I tried the bubble wrap in my potting shed but everything got mildewed and died as the ventilation was very poor.
This year I intend to put my geraniums in an alcove at the back of my garage and made a double thickness hessian curtain to keep the cold out a bit. I am hoping it will work. The geraniums are still under the eaves of the house.
The shelves are rated for heavy use as the pots are quite large.
My "top" greenhouse is bubble wrapped, its falling off now, was here when we moved, held up with green clips, I dont bother to remove it. My newest greenhouse, I bought some green fleece which keeps in warmth and keep out sun, doesnt need removing. That one contains citrus trees, On frosty nights, I also cover them with bubble wrap. I had pelargoniums in there last winter which was pretty mild, but I lost them in a late frost although they were bubble wrapped. I got mine from one of these packing companies that also sells the cardboard boxes for moving, big roll cheap as chips.Small lean to greenhouse, (next to bungalow) containing peppers and brugmansias, tubular heater.
Hi, some alternative ideas.....i must have dozed off at the point where you saw Montys greenhouse with bubblecwrap i recorded it though so i can have another look in respect of ventilation i could leave window ajar and also a gap in the door, to allow air flow?
I am hoping to just make sure that there is light getting in at times when it is not too heavily frosty. I feel it will at least allow some ventilation.
My thinking is if the plants are nearly dormant anyway they probably don't need too much light. If it does not work I will not have lost much.
I have been over wintering my lovely agapanthus inside the garage for years. I lost one in the winter of 2009/2010 which was exceptionally cold.
I don't really go in for very tender plants. Keeping the pelargoniums if it works will just be a bonus. Last winter I sucessfully over wintered one or two of the pots of pelagoniums under the garden bench which is close under my kitchen window.
At the monent they are still flowering wonderfully lined up under the eaves. I have only just finishef the shelter but I will start moving them tomorrow.
aym280 I think Essex can probably get a lot colder than where I am up in south Cheshire. Where I am we are sheltered from a lot of weather by Wales. The back of my garage is facing East. so not a lot of sun this late in the year. It's worth a try whatever.
aym280 If I lived further north in Cheshire I would be in line for the weather that comes down though what is called the Cheshire Gap.
This is where the weather coming in from the Irish sea towards the Dee and Mersey esturaries come pouring down through the top of the Cheshire plain where there are very few hills to slow it down.
They get more rain and snow than we do about 30 miles south. These winds then hit the edge of the Peak District and then drop more of their rain or snow.
If ypu want to garden really easily check out the geography and geology before you buy. However you can rarely be that picky about where you live. It's quite an interesting subject for gardeners.
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I tried the bubble wrap in my potting shed but everything got mildewed and died as the ventilation was very poor.
This year I intend to put my geraniums in an alcove at the back of my garage and made a double thickness hessian curtain to keep the cold out a bit. I am hoping it will work. The geraniums are still under the eaves of the house.
The shelves are rated for heavy use as the pots are quite large.
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'You must have some bread with it me duck!'
My "top" greenhouse is bubble wrapped, its falling off now, was here when we moved, held up with green clips, I dont bother to remove it. My newest greenhouse, I bought some green fleece which keeps in warmth and keep out sun, doesnt need removing. That one contains citrus trees, On frosty nights, I also cover them with bubble wrap. I had pelargoniums in there last winter which was pretty mild, but I lost them in a late frost although they were bubble wrapped. I got mine from one of these packing companies that also sells the cardboard boxes for moving, big roll cheap as chips.Small lean to greenhouse, (next to bungalow) containing peppers and brugmansias, tubular heater.
Hi, some alternative ideas.....i must have dozed off at the point where you saw Montys greenhouse with bubblecwrap
i recorded it though so i can have another look 
in respect of ventilation i could leave window ajar and also a gap in the door, to allow air flow?
I am hoping to just make sure that there is light getting in at times when it is not too heavily frosty. I feel it will at least allow some ventilation.
My thinking is if the plants are nearly dormant anyway they probably don't need too much light. If it does not work I will not have lost much.
I have been over wintering my lovely agapanthus inside the garage for years. I lost one in the winter of 2009/2010 which was exceptionally cold.
I don't really go in for very tender plants. Keeping the pelargoniums if it works will just be a bonus. Last winter I sucessfully over wintered one or two of the pots of pelagoniums under the garden bench which is close under my kitchen window.
At the monent they are still flowering wonderfully lined up under the eaves. I have only just finishef the shelter but I will start moving them tomorrow.
'You must have some bread with it me duck!'
aym280 I think Essex can probably get a lot colder than where I am up in south Cheshire. Where I am we are sheltered from a lot of weather by Wales. The back of my garage is facing East. so not a lot of sun this late in the year. It's worth a try whatever.
'You must have some bread with it me duck!'
aym280 If I lived further north in Cheshire I would be in line for the weather that comes down though what is called the Cheshire Gap.
This is where the weather coming in from the Irish sea towards the Dee and Mersey esturaries come pouring down through the top of the Cheshire plain where there are very few hills to slow it down.
They get more rain and snow than we do about 30 miles south. These winds then hit the edge of the Peak District and then drop more of their rain or snow.
If ypu want to garden really easily check out the geography and geology before you buy.
However you can rarely be that picky about where you live. It's quite an interesting subject for gardeners.
'You must have some bread with it me duck!'