ali-s Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 I have just ordered my first greenhouse and I can't wait for it to arrive www.norfolk-greenhouses.co.uk/shop/shop ... cat=Budget Also ordered a mini greenhouse heater as well Can't wait to start growing some vegetables Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleHen Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 That looks fab - having seen your link, I've ordered a solar powered vent for my Mum - she'll be so pleased!!! Much more original than a bunch of flowers..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 I have added them to my favourites - I want a shed and I would love a greenhouse but no go! I thought they would be in Norfolk and I could go and see them - silly me, fancy thinking that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken on a mission Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 I've ordered a solar powered vent for my Mum As a keeper of chickens and lizards, you can't believe the picture that flashed through my mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Carolinep Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 I have just ordered my first greenhouse and I can't wait for it to arrive www.norfolk-greenhouses.co.uk/shop/shop ... cat=Budget Also ordered a mini greenhouse heater as well Can't wait to start growing some vegetables Hi Ali, Which size did you order? We finished erecting the senior 8 one a couple of weekends ago. Great fun it was tooooooo!!!! Must say though in its defence, it was quite easy to put together & is very sturdy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N&J Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 I have just got a new greenhouse from ebay - ok 2nd hand but will do the job - what have people put down as a base? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motherhen Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 My mum had a paving path down the middle of her big greenhouses with raised beds straight onto the soil down each side. I think smaller greenhouses more often have a totally hard base - our teeny tiny greenhouse has concrete lovingly laid by OH One advantage of paving laid on sand, is that it would be easy to create open beds in the greenhouse in future if you changed your mind - hacking up concrete is not recommended - personal experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Our greenhouse is on a dodgy soil base, covered with pea-shingle. We plant everything in growbags - not ideal, but better than trying to sort out the ground underneath! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motherhen Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Oh pea-shingle sounds hard work - you can't plant in it, neither can you sweep it with a broom Could you at least put some cheap paving slabs down the middle this is my inherent arranging things so I can be as lazy as possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 Actually, we have just inherited some free paving stones, which we intend to use for a middle path in the greenhouse. We got the pea shingle, (or chick peas as Chookiehubbie insists on calling them ) because we tried to dig down through the rubbley earth that we have, and it was just impossible, so a local gardener recommended the shingle, and stick to things that would grow in a grow bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motherhen Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 - what a lovely inheritance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 Our family realise what's important in life!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
