[markygreenfingers]

Hi all

I have not been on all week, I been going mad in the garden ( as you do! ) I finally took the plunge and made myself a polyhouse

Check out the links and tell me what you think!:lol:

http://www.chat.allotment-garden.org/album_pic.php?pic_id=1034
http://www.chat.allotment-garden.org/album_pic.php?pic_id=1035
http://www.chat.allotment-garden.org/album_pic.php?pic_id=1036

Take care and keep digging!

Markygreenfingers

[Lee1978]

That looks nice and sturdy, and a good size too. What are you going to grow in there?  

[Wildeone]

Looks great! bet you can't wait to get sowing now!

[ladyloulee]

thats great, did it cost much altogether?
lou x

[weeeed]

Well I think you should pat yourself on the back. Does it feel as warm inside as a greenhouse or polytunnel? Where did you get you plastic sheeting and how easy was it to do? :roll:    

[markygreenfingers]

Hi Omegaman1

Cheers mate I like nice and sturdy its the only way to make sure it don't fall down or fly away and I am well pleased with the space inside.

At the moment I have strawberries, tomatoes, onions, spring onions, chives and mint in the polyhouse. not sure what else to grow in it yet if you have any ideas please let me know as I am only a newbie and still feeling my way

take care

markygreenfingers

[markygreenfingers]

Hi Wildeone

Thanks I am well pleased with how it turned out and oh yeah can't wait to get sowing Just got figure out what to sow

Take care

markygreenfingers

[markygreenfingers]

Hi Ladyloulee

Thanks, the tanalised wood, screws and the thermal anti fog polythene came to £280 all together and well worth it me thinks

more room then a polytunnel and cheaper then a greenhouse

Take care

markygreenfingers

[markygreenfingers]

Hi Weeeed

Thanks, pat recieved

it gets very nice and warm inside, it reached 90 on saturday and even with the door and window open it only dropped to 72 - 74.

I got the thermal anti fog polythene from www.firsttunnels.co.uk and once all the wood was cut to size it fairly easy to put together as long as there is 2 of you doing it  

Take care

markygreenfingers

[peapod]

Lovely job marky
we've just built our own (unheated but against a kitchen wall so quite warm)  greenhouse, at a fraction of the cost of a normal one.  Makes you chuffed with yourself doesnt it? I even managed to use mine as a college project!
Ive got chillies and peppers in mine and theyll stay there, I lost all my chillies last year bunging em outside! Ive also started sweetcorn off there too as well as loads of other stuff that I didnt have room for indoors
Some have been a little slow (eg toms that still havent germinated and were planted apr 7th)
The polyhouse is your oyster :-)

[james419]

Brilliant job there - very impressed - just wish I had the ability to build something like it, we bought a polytunnel from Firs Tunnels and in 5 -6 years it will have paid for itself in the crops we grown in it and savings made from shopping

For 2 years now we grow enough toms to make soup and past sauce for the rest of the year - this year it is Plum tomatoes to try and get a thicker soup and sauce.

The OH is the expert and has masses of bits and bobs growing away even in winter when it got down to -12 - the polytunnel only just diped beloew freezing and at the moment it still gets cold at night and very windy so offers good protection.

Also a good spot to prepare your hanging baskets before putting them out, they can grow on hanging from the roof.

Good luck with you new emporium

[ziggy]

Hi all

I have not been on all week, I been going mad in the garden ( as you do! ) I finally took the plunge and made myself a polyhouse

Check out the links and tell me what you think!:lol:

http://www.chat.allotment-garden.org/album_pic.php?pic_id=1034
http://www.chat.allotment-garden.org/album_pic.php?pic_id=1035
http://www.chat.allotment-garden.org/album_pic.php?pic_id=1036

Take care and keep digging!

Markygreenfingers

our allotment is 9 kilometres from the sea and have been told that the salt in the air will rot the plastic or poly in 3-5 years.we bought tents from lidle and they rotted after 18 month.

[jazzbyrd]

Are you growing potatoes in a compost bin? What do you have growing in the bin next to the compost bin please explain ~~~sorry for being so nosey!!!  :oops:

Jazzbyrd

[markygreenfingers]

Hi Peapod

Thanks for the compliment and yes I am well chuffed, everything seems to be thriving in there and I can't wait to eat all that lovely fresh fruit and veg yummy especially as I am a first time grower

Good luck with your greenhouse and I'm sure you will soon be enjoying all that you have sown

Take care

markygreenfingers

[markygreenfingers]

Hi James

Thanks mate, I'm lucky that I have always worked in the building trade and already got the tools for these jobs, makes life so much easy and cheaper

I got the same idea with the toms, lots of soup and lots of sauce, sounds great to me

As for hanging baskets my OH is doing that as I type

Good luck with yours and take care.

markygreenfingers