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Growing => Growing in Greenhouses & Polytunnels => Topic started by: Lottie Digger on October 01, 2013, 20:06

Title: To Heat or not to Heat?
Post by: Lottie Digger on October 01, 2013, 20:06
Help please, I have just taken delivery of 72 plug plants for next year. They have been potted on and are doing well in the cold frame but as it gets colder I plan to put them in the green house. Will I need to put a heater in there or will it be enough if I just line it with bubble wrap?
Any advise would be helpful as I have never been down this road before :unsure:
Title: Re: To Heat or not to Heat?
Post by: mumofstig on October 01, 2013, 20:13
what are the plants?
Title: Re: To Heat or not to Heat?
Post by: Lottie Digger on October 03, 2013, 15:13
A mix of flowering for next summer, dianthus, aqualega, delphinium, lavender, gium etc Cant remember the rest :unsure:
Title: Re: To Heat or not to Heat?
Post by: jrko on October 03, 2013, 15:39
Wouldn't it be easier & cheaper to heat the cold frame?
Title: Re: To Heat or not to Heat?
Post by: mumofstig on October 03, 2013, 15:42
If it's a pack of perennial border plants (sounds like it  ;) ) then a cold greenhouse will be just fine  ;)
Title: Re: To Heat or not to Heat?
Post by: Lottie Digger on October 03, 2013, 16:11
Thank you folks I'll go with the cold greenhouse I think, not practical to heat cold frame :happy:
Title: Re: To Heat or not to Heat?
Post by: Kristen on October 03, 2013, 16:21
My advice would be not to let them get too much water - they won't drink much water in winter, so it will take them longer to drink any water you do give them (compared to Summer) and having cold & wet feet will do more damage than them just being cold.  I would not pot them on during the winter for the same reason - don't provide a bigger pot, and more water, around the roots.
Title: Re: To Heat or not to Heat?
Post by: Caretaker on October 07, 2013, 17:59
Bubble rap would help....
Title: Re: To Heat or not to Heat?
Post by: Lottie Digger on October 08, 2013, 10:25
Yeah I've noticed they're not drinking much so I'm going to watch out for mould and damping off.

Thanks everyone :D
Title: Re: To Heat or not to Heat?
Post by: MrsPea on October 10, 2013, 18:16
Quote from: Lottie Digger on October 08, 2013, 10:25
Yeah I've noticed they're not drinking much so I'm going to watch out for mould and damping off.

Thanks everyone :D

Hi LD do you electricity in the green house ???