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Playing with new toy

Now growing tomatoes, cucumber, chilli and pepper. First time ever attempt at this so wish me luck!

9 comments

digginfit

26 May, 2011
Digginfit

New Toy

A couple of weeks ago I received a new toy...

1 comment

digginfit

26 May, 2011
Digginfit

Rescued plastic covered Greenhouse

I bought a plastic covered walk in green house several years ago. The cover was starting to get tatty so when we saw replacement...

38 comments

scotsgran

20 Apr, 2011
Scotsgran

At long last my small green house is more or less finished !.

Some while ago I wrote and said that I had bought a small green house via an ebay(.de) shop. It came all nicely packed up,...

14 comments

rogi

15 Apr, 2011
Rogi

Hubby's Greenhouse

I was all excited when my hubby said that he is building a greenhouse....he looked at me and said "No flowers just veggies"...

29 comments

alexandramou

4 Mar, 2011
Alexandramou

Flowers in the greenhouse.

I could NOT believe my eyes this afternoon-we've had blizzards here. It's white outside, so I started thinking about something...

41 comments

spritzhenry

3 Jan, 2011
Spritzhenry

I will survive..

Thats the title of one of my favourite songs, its also what I hope will happen with the contents of my greenhouse. Don`t...

20 comments

lincslass

10 Nov, 2010
Lincslass

vacant

greenhouse interior clean and disinfected . Cactus plants look great and i am toying with the idea of building some...

4 comments

230338

29 Oct, 2010
230338

Drop by and visit my Greenhouse/Shadehouse Garden

Today I thought I would share the one garden area here on my property that is rather lush and tropical looking. It's the...

6 comments

bernieh

17 Oct, 2010
Bernieh

Solar heating for greenhouses.

Hi friends, have any of you installed and got working a solar heating system for your greenhouse? I am very interested in...

12 comments

kfunsters

21 Aug, 2010
Kfunsters

Second part of greenhouse

Just got the frame up at the moment, glass in tomorrow.

8 comments

stripes

7 Aug, 2010
Stripes

Our Local Community Garden

Well here I am starting to right this blog again. Should have saved it in word:) I was trying to delete a photo in blog when...

46 comments

Scotkat

29 Jul, 2010
Scotkat

garden makeover

hi all, , about 5 weeks ago i decided to get a greenhouse as hubby fed up of plants all over house & B&Q had them...

24 comments

joanella

18 Mar, 2010
Joanella

Greenhouse

We built the greenhouse yesterday,(It was freezing although very nice and sunny), well, my husband did most of it really....

13 comments

slugsandsnails

8 Mar, 2010
Slugsandsnails

Cheer-up time for winter!

In my greenhouse this year I have some pots of bulbs, grown and kept in there ready for the cold months-they are there partly...

42 comments

spritzhenry

29 Jan, 2010
Spritzhenry

winter care for my cacti aeoniums and other succulents

i have been in my nursery today looking at how my succulents are doing.... my tunel is unheated but most of my plants are...

22 comments

sandra

8 Jan, 2010
Sandra

Snow on the greenhouses

I have been brushing the snow off the glass on the roof of my greenhouses today, i would hate the weight of the snow to break...

5 comments

marksbegonias

6 Jan, 2010
Marksbegonias

My greenhouse

Seaburngirl, here you see my greenhouse with glass in whole pieces. (Now I see, that the picture is from the building-up...

12 comments

hanne

28 Dec, 2009
Hanne

Winter means "taking it inside."

Winter in the greenhouse. The greenhouse doesn't get much use in the summer, just a hangout for the maiden fern, some cuttings...

18 comments

hmhb

3 Dec, 2009
Hmhb

My New Greenhouse.... Yaayyy!

I have been saving for ages for a proper greenhouse and went all out to get a really nice one. My old greenhouse was given...

24 comments

tink

29 Nov, 2009
Tink

what is in my greenhouse

lots of plants ready for next year Lots of baby lettices for the birds and my salad. Also my hard workig gloves And...

17 comments

donnah

18 Nov, 2009
Donnah

untidy greenhouse

Well it is that time of year when the greenhouse has done its job and it needs sorting out. It has been used to 'dump' all...

52 comments

seaburngirl

6 Nov, 2009
Seaburngirl

My greenhouse

If Id known how tough this little project was going to be I probably would not have bothered-first of all which greenhouse...

15 comments

davey2009

27 Oct, 2009
Davey2009

How to get rid of Grumpy Mood

Mega moody blighter when I got up this morning so after tackling essentials indoors I decided some therapy was called for.That...

28 comments

lincslass

25 Sep, 2009
Lincslass

new greenhouse....and some garden shots

after last winters big freeze which killed so many of my aeoniums and other tender things we have decided we need more inside...

23 comments

sandra

23 Sep, 2009
Sandra

Mum's Legacy...

It's a very appropriate day for me to write this blog, because it's a whole year since I lost my dear Mum. I can't believe...

85 comments

spritzhenry

20 Sep, 2009
Spritzhenry

Garden 14th June 2009

Thought I would creat an update of garden so I can look back when it gets cold. So far I have had strawberries, baby turnips...

28 comments

maccrimmon

14 Jun, 2009
Maccrimmon

moving mini greenhouse

Its no good i thought this morning i've got to get the mini greenhouse higher, i can't bend down because of the Menieres...

17 comments

sewingkilla

7 Apr, 2009
Sewingkilla

Our day

Well what a day to say the least,our first greenhouse got delivered today at 10.30am this morning what excitement......But...

7 comments

adamg40

3 Mar, 2009
Adamg40

New greenhouse

Last weekend Paul was busy putting up my new 14ft greenhouse. The framework is all up and he hopes to fit all the glass...

10 comments

The_Norfolk_Shed

28 Feb, 2009
The_norfolk_shed

Inside My Greenhouse & Nursury Bed

I made this Last week so i could move Sweetpeas ect Outside to make room inside My Greenhouse for More Seed Trays which will...

27 comments

jacque

23 Feb, 2009
Jacque

PLASTIC GREENHOUSE

i HAVE JUST BOUGHT A PLASTIC GREENHOUSE FROM ALDI. I AM KEEN TO GROW SOME BEDDING PLANTS FROM SEED. WHAT TYPE DO YOU THINK...

10 comments

petunia

22 Feb, 2009
Petunia

nice day in the garden

well dont time fly ,i only had time to sow a few seeds put my grapevine in the ground and do a little bit of tidying up

7 comments

juliano

21 Feb, 2009
Juliano

A great day for spending time in the greenhouse

Its been a lovely dry day and the sun came out a few times So I have been uncovering the stall at the front of the house...

8 comments

donnah

19 Feb, 2009
Donnah

satisfying afternoon in the greenhouse

Just spent a glorious couple of hours potting on cuttings taken in the autumn. Penstemons, Phygelius, Dianthus, Salvia caradona...

18 comments

seaburngirl

14 Feb, 2009
Seaburngirl

2 The Fleece Comes Off

The temperature is rising, the snow is going back and I have removed the frost protection fleece from my plants (half time...

18 comments

bulbaholic

14 Feb, 2009
Bulbaholic

Blog 1 First Timer

I have just found this excellent site and this is my first ever attempt at my own blog. Actually, this is a good day to start...

17 comments

bulbaholic

12 Feb, 2009
Bulbaholic

In the greenhouse

I decided to clean up the plants in the greenhouse yesterday as it's too soggy outside. I cut down the Fuchsia Thalia and...

2 comments

volunteer

11 Feb, 2009
Volunteer

Seeds I have set

I have been setting seeds in the greenhouse. Olley as normal has been watching (asleep in his bed as it is cold outside) So...

12 comments

donnah

11 Feb, 2009
Donnah

Greenhouse heating and greenhouse growing advice

A few words on the two most common forms of greenhouse heating. Paraffin and electric. Paraffin. The trick with these is...

5 comments

Muddywellies

11 Feb, 2009
Muddywellies

My day in the green house

And it started at 8 30 this morning I have been pricking out my plants all day and olley the cat has been helping Its...

19 comments

donnah

10 Feb, 2009
Donnah

GREENHOUSE

Going back to last Sunday, i decided i was going to treat myself to a greenhouse, so Monday i got my gardeners world magazine,...

15 comments

clarice

30 Jan, 2009
Clarice

New greentent!

Well after weeks of "discussion" and theories and drawings and measurements and lots and lots of other things, I finally...

17 comments

wohlibuli

6 Dec, 2008
Wohlibuli

thermalising my greenhouse

We (hubby and I) decided to build a fleece greenhouse inside our glass one. We bought the bubblewrap from Staples the office...

3 comments

bren

15 Nov, 2008
Bren

in preperation for large onions'

Prepairing the greenhouse border for the large Onions, last weekend i went down to my local beach and collected some seaweed...

9 comments

funkyfuchsia

17 Oct, 2008
Funkyfuchsia

thermalising my greenhouse.

I know the word doesn,t exist,but that is what I am trying to do.I now have so many tender shrubs (especially after our recent...

3 comments

bren

15 Sep, 2008
Bren

Coloured greenhouses

Hi all. We are in the process of choosing a new greenhouse and would really like to have a powder coated aluminium one. ...

4 comments

Treeman

3 Aug, 2008
Treeman

My Green House Part2..

As many GOY Members know my Green House Frame has been up 4 a little while now ,Well i got the Blocks 2 fix it down 2 @wked ...

12 comments

jacque

9 Jul, 2008
Jacque

Reclamation Project

At my last house I used the greenhouse to grow tomatoes, cucumbers, bedding plants and propagate perennials. I was delighted...

6 comments

Xela

4 Jun, 2008
Xela

Inbetween Stage

This in between stage does ma heed in ! It gets too warm in the Greenhouse during the day and yet its too cold to leave...

5 comments

weemamabell

12 May, 2008
Weemamabell

Never enough room!

When we lived in Kent, our garden was quite a good size-the plot was 40' X 200' and I had a 6′ x 8′ greenhouse....

5 comments

spritzhenry

9 May, 2008
Spritzhenry

Clearing The Area 4 My Green House :)

Been waiting long time for this MOMENT so i want where its being put ready & nice 4 it dont i ,Hard work its going 2...

7 comments

jacque

9 May, 2008
Jacque

veg garden update

had to work sat, arrived home late afternoon and found all the veggies planted out by wifey.runner beans, courgettes. squash,...

6 comments

steve

6 May, 2008
Steve

Electric / greenhouse / Dwarf Delphiniums

RE: B**** that electrician (my last blog)-I wrote a letter to them stating that i wasn't happy with their service, listing...

1 comment

marksbegonias

30 Apr, 2008
Marksbegonias

B**** that electrician!!!

As in my last blog, the electrician had not finished the work i had requested and asked if he could come and finish last...

7 comments

marksbegonias

25 Apr, 2008
Marksbegonias

The Great Algae Fly Experiment

What does one do on a wet Saturday afternoon? Well, if you are me, then you sit smearing golden syrup on bits of cardboard....

8 comments

Sid

20 Apr, 2008
Sid

Greenhouse Staging

My lovely hubby gave me money at Christmas to buy things I needed for the Garden / Greenhouse , I still had a few pounds...

9 comments

weemamabell

17 Apr, 2008
Weemamabell

exhausted!

Had a hard days work in the garden today! thought i'd start with an easy job so watered all the greenhouse and polytunnel....

8 comments

ickledigga

15 Apr, 2008
Ickledigga

Electrician has no idea!

I purchased a new small greenhouse a few months ago to use for cuttings, it was just the right size to fit in front of my...

5 comments

marksbegonias

8 Apr, 2008
Marksbegonias

Spring has Sprung

Hi everyone, Spring is here and my green house is fit to bursting i really have no more room for another even tiny plant. This...

5 comments

libby

31 Mar, 2008
Libby

Greenhouse Shelves.

Sat 8 Mar 08. Today I went to buy an extra shelf for my greenhouse and came back with 1 Dahlia 'Fire and Ice', 5 Lillium...

6 comments

treesandthings

8 Mar, 2008
Treesandthings

a sunny weekend

just had the most glorious weekend weather, so we decided to get stuck into the long list of jobs that need doing before...

2 comments

steve

12 Feb, 2008
Steve

In the greenhouse, looking forward to the new season!

Moving round the greenhouse, taking most of the compost off, leaving the last bit to be brushed off on the next round of...

2 comments

marksbegonias

3 Jan, 2008
Marksbegonias

Looking forward to gardening after a 2yr Hiatus

Dec 7th 2007: -10C and LOTS of snow. We are in a new house with untouched grounds to play with. The snow is currently about...

5 comments

IndyBarnes

7 Dec, 2007
Indybarnes

Its Cold !

Boy oh Boy !!!, its cold here , even my bubblewrapped Greenhouse hasn't manage to escape the cold , poor wee plants , im...

3 comments

weemamabell

15 Nov, 2007
Weemamabell

Shrinking plants

I must admit i haven't been in the greenhouses for a few days, but yesterday i spent the day in there. I have been through...

0 comments

marksbegonias

31 Oct, 2007
Marksbegonias

Summers over

I have been working at making room in the greenhouses, taking off the blooms and getting all the plants from outside into...

3 comments

marksbegonias

23 Sep, 2007
Marksbegonias

Here we go again

I got so fed up looking at the horrible, sad, sickly looking Tomato Plants so out they came , put out of their misery in...

2 comments

weemamabell

11 Aug, 2007
Weemamabell

*Back to the greenhouse*

I will be going back down to the greenhouse this afternoon to continue with measuring the buds on my Begonia plants. Any...

1 comment

marksbegonias

11 Jul, 2007
Marksbegonias

New glasshouse at RHS Wisley

Last week HRH The Queen opened the new glasshouse at RHS Wisley in celebration of the bicentenary of the RHS. I've been meaning...

1 comment

peter

2 Jul, 2007
Peter

It's cold, wet and windy again!

It's cold, wet and windy again! Its been okay working in the Greenhouse though, i've got loads done and its looking nice...

0 comments

weemamabell

18 May, 2007
Weemamabell

In between stage

I dont know about you but im at a 'in between' stage, everything is looking great and racing on, there's not much to do,...

3 comments

weemamabell

9 May, 2007
Weemamabell