Plastic greenhouses

lolly5648

I can't afford/have no space for a proper greenhouse but need somewhere to put seedlings.

Which are the best plastic greenhouses, I have looked at Wilkos and Poundstretcher and they look fairly flimsy. Could someone recommend one please?

Thanks

soul619

the ones were the covers are reinforced via string inside looking like small patches are the better ones imo

Leopardlady

We bought one this year from B&Q, it cost £32.99 and it is nice and sturdy, and my seeds are coming along nicely in it

savemoney

They are flimsy but I put bricks in mine and place pots on top. I then place large pots on side if its windy

I got two one Argos which has plastic impregnated with a green mesh and wilkos one which is quite tall

The wlkos one only had a month and already slightly torn due to me moving a plant tray and it slit the plastic

The argos one had around 7 years and only now plastic is just starting to go its getting brittle

Alcmene

I got mine from B&Q and it is going strong! I have it set against a corner so it has protection on the back and one side. As suggested, I have 2 bricks in the base and heavy pots at the bottom too. I have had a cheapy one from Wilkos and one from Poundstretcher and they both broke.

mi_jardin

I bought one last year, and have just put it up again for this year, but it is tatty now with a coupe of rips on the corners. I have tpaed them up and its ok, I think I will get one more year out of it, so as long as you think you will get your money back on it, go for it.
I have mine in a corner, so it is protected by the house on one side and the fence on the other. Even so, you need to lay your grow bags on the edges to keep it grounded as the wind can whip it up if its really blowing.

Top tip: if the winds gets up, make sure you take everything off the shelf, I didn't and found eveything on the florr and seedlings all mixed up and damaged. It was a bit of pot luck as to what went back in each pot!

lolly5648

Thanks for all the replies - I hadn't realised they were so flimsy. I think I will ignore the Poundstretcher and Wilko one and look at Argos & B&Q.