greenhouse newbie

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel

Morning everyone,

My dad had a greenhouse when we was younger and i loved getting the veg from there to eat for dinner, I now have space in the yard for a greenhouse but have no idea what im supposed to do with one!!

Anyone know any books i can have a look at to see what im supposed to be doing?

Thanks

Lotus-eater

Well the usual things grown in greenhouses and tomatoes, cucumbers, chillis, aubergines, that sort of tender crops. But you can grow anything you like.
I can't recommend a book as I haven't found a good one myself.

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel

my dad used to grow tomatoes and cucumbers, am thinking of having a little veg patch and growing carrots and peas (to be honest its more to benefit my DD, figure if we grow them she might be more enclined to eat them!)

im a complete hopeless sod when it comes to growing things so thought there might be a "dummies guide to . . " out there somewhere

Davesnave

Start with easy stuff like salad leaves & lettuce in flower troughs, then work up to harder things. There are books and mags and the Internet (which is cheapest) but nothing beats trial and error. You will get setbacks; even salad stuff can be invaded by slugs or caterpillars, but that is part of the learning curve.

Really, there is no reason to be a gardening 'dummy,' as it's just not that hard, if you have the right temperament. For example, I'm a dummy at things like spreadsheets, but that's because I'm not really interested enough. In gardening, success comes from being consistent and observant, rather than a 'magic bullet' of wisdom contained in some publication or other. And that's why there are thousands of empty geenhouses in this country; people find out that they feel about gardening like I feel about spreadsheets!

I wouldn't worry too much this year, but start next year by growing some veg in pots & troughs. There is loads of advice on that already on this forum's archive. Then, if you like it, you can invest in a greenhouse rather than spend good money and find out afterwards that it wasn't quite for you.

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel

Davesnave wrote: »

Start with easy stuff like salad leaves & lettuce in flower troughs, then work up to harder things. There are books and mags and the Internet (which is cheapest) but nothing beats trial and error. You will get setbacks; even salad stuff can be invaded by slugs or caterpillars, but that is part of the learning curve.

Really, there is no reason to be a gardening 'dummy,' as it's just not that hard, if you have the right temperament. For example, I'm a dummy at things like spreadsheets, but that's because I'm not really interested enough. In gardening, success comes from being consistent and observant, rather than a 'magic bullet' of wisdom contained in some publication or other. And that's why there are thousands of empty geenhouses in this country; people find out that they feel about gardening like I feel about spreadsheets!

I wouldn't worry too much this year, but start next year by growing some veg in pots & troughs. There is loads of advice on that already on this forum's archive. Then, if you like it, you can invest in a greenhouse rather than spend good money and find out afterwards that it wasn't quite for you.

thanks for that will give it a go next year - already got the green house lol took it off my dads yard as he wanted the space for a swing chair!

Davesnave

mommyme wrote: »

thanks for that will give it a go next year - already got the green house lol took it off my dads yard as he wanted the space for a swing chair!

Well, if it's free that's a different matter. My secondhand 25'x10' cost me £170 including transport in 1988, so at £8.50 a year it has also been good value......and it's not dead yet!