'd have it in my garden! Those plastic green house whatsits are really quite good, I think you'd only get 3-4 years out of one tho-you can get replacement covers for some of them which would prolong their life a bit. They are quite easy to find second hand as lots of people move into houses and want them gone from the garden, but they are fiddly to take down and re-assemble. It's one like this one, the hexagonal one, so maybe I should give it a go. It would be a stop gap at least, until we get a proper one. Keith |
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Post by 4pygmies on Jan 22, 2008 13:47:28 GMT 1
I have a conservatory, a greenhouse and a polytunnel. I use the conservatory for housing my gardening club stuff, and my gardening bits and pieces that I can't keep outside and as a halfway house for seedlings - they germinate in the big warm bathroom (on an Imperial size drawing board over the bath) and then go on my desk until they can go into the GH or PT.
I love my conservatory...I just wish it was slightly warmer during the winter...
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Post by Sweetleaf on Jan 22, 2008 15:05:50 GMT 1
I have a conservatory, a greenhouse and a polytunnel. I use the conservatory for housing my gardening club stuff, and my gardening bits and pieces that I can't keep outside and as a halfway house for seedlings - they germinate in the big warm bathroom (on an Imperial size drawing board over the bath) and then go on my desk until they can go into the GH or PT. I love my conservatory...I just wish it was slightly warmer during the winter... I have two Greenhouses one is for Cacti, currently empty, as Ive moved most of them into the porch, which is a lot warmer, in winter as it has a radiator close by and is double glazed, the other has a motley collection of overwintering plants in it, and is used for raising seedlings and Tomatoes, last year it got a Grapevine, and Im looking forward to harvesting something edible from that. |
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jan 22, 2008 19:26:45 GMT 1
I've got a cold GH. It belonged to my FiL and he gave it to me when he moved into sheltered accommodation. OH used it as a dumping ground for motor parts etc until I threw a fit and he emptied it for me. In the spring I use it to start off my dahlias and cannas. I also have hardier seedlings in there. ATM it's full of over-wintering plants. This summer I'm hoping to grow cape gooseberries, pepinos and chillis in there.
The conservatory isn't heated as such...we have one of those very low watt radiators in there tho so it stays above freezing. I set up the heated propagators in there...and use it for most of my sowing in the spring. It also houses my cacti on a shelf...and banana plants, kangaroo paw, baby fan palm, young bird of paradise plant and foliage begonias over winter.
My CF is pretty useful as well. The clem cuttings Plocket gave me are in there, along with some pansy and foxglove babies.
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Post by maggyd on Jan 22, 2008 23:43:09 GMT 1
Talking of Plocket! where is she  is she alright? |
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 24, 2008 16:25:33 GMT 1
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Post by debbiem on Jan 24, 2008 18:08:47 GMT 1
Who has a greenhouse or conservatory? If so, what size? What do you use it for? No greenhouse yet, well not a proper one, but have had a few conservatories!! Don't have one here though. I must give my plastic green, octagonal thingy a go, that I bought a few years ago. I know it's not a proper greenhouse, but should really give it a go. Actually it's older than that, I bought it for when we were in Oakham!! It's still in it's box unopened!! We used our conservatories as makeshift greenhouses, as most were unheated ones, for storing plants or growing on seedlings. Most got too hot for plants in the summer, though. I still can't believe the amount of houses we have had, not one had a greenhouse in the garden!! Just found this online, made me laugh. Keith I am SO impressed with that greenhouse made out of bottles! We will eventually get a small glass greenhouse for here but there a few more other things a bit further up the priority list. I'm looking forward to it though. We did have a small plastic one with a mind of it's own, it was so hard to anchor down and in any kind of wind used to 'travel' wreaking havoc! And it was a haven for woodlice and slugs, which kind of defeated the object - they could get inside easily. I like the octagonal The witch but the prices - hefteeeeee!  |
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Post by elsie on Jan 24, 2008 19:16:16 GMT 1
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Post by debidoos on Jan 24, 2008 19:31:15 GMT 1
My MIL has one greenhouse 8x10 which needs a few panes replaced before it is useable, it's also in a fair bit of shade, that's one of this years projects. I have one sitting next to hers 6x4 which is a plastic sheeting job, it's ok but again in too much shade. Need to get the tree lopper out again!
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jan 24, 2008 19:33:55 GMT 1
Goodness Elsie...they are SPLENDID...absolutely totally and utterly (completely) impressed I is ;D
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Post by elsie on Jan 24, 2008 20:04:10 GMT 1
Thankyou CPB - I think you may have seen them before  Pam x |
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Post by madonplants on Jan 24, 2008 20:32:24 GMT 1
I only want one!!! ;D Keith |
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Post by emseypop on Jan 24, 2008 20:39:41 GMT 1
No greenhouse yet, well not a proper one, but have had a few conservatories!! Don't have one here though. I must give my plastic green, octagonal thingy a go, that I bought a few years ago. I know it's not a proper greenhouse, but should really give it a go. Actually it's older than that, I bought it for when we were in Oakham!! It's still in it's box unopened!! We used our conservatories as makeshift greenhouses, as most were unheated ones, for storing plants or growing on seedlings. Most got too hot for plants in the summer, though. I still can't believe the amount of houses we have had, not one had a greenhouse in the garden!! Just found this online, made me laugh. Keith I am SO impressed with that greenhouse made out of bottles! We will eventually get a small glass greenhouse for here but there a few more other things a bit further up the priority list. I'm looking forward to it though. We did have a small plastic one with a mind of it's own, it was so hard to anchor down and in any kind of wind used to 'travel' wreaking havoc! And it was a haven for woodlice and slugs, which kind of defeated the object - they could get inside easily. I like the octagonal The witch but the prices - hefteeeeee! I had the walk in wardrobe sized plastic greenhouse last summer, when I got my glass one I gave it to my S i L it only lasted a few days before it spun of tardis style, and has never been usable again! Elsie, 3 cramed lovely looking greenhouses and a lottie! If I didn't look like benny hill in whatever hat I wore, I'd take my hat off to you. |
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Post by elsie on Jan 24, 2008 20:40:12 GMT 1
We bought the biggest one second-hand,one was inherited from an Aunt and I won the other one in a competition  |
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jan 24, 2008 22:54:45 GMT 1
Thankyou CPB - I think you may have seen them before Pam x AaaAAaAAaAAaaaaahhhhh...I thought they looked familiar ;D |
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 25, 2008 9:31:48 GMT 1
Thankyou CPB - I think you may have seen them before Pam x AaaAAaAAaAAaaaaahhhhh...I thought they looked familiar ;D This is a bit deep and meaningful.......... (Oh, and Elsie, I don't see a single cactus in there) |
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Post by 4pygmies on Jan 25, 2008 10:10:38 GMT 1
Elsie! How lovely to see you on here! Still the best GH's anywhere in the world too! X
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 25, 2008 10:13:44 GMT 1
Elsie! How lovely to see you on here! Still the best GH's anywhere in the world too! X Wait 'til you see mine! |
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Post by 4pygmies on Jan 25, 2008 10:24:04 GMT 1
Elsie! How lovely to see you on here! Still the best GH's anywhere in the world too! X Wait 'til you see mine! Obviously I meant the best NON cacti GH in the world..... Um, when are you getting a digital camera then Mick? |
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