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Seedlings Everywhere.
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I started off some veg plants various kinds about 4-6weeks ago, but they al got really leggy because my house is quite dark and the sun doens't seem to hit any of the window sills for any great amount of time.
So i tried again with new seeds, this time i kept the seeds inside untill they'd germinated then once that was done i moved them into one of those plastic mini greenhouses outside in the sunshine and they started to do really well.
Unfortunatly last nights wind was abit much for my plastic greenhouse and even though i'd placed brick's on the base the wind managed to knock it over and the seedlings went EVERYWHERE.. including 2 tumbling toms i'd bought as plants.
Now i've saved what i can but most of it need's doing for a 3rd time... Any idea's?? Also i managed to save my tumbling toms, well i sort of did but them seem abit limp now which i know is not a good sign, is there anything i can do to help them? what about the rest of it? too dark inside, to cold outside and too windy for my plastic greenhouse...
I started off some veg plants various kinds about 4-6weeks ago, but they al got really leggy because my house is quite dark and the sun doens't seem to hit any of the window sills for any great amount of time.
So i tried again with new seeds, this time i kept the seeds inside untill they'd germinated then once that was done i moved them into one of those plastic mini greenhouses outside in the sunshine and they started to do really well.
Unfortunatly last nights wind was abit much for my plastic greenhouse and even though i'd placed brick's on the base the wind managed to knock it over and the seedlings went EVERYWHERE.. including 2 tumbling toms i'd bought as plants.
Now i've saved what i can but most of it need's doing for a 3rd time... Any idea's?? Also i managed to save my tumbling toms, well i sort of did but them seem abit limp now which i know is not a good sign, is there anything i can do to help them? what about the rest of it? too dark inside, to cold outside and too windy for my plastic greenhouse...
This months aim :- Stick to food Budget / find £100 for my car insurance
May GC :- £250/£234.55 :T:A:T
June GC :- £150/£127.37:eek:
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Knock up a cheap coldframe and bring the tender ones in at night, back out again in the morning if its warm enough, they won't mind the odd day in poor light.
Keep the coldframe open on hot days, but the sides will still protect the plants from the wind.Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.0 -
ive tied my plastic greenhouse to the wall at the top and put a paving slab on the bottom shelf after it blew over about 3 times. its not going anywhere now!!!What matters most is how well you walk through the fire0
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Keep your seedlings inside and make one of these:
tin foil around a cereal box with the front cut out...true blue peter style, and stops them getting leggy as any light is reflected all around them:D0 -
Annie123 that is such a great idea!Trying to make a better life.... If you need me you'll find me at the allotment.0
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Keep your seedlings inside and make one of these:
tin foil around a cereal box with the front cut out...true blue peter style, and stops them getting leggy as any light is reflected all around them:D
Fab idea thanks, i've also pinned down my plastic green house with a paving slab this time and tied it to the fence (had to cut a hole in it i hope it will be ok)... what i'll do is try again indoor's with blue peter style foil reflecters and if they germinate fine and survive the first few weeks indoors i might move them outside.. but ONLY if in that time silly plastic greenhouse has remained standing the whole time.This months aim :- Stick to food Budget / find £100 for my car insuranceMay GC :- £250/£234.55 :T:A:TJune GC :- £150/£127.37:eek:0 -
I have a Wilkinsons Tomate house and it to blown around several times, luckly the seeds survived. My solution was two screws into the batons of my Wany lap fence, one each side of Tomato house, then twine tied to one screw, up and over Tomato house through cane holes and back to opposite side screw. Tomato house been stable since.
If you do not have a handy fence or heavy slab but your free standing Green House has bare soil, of good depth, pop along to a pound shop and in the pet section look for a corkscrew leash pole ( looks like this http://www.grandadbill.co.uk/dogs/dog-leads/corkscrew-leash-pole/prod_4.html ) for tying dog leads to. Put one each corner then tie your green house to them.0 -
Re the tumbling toms they should pick up again, if they were terminally battered the plant would die right back pretty quickly. Make sure they're well bedded down in their compost so the roots aren't in loose soil and if they're going to pick up they'll do so in a day or two0
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