View from the greenhouse door

[starloc]

everyone else`s greenhouse is so full of things, mine is still mainly empty, just a few mini citrus plants on one side and seed trays on the other, most of my seeds are outside as they were put in trays out there while the dome was being finished, its only just almost finished, no door or tables even in it yet, all the tomatoes and cucumbers and lots of squash already planted out

looks very empty

[Martin H]

My greenhouse is emptier than it's been for months.

Here's the sunnier side with my 5 tomato plants. I've put 3 cucumbers down the end in the shade where they did well last year:



The chillis, melons and pumpkins are ready to be weaned off the propagators now. I've got some brassicas ready to harden off and have started off wallflowers and sweet william seeds and some other flowering stuff.

[sparrow100]

Please be kind - I've never had a greenhouse before and I have probably put in too many plants and too close together...



I have 9 tomatoes along the left side, with 3 Lipstick peppers, and 4 tiny aubergines at the top end. I can't put put the rest of the plants on the plot till it gets warmer though so the plants are stuck in ever-increasing pots...and taking up the west side of the greenhouse.

[Scarlet]

It's been too cold for me to plant mine up in the borders yet Sparrow - mine are still in pots

[Bigmallly]

Keep your eye on your Toms Sparrow, they look a little close to each other so some serious arm-pitting may be in order.:

[sparrow100]

They are a foot apart and I'm using strings to hold them up (bright pink, so I can see it!). You're right BM - arm-pitting will be done regularly. Some of the remainder will have to go outside - and they need potting on but now there is nowhere to put them!

[skeggijon]

Got quite a few toms now

[Scarlet]

Please be kind - I've never had a greenhouse before and I have probably put in too many plants and too close

I have 9 tomatoes along the left side, with 3 Lipstick peppers, and 4 tiny aubergines at the top end.

As BM has said, when they are too close it's not only harvesting and de-shooting that becomes a nightmare. With no airflow you may well get botrytis. I leave 18inches between each Tom plants - which is the minimum I think you can get away with. I do plant a staggered double row (which makes my life difficult!) but my beds are 3ft deep.

[sparrow100]

I'll just have to see what I can do to keep the air flowing and the house not too damp.

[Scarlet]

Sink plastic bottles into the ground, cover the earth up with newspaper, weed suppressant - I often use plastic chicken feed bags. Water into the bottles only. Keeps the GH dry.

[veggiechicken]

GH No 1.



The Rambling Red Striped toms are doing well.

[Scarlet]

They look brilliant VC...I think my GH is in a frost pocket

[Urban]

That grow bags up on raised shelfs those tomatoes are in VC? Great idea if so, looks like they will be loaded with tomatoes

[NatalieCooke]

Here a picture of my greenhouse. Won't be like this tomorrow!

[veggiechicken]

That grow bags up on raised shelfs those tomatoes are in VC? Great idea if so, looks like they will be loaded with tomatoes

Oops, missed this Urban
Yes, 2 plants to a growbag, 4 bags to a 10' shelf.
I did it last year and it worked well, but I've dropped the shelf this year to give the toms more head room. They're were a bit squashed against the glass!