greenhouse capacity

[Alison]

I have a 6' x 6' greenhouse and have cramed far too much in there in the past. The first year I had it I squeezed in 10 tomatoes, 5 peppers and 5 chillies plus a cucumber and a couple of aubergines. It was crowded but acutally not as bad as it sounds. These days I grow majority of my toms in the polytunnel at the lottie but I'm quite comfortable growing about 10 cordons in that space - if you're growing bush type you'll need to decrease. You can increase the number by putting tumbling types in a hanging basket in the middle as well.

[Ian_5]

All, thanks for your responses, all very helpful and hopefully will help me avoid learning the hard way!

Grow bags are now out of the window based on comments above and i'll give the morrisons buckets ago.

VirginVegGrower - thanks for the heads up, it's best to assume nothing with me I find - there's every chance i would have gone to morrisons to try and pick some up!! sounds like my local florists is a far bet for those?

thanks again

ian

[Potstubsdustbins]

Ian you can buy them from Morrisons but if you have a local florists like you say, you might just get them for nothing.

Godd luck Colin

[binley100]

My Dad uses smaller pots than flower buckets and his tom plants are always overladen with fruit ....just thought I'd throw that one in

[Ian_5]

Thanks Binley, what size are they? guessing 5L is a minimum for growing tomoatoes?

out of interest what does he use soil/compost wise?

[binley100]

Not sure I'll ask when I see him Friday and report back ........

[Potstubsdustbins]

5ltr is just over half as big as a standard house hold bucket. You could just about get away with it but remember the smaller the container the more difficult the watering. The smaller Morrisons buckets are about 7ltrs so they give you that little bit of leeway.

A sure way to blossom end rot or split toms is eratic watering whilst there is fruit on the vine.

Colin