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Produce => Under Glass => Topic started by: shirlton on May 26, 2007, 09:06:28

Title: Contents of free GH on plot
Post by: shirlton on May 26, 2007, 09:06:28
Very pleased with it thus far.
Title: Re: Contents of free GH on plot
Post by: kitten on May 26, 2007, 11:46:52
Very nice shirlton  ;D  I shall have a greenhouse like that one day...   ;)
Title: Re: Contents of free GH on plot
Post by: manicscousers on May 26, 2007, 17:02:25
looking good, shirlton..some of our toms have greenfly on even with the marigolds  :(
still, every time I find a ladybird, I pop it on them  :)
Title: Re: Contents of free GH on plot
Post by: shirlton on May 26, 2007, 17:35:45
me too. Ive had to spray already. I'm tellin meself that it would be worse without the marigolds.lol
Kitten the Gh was given to us and is made up of a mixture of glass and old poly carbonate that is quite frosted but I think it's working better than clear myself.
Title: Re: Contents of free GH on plot
Post by: lorna on May 27, 2007, 10:13:01
Shirl everything looks great. My toms are not as big as yours, my marigolds have not got flowers on yet BUT I am not going to admit all is due to my novice status,  it's just
because I was late in sowing seeds!!! ;D
Title: Re: Contents of free GH on plot
Post by: saddad on May 30, 2007, 23:02:40
Looking better than ours as well!
;D
Title: Re: Contents of free GH on plot
Post by: theothermarg on June 01, 2007, 21:47:05
now i could not get french marigolds to grow this year i sowed 3 packets and got 2 plants i even tried them in a hanging basket in the G/H but those slimey bas**rds
still got at them got plenty tomsbut i envy your marigolds shirl
marg
Title: Re: Contents of free GH on plot
Post by: shirley B on June 04, 2007, 14:43:21
don't know if this is any help to anyone, or if it would work for tomato's but grew
garlic under my roses, and greenfly that were there disappeared in a week or so.
    Great Nan, ( just had my 3rd great grandchild, but it's the 1st boy.) :)
Title: Re: Contents of free GH on plot
Post by: davee52uk on June 14, 2007, 21:50:21
1. Why are the tomatoes in pots - why not grow them straight into the bed?

2. Haven't thought of gowing flowers in the 'house - great idea.

3. Like the bamboo frame - I shall go and set one up in 'house tomorrow.
Title: Re: Contents of free GH on plot
Post by: davee52uk on June 14, 2007, 21:51:59
Also snap! I also got a free greenhouse - had to remove it form a site being built on. It's about the same size as yours and is absolutely brilliant - especially on a cold January's day with a cup of tea.
Title: Re: Contents of free GH on plot
Post by: asbean on June 14, 2007, 21:57:13
We grew chives under the roses, it kept the greenfly away, but they suffered terribly from black spot  :(
Title: Re: Contents of free GH on plot
Post by: deboydoyd on June 14, 2007, 22:01:17
Davee I presume the bases of the pots are cut out. Water outside the pot.Feed inside the pot. (Ring culture). Suppose to encourage root growth and better yield.
Title: Re: Contents of free GH on plot
Post by: shirlton on June 15, 2007, 08:44:23
Quote from: deboydoyd on June 14, 2007, 22:01:17
Davee I presume the bases of the pots are cut out. Water outside the pot.Feed inside the pot. (Ring culture). Suppose to encourage root growth and better yield.
You got it in one Davee. Of course the pots were from asda. The marigolds don't get rid of all the grenfly but I think it reduces them and they do look nice don't they. Will take another pic as soon as the weather improves and we can get up there
Title: Re: Contents of free GH on plot
Post by: triffid on June 15, 2007, 09:05:32
What a lovely little Eden you've got there. Looks fab, Shirl!