Topic: Soil in greenhouse - drying out?

[glow777]

I usually change 75% of the soil i my greenhouses each year but this year as the levels are a bit low I think i will add to it - probably just before planting the first batch of carrots.

Silly question time - what does everyone do with the soil - do you let it dry out or keep it wet. I imagine that letting it dry out will keep the weeds down but will take some work to get the soil evenly moist come spring.

[Larkspur]

I always keep mine as dry as possible in the winter (unless I have something growing in it) otherwise it seems to get covered in algae and moss which then spreads up the glass and requires even more cleaning in spring.

[Merry Tiller]

Mine is nicely damp in the tunnel as I have quite a bit growing

[saddad]

I avoid watering onto it and let the lettuce and stuff draw water in from outside...
 ;D

[Tee Gee]

I have three greenhouses so can practice 'crop rotation' so no need to change soil each year.

Each year I dig in liberal amounts of farmyard manure prior to planting out, then I give the beds a good soaking, the water is taken up and stored in the manure.

This reservoir helps the tomatoes if I can't get to watering them every day.

[glow777]

I have three greenhouses so can practice 'crop rotation' so no need to change soil each year.

Each year I dig in liberal amounts of farmyard manure prior to planting out, then I give the beds a good soaking, the water is taken up and stored in the manure.

This reservoir helps the tomatoes if I can't get to watering them every day.

I kind of rotate my beds within both g/houses but cant manure (sounds a good idea tho) because I grow carrots in between my other plants