Growing fruit in a greenhouse

[Bigmallly]

Welcome to the vine BG, that's not a greenhouse, it's Edan Project......it's ok, I get sarcastic when I'm jealous.............. BTW, I got a rush of blood looking at the upside down one...........Looking forward to the BBQ invite............

[rabbit]

WOW! It's beautiful.

[Heidi-Hi]

OMG! You lucky lucky lucky lucky girl! Mind you, I think my husband would leave me, because no one would get fed or clothed or anything!! as I would be living in there!! The things you could grow in there... And I'm the same, sod the veggies, fruit and flowers all the way:-)

[bikergirl]

Its full of junk at the moment - I've got my Dad coming round today, armed with trailer to load up and get rid of it all at the tip.

I've then got a bench coming so I'll have somewhere to put things. Can't wait to actually get it sorted. My son likes growing stuff too - and luckily he loves eating all of it - veggies included. Where I used to live I had two small greenhouses and I'd often find him in one of them or in the veg plot eating everything

Now I just need some sunshine!!!

[Scarlet]

Wow, thats fabulous!!
How about some cape gooseberries? I grew them for the first timelast year, 4 at the back of my greenhouse and they were prolific. Mine were planted straight into the ground although you can get varieties that are suitable for pots and you can start them from seed.
Tomatillos might be worth a go if you like them- I've grown mine outside but they should work in pots under cover.
Though I think I'd easily fill it with tomatoes and chillies..

[Darwin.]

That is a fantastic greenhouse, I'm really really jealous right now. I have plenty of room to plant stuff out but I'll never have anything like that.

[Pineberry]

I wouldn't plant kiwis or raspberries. Strawberries from seed can be slow to get to fruiting size, could you buy plants to give you fruit whilst they're coming on? Which way does your greenhouse face?

I grow feijoa, lemons and grapes year round in a polytunnel without any winter heating and my sister has a huge crop of nectarines every year in hers.

Have you got your feijoa to fruit in the greenhouse?
I bought myself 2 cultivars, but was planning to put them in front of the house south facing side.

[Pineberry]

You could try growing pomegranate in a greenhouse, there they could fruit.

[Paulieb]

Jealous! What an amazing greenhouse.

Firstly I'd recommend a trip to morrisons to purchase some flower buckets. 8 for 99p, and ideal for toms, peppers, chillis, cucs, melons, and allsorts.

Secondly in the last few years I've grown all of the above but would also recommend ground cherries (physalis). Probably need to get some seed (realseeds do a good variety) as plants aren't that common, but they are nice and sweet and produce loads. They store really well and I made some jam last year which is yummy. Though you prob need to start them asap.

Enjoy

[bikergirl]

Thanks Pineberry and Paulieb. Great tip about Morrisons - think I will have to be visiting soon!

Don't think I've ever had physalis, but I can make jam so that sounds like a good idea. I've got toms, peppers and cumcumber plants coming along really well in the kitchen - but won't be putting them out to the greenhouse until the night time temps have improved quite a bit.

I've finally got the trampoline out of the greenhouse and up outside, which means even more space inside Just got hold of two 6' tables so that I've plenty of room for trays and pots. Sown quite a few different flower seeds and we are trying carrots and radishes in pots...... they'll either work or they won't!

[veggiechicken]

Some of the supermarkets give the flower buckets away free - Asda is one
Physalis are also called Cape Gooseberries - they look a bit like Chinese Lanterns. They're very easy to grow in a GH and are perennial.

[Snadger]

Thanks Pineberry and Paulieb. Great tip about Morrisons - think I will have to be visiting soon!

Don't think I've ever had physalis, but I can make jam so that sounds like a good idea. I've got toms, peppers and cumcumber plants coming along really well in the kitchen - but won't be putting them out to the greenhouse until the night time temps have improved quite a bit.

I've finally got the trampoline out of the greenhouse and up outside, which means even more space inside Just got hold of two 6' tables so that I've plenty of room for trays and pots. Sown quite a few different flower seeds and we are trying carrots and radishes in pots...... they'll either work or they won't!

Trampoline in greenhouse? Mental image of someone getting carried away and bouncing themselves through the roof...................eek:

I grow a potted peach, two differnt grapevine varieties and this year a potted blueberry bush in my greenhouse.

[bikergirl]

he he! I am thankful for the safety net around the trampoline seeing as it is now placed next to the greenhouse!

I've now got raspberries, kiwi, strawberries, cherry toms, mini cucumbers, melons, radishes, carrots, peas, peppers, goosberries..........

its going to be one long experiment I can tell.... but hopefully we will have something edible at the end of it all.

My son is already telling me he can't wait for things to be growing so he can go and help himself. He's nearly 12 and its great he's showing an interest, even if it is particularly because he can eat things

Next job - to make sure the automatic openers on two of the windows are working - haven't seen them open yet.....

[BUFFS]

Hi, I had some sucess with early strawberries in my greenhouse last year, although they did need to be polinated by hand, and I also had some early apples from a small family tree in a pot. The apple sucess could be partly down to the fact that the outdoor apples did so poorly last year. I didn't get that many, but I had eaten all of them before I would usually expect any to have been ready to eat outdoors.

I think that melons probably need it to be quite warm, I planted a couple and they never really did anything, although Yorkshire could be a little warmer than here I know it won't be that much warmer. That said, I'll be having another go this year.

go for a few melons at least,i grow them in my greenhouse and if they grow in scotland,unheated,you should have no problems there,and i would get some dwarf/semi dwarf peaches,nectarines and apricots and possibly a fig, all in big pots(i use 1/2 dustbins),if they gow here they are not as delicate as people make out,the very best of luck to you whatever you decide,just enjoy.....

[hydrogardener3]

I have been using my greenhouse to grow tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers exclusively until recently. I decided to use some space to grow something more tropical, plants to have around year after year. After thinking about it, I settled on olives, so I have a small collection of olive varieties from around the world. I intend to dwarf the trees and grow them hydroponically in containers. In only a few short months the trees have responded fantastically to being grown indoors under lights and in the greenhouse. Olives make beautiful house plants and hopefully they will flower and fruit in a few years. And, yes they are classified as fruit trees.