[veggies]

Hello all,  i have been helping the mother-in-law getting set up in her back garden with a small plastic green house and she has 2 tomato plant in there, i like very much watching programes on tv on living off the land or growing your own, can anybody HELP and tell me what i could poss grow in a greenhouse approx 6x6 or 6x8 i will have to get a greenhouse with out glass and get plastic has we have kids, is these plastic greenhouses just as good or is glass better cheers all........

[Yorkie]

'Fraid I don't know the answer to your questions but welcome anyway 

[mumofstig]

I have a Norfolk greenhouse, made of semi-rigid plastic that's fine I think that glass ones are maybe warmer, but i grow stuff ok in the plastic 1 and i know my grandchildren won't get hurt
It's 6 x 8 and i have 5 toms in the ground on 1 side a small bench on the other side plus 3 more toms in pots, plus a cucumber growing up netting on the end wall (soon to start growing along the ridge ) I start most stuff off in spring on the bench (after germination indoors) and then the toms take over 
Hope this helps

[veggies]

thats mate for you reply, i think the greenhouse i was looking at was the same as your ( in the garden kitchen mag i think ) would it be poss to put a photo or 2 on just so i can see it cheers paul.

[strangerachael]

It's surprising what you can fit into a small space, if you organise it well - my greenhouse is approx 6' x 8' and I have 5 melon plants, 10 tomato plants, 4 cucumber plants, 10 pepper plants and 6 chilli plants. All doing very well.
 You are probably a bit late to start summer stuff off now, although cucumbers will still have time as they are quite quick. I have just started two more off to replace the ones that have nearly finished. Then you can do salad leaves in the autumn, and start your toms off in early spring next year.
I don't know whether plastic is as warm as glass, but you could insulate it with bubble wrap until later in the spring after the frosts.
Good luck!

[veggies]

It's surprising what you can fit into a small space, if you organise it well - my greenhouse is approx 6' x 8' and I have 5 melon plants, 10 tomato plants, 4 cucumber plants, 10 pepper plants and 6 chilli plants. All doing very well.
 You are probably a bit late to start summer stuff off now, although cucumbers will still have time as they are quite quick. I have just started two more off to replace the ones that have nearly finished. Then you can do salad leaves in the autumn, and start your toms off in early spring next year.
I don't know whether plastic is as warm as glass, but you could insulate it with bubble wrap until later in the spring after the frosts.
Good luck!

hi thanks for the tips, would you be able to post a few photos of your greenhouse just so i can see how you have got the plants set up...thanks if its a problem dont worry. think off getting a greenhouse soon ish for next year, was going to try and grow the things you have also tomatos....fingers crossed..

[strangerachael]

 would you be able to post a few photos of your greenhouse just so i can see how you have got the plants set up...
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Have a look at my blog (click on the globe symbol to the left) and there are some photos on the 5th July post 'Greenhouse Report'. Basically there are tomatoes all the way up one side with peppers in front, on the other side tomatoes half way then cucumbers, again with peppers in front. There is a very narrow 'aisle' up the middle! At the far end is staging with the melons in growbags and chillies in pots. Everything is grown in pots or growbags which makes it easy to change the compost every year.

[veggies]

 would you be able to post a few photos of your greenhouse just so i can see how you have got the plants set up...

Have a look at my blog (click on the globe symbol to the left) and there are some photos on the 5th July post 'Greenhouse Report'. Basically there are tomatoes all the way up one side with peppers in front, on the other side tomatoes half way then cucumbers, again with peppers in front. There is a very narrow 'aisle' up the middle! At the far end is staging with the melons in growbags and chillies in pots. Everything is grown in pots or growbags which makes it easy to change the compost every year.
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thanks looks good , silly question but do you get much to eat from the stuff you are growen..

[Mitsy]

Welcome to the site. We eat daily from our garden 

[veggies]

Welcome to the site. We eat daily from our garden 

cheers, must taste better than asda and tescos etc....