Just got my hands on a greenhouse and need help?

culpepper

ooh lucky!
Ive got 2 PVC greenhouses that I bought last autumn on sale.
Ive grown spring onions and rocket which both survived the winter.
At the moment they are full of tomato,pepper,aubergine,melon and cucumber seedlings and lots of lettuces. My neighbour uses the border in hers but says it is a pain having to sterilise the soil each year (they use jeyes fluid),you dont have to with containers as you can just rotate the type of plants that go in each one and its easier to replace pots of earth with some from the garden.Some people have a layer of gravel and grow in rings of earth sitting on the top of it.
Brassica seedling dont seem to do so well though,I think it gets too hot for them.

DawnW

herbal wrote:

Hi,

Got myself a 6x6 greenhouse yesterday (lady no longer required it) and should be up within 2 weeks needs new screws 'w' & 'z' clips and need to replace 2 broken panes (done in trasport) and need a base for it.

so what things can you suggest i'm a total novice here i know you can get excellent results with toms and cucumbers but don't know where to start.

Any help?

We have ours on paving slabs, and use big pots / tubs to grow tomatoes and cucumbers each year, plus a home made bench one side for seed trays and pots in early spring, then later, more (not quite so big) pots for peppers, aubergines etc. If you try to grow directly in the soil, that is OK for a couple of years, but after that you may need to sterilise the soil to avoid the build up of disease. You can grow lots of other things in pots at odd times, eg salads. I have rocket coming on a bit earlier than outside, (would have been earlier still if I hadn't been so busy).

herbal

So in the long run it would be better to use slabs and use pots for the toms/cucumbers.

Jolaaled

herbal wrote:

Hi,

Got myself a 6x6 greenhouse yesterday (lady no longer required it) and should be up within 2 weeks needs new screws 'w' & 'z' clips and need to replace 2 broken panes (done in trasport) and need a base for it.

so what things can you suggest i'm a total novice here i know you can get excellent results with toms and cucumbers but don't know where to start.

Any help?

I've always wanted a greenhouse and often see ads in the local rag, saying 'buyer dismantles'. How easy is this?? Do you need special tools or superhuman strength??
Is it tricky to put back together again??

any tips would be fab, thanks

samnmalc

Having just moved my greenhouse to our allotment I can tell you that it is pretty easy!

First take out the glass...usually held in with spring clips ...a small screwdriver will pop them out. Then take the frame to bits .These are usually held together with nut and bolt type affairs so a ratchet/ spanner will do the job.

The hardest part is remembering how it all goes back together!!:D

herbal

Yeah took me about 3 hours and did not know anything about how to take apart. I took 30mins or so taking pictures and numbering all panes of glass i.e LS1 (left side from door pane 1 etc) also the frame.

I havent put it together yet but you can buy the 'w' clips (holds the glass) and 'z' clips (holds the 2 tier glass) from ebay/diy stores.

If you want one go ahead but pay a vist first as some are really in bad shape.