are the heavy duty pvc greenhouses any good

piltonvet

ones like this one
http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=20001&partNumber=0423955

only got a small garden and was wondering if these are any good for bringing on seeds ,just starting out gardening after a very long break .
just aquired an allotment and want to grow plants at home then transfer em to allotment when ready.

just wondering if these really stand up to hard frost and if it would be safe to put some kind of heater in there as well dumb question seen as its polythene but have to ask.

thanx for lookin
:beer: scrump

Noah'strolly

check out the argos clearance, they've got one of these

chatty123

Bought one of these last year and had it outside all winter. this summer i have the most amazing hanging baskets and garden with all the seeds i grew myself. i kept it in the most sheltered part of the garden from the frost but moved it ( empty it 1st) as soon as the major frost danger passed to a sunny part of the garden.
Just make sure that it is well weighted on the bottom shelf so that any gust of wind don't blow it over

Lord_Gardener

See plenty of these around and they seem to last a few years! Not seen any with a heater in just used for protecting plants from frost or planting early seeds!

nodwah

I had one for a couple of years and it did get destroyed by the winter winds, it ended up held together by sellotape.

On an aside, I was at a flower show yesterday and the council had made a recycled greenhouse out of 2l lemonade bottles. It was so clever, I wish 'd taken a photo of it. There was a wooden greenhouse shaped frame with canes at intervals along the sides and top and bottles with the bottoms cut of f were threaded on to the canes so the whole sides and walls were double skinned plastic.

alanobrien

They are ok for what they are. not terribly robust or roomy but useful all the same. I have had one for a few years now, also one of the smaller ones. good for seeds as already mentioned and as a tomato house.

piltonvet

many thanx for comments ya convinced me they are ok seen a bigger one at homebase for 50 quid and the replacement pvc is 13 quid so should get a few good yers out of it.

cheers:beer:

garry1974

how about one of these have recently got one and im sure they should alst a few more years than a UPVC one.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Oak-Plant-House-Standard-Size_W0QQitemZ230159100510QQihZ013QQcategoryZ519QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

julie114

Hi I have had 2 of the smaller greenhouses like these for about 2 years now just to start my plants off and they are fine. Seem to do the job anyhow. I have also bought one of these although it was £149 instore, this is excelllent
http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=20001&partNumber=1721285 and very heavy so windproof