I'm Jealous! I want one......

[RedThorn]

Just seen on the telly, a greenhouse of awesome proportions!

It's 480m (1575ft) long and can fit terminal 5 inside it twice with room to spare!
Full climate control and Lighting control etc

I'm so jealous I'm turning a brilliant shade of green ( Quick help Bride)

[BrideXIII]

Just seen on the telly, a greenhouse of awesome proportions!

It's 480m (1575ft) long and can fit terminal 5 inside it twice with room to spare!
Full climate control and Lighting control etc

I'm so jealous I'm turning a brilliant shade of green ( Quick help Bride)

easy tiger, just tell yourself you will have one, the moment you own a garden big enough

now stop croaking and pull your tongue back in

[bluemoon]

Terminal five? Twice? Come on there's only so many tomatoes a person can eat.

[RedThorn]

easy tiger, just tell yourself you will have one, the moment you own a garden big enough

now stop croaking and pull your tongue back in

Thanks Bride feeling better already

as to the garden, Hmmm now where did I put that euromillions lotto ticket

Terminal five? Twice? Come on there's only so many tomatoes a person can eat.

They're planning on building another 6 making it 7 in total. Apparently 1 can produce 15% of Britain's salad requirements.

[BrideXIII]

where the devil are they finding enough room for 7? ( that's enough salad for the uk and 5% extra for export )

[tricky]

whereabouts are these greenhouses redthorn

[RedThorn]

I believe they're in the UK, but I missed where In the canteen, noisy so missed bits

[ailsasyl]

In Kent heres the story
Welcome to Thanet Earth: The biggest greenhouse in Britain unveiled | Mail Online

[RedThorn]

thanks ailsasyl

[lottie dolly]

Just seen on the telly, a greenhouse of awesome proportions!

It's 480m (1575ft) long and can fit terminal 5 inside it twice with room to spare!
Full climate control and Lighting control etc

I'm so jealous I'm turning a brilliant shade of green ( Quick help Bride)

all very nice,but,ooooo the heating costs,and water bills

[BrideXIII]

hmmm controversial.

'real' food is only viable if there is enough land to grow it.
this is a move towards the country cutting back on importing veg, cuts the carbon footprint etc.
taste? well its never going to be the same as home grown, but again, not enough land to make that viable, look how many of us are waiting for allotments?
varieties will suffer, they will concentrate on ones that work for that particular system.

always wanted to try hydroponics though.

[RedThorn]

Hmmm what I heard was slightly off then sorry peeps but not far out.

[Irie Jan]

Just seen on the telly, a greenhouse of awesome proportions!

It's 480m (1575ft) long and can fit terminal 5 inside it twice with room to spare!
Full climate control and Lighting control etc

I'm so jealous I'm turning a brilliant shade of green ( Quick help Bride)

Dont make me cry! now I do want a new greenhouse! lol

[SlugLobber]

When I watched HFW the other day, I was practically packing my bags and planning to move in with him when I saw his huge polytunnels!!

I've seen the giant greenhouses in Kent and it's no wonder the locals aren't keen. They look bloody awful!

[beefy]

These greenhouses don't reduce the carbon footprint of the produce . The energy required to heat and light them is way more than what it takes to bring a load of tomatoes from Spain that have been grown outside.