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Title: greenhouse borders
Post by: lottie lou on November 15, 2008, 21:18:27
Was reading the gardening page today and one of the questions was could you use garden soil for greenhouse borders for tomatoes.  The answer was yes but it would be better to use growbags as there is a better chance of getting a good crop. 

As I have dug out my border and bunged in some manure - I was going to put garden soil on top of the manure - have I been wasting my time?
Title: Re: greenhouse borders
Post by: grotbag on November 15, 2008, 21:46:22
thats wot im going to do anyway
Title: Re: greenhouse borders
Post by: manicscousers on November 15, 2008, 21:49:55
is it your first year, lottie lou ?
Title: Re: greenhouse borders
Post by: Lauren S on November 15, 2008, 23:01:28
As I have dug out my border and bunged in some manure - I was going to put garden soil on top of the manure - have I been wasting my time?

I have done exactly the same as you, but I intend on using ring cultures filled with compost for my tomato plants. Well flower buckets with the bottoms cut out then partly buried in the GH borders.
Title: Re: greenhouse borders
Post by: Hyacinth on November 15, 2008, 23:14:03

I have done exactly the same as you, but I intend on using ring cultures filled with compost for my tomato plants. Well flower buckets with the bottoms cut out then partly buried in the GH borders.

Way to go, Lauren 8)
Title: Re: greenhouse borders
Post by: Lauren S on November 15, 2008, 23:19:19
Yah gotta luv those buckitts  ;D  ;D  ;D
Title: Re: greenhouse borders
Post by: tonybloke on November 16, 2008, 18:29:28
which type of growbag did they recommend? (soil is always better!) ;)
Title: Re: greenhouse borders
Post by: lottie lou on November 16, 2008, 21:04:23
Didn't say - it was the gardening columnist from the daily paper that no one admits to reading.
Title: Re: greenhouse borders
Post by: tonybloke on November 16, 2008, 21:15:04
gro-bags don't hold enough water, and if they dry out are a bu**er to re-wet. go with soil is my advice! (see my other thread for images of tom's in the border in an unheated glass house ;)
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