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New Greenhouse

ciaranmcgreneraciaranmcgrenera Posts: 313
edited March 2023 in Problem solving
Hi All,
By the middle of this year I should have my first ever shiny new greenhouse in place. My plan is to use it to grow tomatoes and peppers, maybe some Padron, some berries. I’ll also use it for seedlings, etc in the spring.

The majority of the food I want to grow in it will need to wait until next year, give the time I’ll get it, so I was wondering what I can use it for for the second 6 months of this year.

Any suggestions?

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  • tigerburnietigerburnie Posts: 131
    Key thing is light, if you are in the north like me, growing after September is difficult, so mostly for me it's salad leaves and I also grow Strawberries in pots/containers, the perpetual ones can keep a few fruits going to till October if the weather is kind. When I got my greenhouse in the Autumn I spent the nice days doing the soil prep ready for the following year. How big is yours as that can dictate what you can grow, with plenty of room you could grow a few potatoes for new tatties for your Christmas dinner.
  • Jenny_AsterJenny_Aster Posts: 945
    Over winter plants that need the extra protection, grow perennial and biannual plants from seed, take cuttings of plants and grow on....
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  • ciaranmcgreneraciaranmcgrenera Posts: 313
    tigerburnie said:
    Key thing is light, if you are in the north like me, growing after September is difficult, so mostly for me it's salad leaves and I also grow Strawberries in pots/containers, the perpetual ones can keep a few fruits going to till October if the weather is kind. When I got my greenhouse in the Autumn I spent the nice days doing the soil prep ready for the following year. How big is yours as that can dictate what you can grow, with plenty of room you could grow a few potatoes for new tatties for your Christmas dinner.
    It’ll be 8ft by 8ft. Concrete base, long side to the sun. It’s in a North facing garden but right at the far end so it’ll get light almost all year round. Im thinking of running power to it. I plan to use the Quadgrow system for my tomatoes and peppers.
  • LeadFarmerLeadFarmer Posts: 1,500
    ciaranmcgrenera said:

    It’ll be 8ft by 8ft. Concrete base, long side to the sun. It’s in a North facing garden but right at the far end so it’ll get light almost all year round. Im thinking of running power to it. I plan to use the Quadgrow system for my tomatoes and peppers.
    Definitely run power to it if you can, I did to mine last year using an armoured cable. I out 2 x weather proof twin sockets in the greenhouse and find then useful for plugging in an extension lead when I need power when Im in the garden, such as using my electric chainsaw etc. You could then use an electric heated propagator in there

    I also bought the Quadgrow system last year but haven't used it yet.
  • ShepsSheps Posts: 2,236
    @ciaranmcgrenera Quadgrows are great and have always produced good crops for me.

    Start of last years season.



    And a few from the end.


  • ciaranmcgreneraciaranmcgrenera Posts: 313
    @Sheps yeah I’ve been keeping an eye on a gardening YouTube channel that uses them and they look the business. That’s a fine clean Greenhouse you have there by the way!
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