What can I grow in Greenhouse in winter?

1jim

Hi
I posted this on another thread but I think its got lost (hijacked another thread )
Anyway, am thinking about getting a greenhouse to let me gorw things in winter, have turned most of our borders into a veg patch so this covers most of the year but wondered if it was possible to grow anything in an unheated greenhouse in winter?
Thanks
Jim

wurzelsar

I always grow herbs and winter lettuce.

But in really frosty weather I do put a small paraffin heater on in there just in case.

mjr600

Cut n Come again lettuce will grow, as will spinach, just slower so make sure you plant enough and start it in late Sept or early Oct.

RAS

peas, broad beans, mangetout, spinach, swiss chard.

Christmas and very early tats. In pots, turn the pot upside down, nabbed the biggest tats and then stick it back in the pot, so the smaller ones grow on.

Have a look at Joy Larkcom for a long list of winter hardy salads and greens.

Mummy2Two_3

Hi

Im off to buy a small walk-in greenhouse tomorrow:rolleyes:
I would like to grow potatoes in a tub on the floor of it...and tomatoes...carrots in tubs..that kind of stuff.
Are these ok to grow in a greenhouse this time of year? are there restrictions on things that shouldnt be grown in a greenhouse this time of year?

Boy am i glad that this board is here, i wouldnt have a clue where else to ask these questions!

With thanks
Heather

moonrakerz

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RAS

Hi

I recently go a copy of Joy larkcom's book Vegetables. There is a realy good list of stuff for unheated greeenhouse in winter in there. Get it from the library if you do not want to buy it (which is what I did until I decided to buy it).

tats, will need frost protection, tomatoes are very frost tender, only plants that are going to fruit very soon, carrots yes, kale - get russian red, swiss chard, hang peas up in hanging baskets or the mice get them, broad beans for the spring, mangetout cropped outside until new year for me last year.

alex£

Hiya- just an idea- but you can increase the temperature of your greenhouse over winter but insulating it with bubble wrap, water containers painted black placed so as to collect sunlight act as heat sinks that give off warmth at night.

If you are really keen, there's always the set up used on "it's not easy being green" where an old computer fan draws warm air from the top of the greenhouse into a heat sink by day, keeping it warm by night..

ClaireLR

We've taken on an allotment and we've been up today and cleaned out the greenhouse. I was wondering what I can plant in there now to get things started off while I clear the (very untidy!) plot? I was thinking tomatoes, strawberries and peppers, would these all be ok? I should probably mention that the greenhouse is directly on the ground, i.e. the floor in the greenhouse is soil, so I suppose if we get frosts that would affect any plants in the greenhouse wouldn't it?

We've been clearing a bit today, I was a bit daunted by it all to be honest, we've got the biggest plot of the allotment and it's covered in weeds, broken plastic/glass and other junk - for now we've bagged up all the proper rubbish (the broken stuff) and chucked it down the bottom as we won't get down there this year (it's to big!) and there is apparently a skip coming in June. We're going to keep all the dead grass/twigs etc to compost - I was thinking of bagging this up in bin bags to to keep the light out and start the process, is this a good idea?

annie123

this may give you a few ideas

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=770375

ClaireLR

Thanks for that annie. It doesn't mention the peppers, do you know if these will be ok or should I wait a bit longer do you think? And do peppers and tomatoes grow well next to each other? I think one side of the greenhouse I will start those off, at the back there is a grapevine so I'm not going to put anything near that, then on the other side I think I'll do some salad and leave the strawberries for later on when I can plant them outside as I've read they come back each year, is that right? Also is there any other fruit/veg that comes back each year as I's like to section off part of the plot just for those.

Thanks!