keyhole kate Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 (edited) I am thinking of buying a Norfolk budget greenhouse they are dirt cheap at £69 there advert states clear plasic supplied on a roll. No one on my site has a greenhouse when I commented on this to another allotmenteer they suggested it was because of the once in a blue moon vandal attack so the plastic glass seemed ideal but are they worth buying Edited May 2, 2012 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 I've seen them at shows, and they look great (have been tempted myself!) But wonder if you might be better to upgrade to the more rigid plastic instead of the stuff on a roll, might be a bit less vulnerable to damage by vandals? Good luck, we will need piccies of course when it's installed!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyhole kate Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 (edited) Thanks Bramble That will do for me I mulled it over in my sleep as you do and I am going to buy one at £69 you can't go wrong really they are selling a little greenhouse heater for £12 so I might as well get that too as I can use it to warm the shed when I go there to take refuge from life :lol: Edited May 2, 2012 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Fantastic! Please let me know what you think when it arrives ... I suppose I could make a bit of extra room in my tiny postage stamp size garden ... Are you going to fix it to the ground in some way (the last greenhouse I had blew away ), easy to do on grass/soil, not quite so easy on slabs, I guess? Enjoy it when it comes!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 I had a Norfolk budget greenhouse. It served me very well until we moved house with 2 glass greenhouses already in the garden, I would have brought it with me otherwise. The plastic is very thick and in the four or five years I used it only a couple of small rips appeared. These were caused by fierce Winter gales coming off the Moray Firth, we lived a couple of minutes walk from the sea. The rips were easily repaired with some poly tunnel tape. We laid slabs inside the greenhouse and secured the plastic underneath the slabs. OH secured the two corner poles on one side of the greenhouse to a trellis fence panel. It never budged even in the gales. The only downside to it was lack of a ventilation window but keeping the door open a little bit did the same job as a window. I actually had more success growing Tomatoes in the Norfolk greenhouse than I do with my glass greenhouses. I also bought the budget heater at the same time and found it good to bring on seeds and seedlings in the Norfolk greenhouse. I had forgotten about the heater I must search it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
counturchickens Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 We've been thinking about one for the allotment, so keep us posted! We do have a poly tunnel, but you know how it is, never enough room for everything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyhole kate Posted April 26, 2012 Author Share Posted April 26, 2012 Well quite some time since my original post I treated myself as I have been a non smoker for a year I eventually decided on the ultimate rather than the budget as this had an opening roof vent I also bought a mini marvel heater and a solar powered vent luckily my plot faces south I am just waiting for it all to arrive and then for DH to assemble I am very excited and itching to get growing in there!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyhole kate Posted May 14, 2012 Author Share Posted May 14, 2012 Well quite some time since my original post I treated myself as I have been a non smoker for a year I eventually decided on the ultimate rather than the budget as this had an opening roof vent I also bought a mini marvel heater and a solar powered vent luckily my plot faces south I am just waiting for it all to arrive and then for DH to assemble I am very excited and itching to get growing in there!!!! Still waiting for this to arrive I rang them to chase my order and was told it should be with me this Friday I am not impressed with there delivery timescale especially as I paid £15 For the priveledge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyhole kate Posted May 18, 2012 Author Share Posted May 18, 2012 It's here at last I'm hoping OH will erect it for me this weekend as well as rotovating half my plot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
