New Greenhouse

DAVE1003

Hi,
I'm thinkin of getting a new hobby for me & the wife.
i've been looking at getting a greenhouse set up.
The size i've been looking at is about a 8x6 or there abouts.
i've been told by quite a few people that original glass ones are still the best but when i look on the net. it says that twin skin polycarbonate ones are the best to go for (triple if money is no object).
if they are where's the cheapest place other than ebay (i've seen some decent deals on there).
any info gratefully accepted, thanks.:beer:

colt

only advice i can give is get the biggest you can and that will soon become to small for your needs

A._Badger

DAVE1003 wrote: »

Hi,
I'm thinkin of getting a new hobby for me & the wife.
i've been looking at getting a greenhouse set up.
The size i've been looking at is about a 8x6 or there abouts.
i've been told by quite a few people that original glass ones are still the best but when i look on the net. it says that twin skin polycarbonate ones are the best to go for (triple if money is no object).
if they are where's the cheapest place other than ebay (i've seen some decent deals on there).
any info gratefully accepted, thanks.:beer:

Unless you really have concerns about small children etc, I would strongly recommend going for toughened glass instead of plastic. I would also recommend getting the sturdiest greenhouse you can get and the largest - 8x6 sounds big - until you get going!

Lotus-eater

Is the new hobby gardening, or is it the greenhouse? If it is gardening, you could try it for a year or two without a greenhouse, to see if you really like it before splashing out. You don't really need a greenhouse to do most things, depends what you want to do.

If you must have one I would agree with the above, definitely toughened glass instead of the std glass. Between that and plastic, I went for glass, plastic is cheaper, but has to be replaced and doesn't have the light throughput of glass.
If you want peace of mind and less hassle, glass seems to be the way, you can get problems with plastic blowing out, although it can be mostly avoided apparently by really fixing the plastic in really well.

Plastic intial costs cheaper, but the cheaper ones are reportedly very flimsy. With a greenhouse, from a good supplier, normally the more you pay the better you get. I would have loved a Rhino, but they were way to expensive for me.
I went for a Robinsons/AEG I think it was (without bothering to look) supposed to be a middling to good name. Coming from an engineering background, I found it not that good tbh and that was supposed to be a good one, I wouldn't want a cheaper one!

Dave101t

my new hobby is gardening but im going to be growing lots of veg, some needs to be in a greenhouse.

im going to buy a couple of those cheap mini greenhouses from wilkinsons, they will be very useful to just 'get going' without a high cost, then you can decide from there.

DAVE1003

we love chilli's in our food so have some in a propagator in our kitchen we are also wanting to grow peppers & tomato's.
the advice i've been given so far seems to go towards glass but has anyone had a double skinned polycarbonate greenhouse as i would like to hear their opinion. As i would have thought insulation in the autumn was a main factor of having a greenhouse.

eve75_2

Hey i have a greenhouse if you want it for free as i really don't use it. It is aluminium and glass and is 8x6. I live in caerphilly. south wales but you would have to come and dismantle it yourselves. Three of the panels have been broken but it would be easy enough to buy some new glass. Hope you find what you're looking for anyway and good luck x

Lotus-eater

DAVE1003 wrote: »

we love chilli's in our food so have some in a propagator in our kitchen we are also wanting to grow peppers & tomato's.
the advice i've been given so far seems to go towards glass but has anyone had a double skinned polycarbonate greenhouse as i would like to hear their opinion. As i would have thought insulation in the autumn was a main factor of having a greenhouse.

Have a search on here for it and on here
http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/grapevine/
Lots of info on polycarbonate greenhouses.

point3

Personal preference really. We chose a plastic 8x6, because it was cheap (£200), easy to set up, more forgiving if your base isn't perfectly flat, good insulation (so less hot in summer and not so cold in winter), protection from scorching without the need for separate greenhouse shading (twin-wall roof diffuses light) and less likely to get smashed by stray balls...

Really couldn't justify spending more than that for a few toms, chillis and cucumbers. It would be different if you were intending to house your priceless orchid collection or wanting to bequeath the buildings to the grandkids...

DAVE1003

eve75 wrote: »

Hey i have a greenhouse if you want it for free as i really don't use it. It is aluminium and glass and is 8x6. I live in caerphilly. south wales but you would have to come and dismantle it yourselves. Three of the panels have been broken but it would be easy enough to buy some new glass. Hope you find what you're looking for anyway and good luck x

thanks for the offer but as we are up in sunny yorkshire i think it will be a bit far.
get it on ebay & say buyer to dismantle i'm sure you'll get more than the price of a meal & a few drinks out of it.

DAVE1003

point3 wrote: »

Personal preference really. We chose a plastic 8x6, because it was cheap (£200), easy to set up, more forgiving if your base isn't perfectly flat, good insulation (so less hot in summer and not so cold in winter), protection from scorching without the need for separate greenhouse shading (twin-wall roof diffuses light) and less likely to get smashed by stray balls...

Really couldn't justify spending more than that for a few toms, chillis and cucumbers. It would be different if you were intending to house your priceless orchid collection or wanting to bequeath the buildings to the grandkids...

thats what i,ve read about double skin polycarbonate greenhouses (insulation & defusing the sunlght) so that is whats confusing me on what benefits do glass ones have over polycarb ??