Current situation

[tim]

Found masses of aphid on the aubs this am - much squidging! Thought I was going to get away with it.

And there've been some spots on the cu leaves - so those have come off.

[KevB]

Bloody hell Tim! Are you a commercial grower or has things just got Bigger n BIGGER looks like true dedication!! V. Well done.
Kev

[Mrs Ava]

Oh you....with red tomatoes!

I have white fly making itself at home on the aubs...same every year.

[tim]

Funny that the 'fly has never hit us - (shhhhh!) - just RSM & Aphid.

Red? Maybe I can just slip this one in? Quite early, very reliable & even, good flavour. Nectar.

[Mrs Ava]

Show off!

[tim]

Quiet chuckle. Not often we get one-up on The Girl!!

[Tee Gee]

I know where your at Tim!

Aubergines like Peppers are very susceptible to white fly, and as I said in the 'Pepper' thread I keep the atmosphere quite humid until the flowers have set then ventilate.

Trouble is tomatoes like good ventilation all the time.

You having such a long greenhouse makes this difficult.

I have my 28ft greenhouse sectioned off i.e. split into three so I can create 'rooms' that be treated differently.

I have attached a picture that hopefully shows you what I mean.

In this case (because I am growing tomatoes) you can just see the framing, but when I am growing say peppers etc I pin clear plastic to the frames with drawing pins and form enclosures.

Perhaps you could consider doing something similar.

[tim]

Aha! Seem to remember that from earlier views.

I might. But then again, I might just find I'm too old!!

[spacehopper]

If I ever grow plants even half as good as that I will be well chuffed.

[Doris_Pinks]

RED toms, very jealous!   As usual Tim, looking good!

[valmarg]

Tim, would you please let us know what the dimensions are of the greenhouse in the first posting on this thread.

valmarg

[MrsKP]

I might. But then again, I might just find I'm too old!!

Somehow I doubt that Tim 

I FEEL old this morning, spend all weekend shifting wet clay, removing raised/sunken bed wooden frame edges, replacing and flattening wet clay to accommodate new g/h.

Give me a pack of drawing pins any day.



 

[tim]

valmarg - I'm now getting a wee bit embarrassed!

It's rather like TG's in size? My Mother bought it for us when she came to live with us in 1975, to store her furniture in.

It's an Alton - 30'x12' with 12 side vents & 8 auto-openers. They only do 10' ones now. Cost £200. Checked today & it would now be £4550!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry I mentioned it.

[Diana]

It's at times like this I really don't like living in north east Scotland - soooo far behind you guys.

Looking good as ever Tim

[MrsKP]

It's a d**n fine g/h Tim and it's all looking great (with or without drawing pins).

 

[valmarg]

Nothing to be embarassed about Tim.  It's obviously put to good use (other than storing furniture)!!

Having shown OH the first picture on this topic, I have been given a lecture about maximising space in the greenhouse.  Ours is 12' wide, and your arrangement of three beds, with two paths certainly seems to make the most of the space.  Do you ever have any staging in?

valmarg

[scotch-mist]

WOW Tim
               Now THATS a greenhouse
Well done, on being the owner 

I've been promised a greenhouse as a belated anniversary pressy in a few weeks
time
I can't wait

Don't care what size it is , as long as it has real glass and does not blow away like
the plastic one does
 

[supersprout]

as long as it has real glass and does not blow away like
the plastic one does

erm
my 10 x 17 glass beaut from ebuygumbay blew away and was only saved by my lottie neighbours pegging it down and shoring it up with huge planks. It was gales - plus, it hadn't been fully glazed, and we hadn't yet screwed it down to its foundations luckily thanks to neighbours not too much harm done and it's a joy now
hehehee no charge for the info
hope you get the greenhouse of your dreams scotch-mist - look forward to pix -

[MrsKP]

my new one has had it's base buried, pegged and concreted in but comes with these greally groovy catches so if i were to ever move, the base could stay but the greenhouse would be a doddle to take with me!

master greenhouse builder and erector at your service.
 

[scotch-mist]

supersprout,
                    Looks like I need to go for the belt & braces approach,
like Mrs KP, 

Mrs KP, 
           Thank you very much for the kind offer,
If you let me know when you're off work next I'll get you a plane ticket,
Think about it, you're only about an hour or so away 

 

Only kidding , just needed to torment somebody and you being my nearest
neighbour I couldn't resist