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Greenhouses from Gardening Direct

Monday, September 27th, 2010

Gardening Direct has these greenhouses available. They vary in size and budget and should show you that a greenhouse is well within your reach!
A greenhouse enables you to grow tomatoes, aubergines and peppers during the summer. It’s a great place to keep tender plants over the winter and you can even grow plants in it all year round – a vine can do very nicely in a greenhouse!
If you like growing vegetables or flowers from seed then you’ll find the extra space a greenhouse gives you invaluable. It’s great for getting some trays of seeds off to an early start! If you grow potatoes in bags then you can also start off some first earlies at the beginning of the year inside the greenhouse! This means your new potatoes are even earlier and makes them more special!.
Heating a greenhouse can be done by either a parafin heater or an electric heater. There are also bottled gas heaters available.
Work out how much space you have for one. You can put one on earth or on a concreted patio area. If you have it on soil though you can plant directly into the soil which enables plants to do better water wise as they have more soil around the roots to draw water from. If you have one on a paved area then this can be very tidy and neat and you’ll get less weeds growing! It’s a great idea if you have pots to have some of the large grow bag trays to sit them in. That way they can have some extra water as a reserve on hot days! If you are growing tomatoes then sit a growbag on a tray with a couple of holes for drainage and insert pots into holes on the top side. Fill these with compost from another growbag and then plant the tomatoes in this. It gives them extra volume for the roots and means they retain water better!
A greenhouse is great for potting up plants too and can of course be used even when it’s raining outside! If you love gardening then a greenhouse is a must!

Lean-To Greenhouse (4ft x 6ft)
Lean-To Greenhouse (4ft x 6ft) £279.00
Click here to see how easy it is to build this greenhouse This lean-to greenhouse has all the features you expect from a larger greenhouse! The size and design make this the perfect choice for small gardens or balconies. Don’t let a lack of space rule out the benefits of having a greenhouse. Easy to install.

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