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[Paul Bromley]

Hi All,

My wife and I have just taken the plunge and bought a greenhouse. We have a pebble and flags garden with lots of pot gardening going on but nowhere to grow our own food so fancied having a go without ripping up the entire garden which we don't have time for. We have bought an Alton Evolution 8 x 10 as we needed something sturdy as we live in the Isle of Man and suffer some strong winds, the greenhouse will be protected from the worst of the winter gales and seems a strong thing so fingers crossed. My wifes father was a market gardener in Cornwall so the smell of glasshouses will take her back to childhood. I am currently reading as much as I possibly can about greenhouse gardening and don't have the facility to plant outside so all has to happen in the glasshouse. I will no doubt be asking many stupid questions on here and will be grateful for help will post a photo when we get the thing up and running.
In the meantime good wishes to all.

Paul & Ruth.

[Greenfingerpaula]

Welcome Paul and Ruth, I'm quite new to it all myself but have had some great advice on here, there's lots of friendly people around to help

[Bigmallly]

Welcome to the vine, is there any reason why you cannot grow veg in pots & containers. Quite a few of our resident grapes do just that.

[veggiechicken]

Hello Paul & Ruth and welcome As BigMallly says, there plenty of potential for growing veg in pots and containers - look out for posts by Potstubsdustbins - he's the King of Pots
Don't be afraid to ask stupid questions - I do it all the time

[Paul Bromley]

Welcome to the vine, is there any reason why you cannot grow veg in pots & containers. Quite a few of our resident grapes do just that.

We don't have a lot of useable garden our front is non private and not really useable as we largely don't see it we seem to keep it tidy only for neighbours to look at !
Ruth likes her ornamental trees in large pots at the back and I don't think she would approve of various other things on the patios, she has been enthusiastic about a greenhouse so won't push it !! LOL.

[rustylady]

Hello Paul, welcome to the Vine. I think you are our first member from the Isle of Man - could you add your location to your profile please, then it will show on your posts. You can see from my posts that I live in Lowestoft.

[Bren In Pots]

Hello and welcome to the vine Paul and Ruth

Just thought I'd say there's a few veg plants that look good in pots such as Cavolo Nero and Purple podded peas.

[PyreneesPlot]

Hello and welcome.

Artichokes in pots, too.

Do post some pics of the lovely Isle of Man - I've family in Laxey but haven't been back for years

[Two_Sheds]

We have bought an Alton Evolution 8 x 10 ... don't have the facility to plant outside so all has to happen in the glasshouse.

You'll be mainly growing tomatoes & chillies then?

Most people use their gh to start off their veg seedlings prior to planting them outside, but you don't want to grow anything in the garden?

[lottie dolly]

welcome to the vine

[Bigmallly]

Ruth likes her ornamental trees in large pots at the back and I don't think she would approve of various other things on the patios, she has been enthusiastic about a greenhouse so won't push it !! LOL.

That's a shame Paul as veggies come in an array of colours, they don't all have to be green............

[Florence Fennel]

Hello and a very warm welcome to the Vine

[Paul Bromley]

I think she is warming to the idea of a few large pots in the garden after your posts so maybe we can do a limited amount outside too !!

[Bigmallly]

Before you know it, you'll have runner beans climbing through ornamental trees............

[Paul Bromley]

Before you know it, you'll have runner beans climbing through ornamental trees............

Think thats what she is afraid of !!