Hows yours looking?

[Bigmallly]

Having just spent an hour tidying the GH, it now looks a little bare. The toms had just about had it so they are in trays ripening nicely. Thanks for the advice regarding keeping my small vine I bought earlier this year, as you can see there is the smallest bunch in the corner. The Asda Ramiro peppers are taking a little while to ripen but I'll have to be patient. The carrots are coming along nicely & next years sweet peas are going great guns. In the small GH the armpits from the parent toms are looking really healthy so I've left them alone.

[zazen999]

Mine's never empty.

However I managed to negotiate a space in a HOOGE greenhouse for growing things for my schools [where I can keep a beady eye on them] over winter....so soon it will be slightly less full.

All the space from the cut down toms and peppers has already been taken; and I still have lots of peppers ticking over nicely [with a few toms left to see how late they will go].

[Tomatoking]

Hi BM
Mine is looking still pretty full, seeing I have kept the blight at bay I will see how long I can keep my crop this year.

Mr TK

[SarahStrawberry]

Hi

Mine looks full at one end and empty at the other. I have nothing but strawberry plants and runners at the full end along with some delicate plants that were living on the back step but won't survive the wind, rain and frost any longer if I leave them (and because I moved them it's typically mild today) The other end as a few turnips, the grape vine and a few tumbler tomato plants which still have tomatoes on them.

[Bigmallly]

Hi

I have nothing but strawberry plants and runners at the full end The other end as a few turnips, the grape vine and a few tumbler tomato plants which still have tomatoes on them.

I plan to leave my strawberry runners & swede outside over the winter but would take advice on whether they need to come inside.

[SarahStrawberry]

Hi Bigmally

I think they'll be ok outside in Leeds. We have alpine strawberries as well. They were outside all through last winter and we're in Scotland and they survived, no problem at all. Also, yes, I think the swedes are an outside vegetable but my Dad planted some inside because we were reseeding some of the outside parts with grass and he was a farmer so he just likes growing them and tatties

[salilah]

Mine is still seriously full!

I cleared the cucumbers yesterday (with the last 4 taken inside to use for *something*??) but the tomato plants are still ripening a basket of toms each weekend; the chillis and peppers are still growing and ripening; and I have a few aubergines still (though maybe that is too optimistic?)

I also have a fair few module trays with stuff to go out / stay inside for winter

The only thing I have done is turn off the automatic watering for the pots (not the toms) as they were getting waterlogged...

S

[jackie1955]

It's a sad day today, my first year of having a GH and I have had to clear it out, I have spent most of my day sorting it out taking out the toms etc. What an amazing year I have had I have grown so much and not only used it myself but shared my goodies with neighbours and family. I am proud of my first year as a novice GH owner, still have some bits growing plenty of Aubergine and spring onions and of course all those lovely herbs. Soooooooooooooooo looking forward to next spring to start again and maybe just maybe I will manage to grow a cucumber (my only faliure this year) Lots of planning to do now.
Just a quick question any suggestions as to how I get the hard water marks off of the glass, it's pretty bad and I want it to look spick and span for next season.
Cheers Jackie

[Snadger]

I'm not going to show you mine! Yours are all far too tidy

If you imagine the damage a hand grenade would do after being detonated in the jungle it may help you envisage what mine looks like!

[binley100]

You're obviously not ready for a bigger one then Snadge

[Lazgaot]

Crikey, mine is almost bare, just a couple of chilli plants! my toms and cuces came out last week, not my best year for volume of crop, but the tastiest tomatoes ever.

I've planted a bunch of Senshu, Red Electric and Troy F1 onion sets into modules to plant out in early spring. I did this last year and they were a saving grace as they were the only ones that survived the winter and produced a reasonable crop.