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winter growing

loony gardnerloony gardner Posts: 107
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Hi everyone, my husband made me a greenhouse which has a brick wall and three glass walls. I just wanted to ask if i can grow carrots and spinach in it through the winter without using extra heating. Any input would be gratefully received image
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  • SupernoodleSupernoodle Posts: 954

    http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/fruit-and-veg/winter-greenhouse-salad-/-veg/418808.html

    snap!  see link image

  • bekkie hughesbekkie hughes Posts: 5,294
    The short answer is yes loony, but they may stop if it gets very cold image
  • Orchid LadyOrchid Lady Posts: 5,800

    I know you can grow potatoes in bags in the GH as I have just got mine, hopefully they will be ready for Christmas image

    Also salad, as pointed out, again I will be growing that.  This is my first full winter with the GH so I will be interested to see what I can grow, it's exciting image

  • loony gardnerloony gardner Posts: 107
    Great! Thank you everyone, i can't wait to start!
  • Steve 309Steve 309 Posts: 2,753

    If it looks like getting really cold you can partition off some of it with bubblewrap to keep it a bit warmer.

    If you have peppers (sweet or chilli), I've heard it said (probably here) that they're perennial and as long as you can keep the frost off them they'll survive the winter...

  • loony gardnerloony gardner Posts: 107
    Ok Thanks Steve, I've got some bubble wrap saved image
  • bekkie hughesbekkie hughes Posts: 5,294
    I have kept chillies in the house over winter, it wasnt happy, but survived and really bounced back come spring. Should work better in a GH, as long as you can keep the temp up image
  • loony gardnerloony gardner Posts: 107
    Yes Bekkie i have 2 really great chilli plants, between them they've given me hundreds of chillies, i was thinking if bringing them in the house this winter.... If i insulate my greenhouse really well but don't heat it, will i be able to grow anything in it?
  • bekkie hughesbekkie hughes Posts: 5,294
    If its a mild winter lots of things will still grow, root crops are happy without too much heat, salads, even some brassicas can be started now and kept somewhere sheltered for panting out next year, you get huge cabbages by doing this image

    You may be pushing your luck with very tender things like chillies, but i would still leave them in the greenhouse as long as poss, mine got attacked by all sorts when they were in the house, light is as important as heat in the winter, its useful to ut something reflective behind fussy plants in the winter, a bit of foil over some card will do image
  • loony gardnerloony gardner Posts: 107
    Thank you Bekkie, for the foil and cardboard idea image
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