#1: Green house
Posted on 2006-06-05 10:08:26 by IanG
Hello,
I am new to gardening and have just cleared a space for a green house (8x6).
I have started to look at the different types and not sure what to buy.
Could anyone offer some advice to me .
Many thanks,
IanG
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#2: Re: Green house
Posted on 2006-06-05 10:19:32 by Michael Crowe
"IanG" <removespamian.g2@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I am new to gardening and have just cleared a space for a green house
(8x6).
> I have started to look at the different types and not sure what to buy.
> Could anyone offer some advice to me .
>
> Many thanks,
>
> IanG
>
>
>
Advice?
Clear a bigger space and make it 10 x 8 ;-))
Michael Crowe
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#3: Re: Green house
Posted on 2006-06-05 11:21:00 by JennyC
"IanG" <removespamian.g2@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I am new to gardening and have just cleared a space for a green house
> (8x6). I have started to look at the different types and not sure what to
> buy. Could anyone offer some advice to me .
>
> Many thanks,
> IanG
Decide first whether you want wood or aluminium.
Also what you want to grow as this may impact on the shape/size/height
Here are a few sites for your contemplation:
http://www.h2othouse.com/index1.html - loads of general info and even has
plans
GH's in the UK :
http://www.gardenbuildings.com/directory/Greenhouses/Great-B ritain-UK
My "greenhouse in the sky" http://www.ljconline.nl/garden/indexgarden.htm
Jenny
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#4: Re: Green house
Posted on 2006-06-05 17:00:44 by Redman
"IanG" <removespamian.g2@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I am new to gardening and have just cleared a space for a green house
(8x6).
> I have started to look at the different types and not sure what to buy.
> Could anyone offer some advice to me .
>
> Many thanks,
>
> IanG
Well I bought my first Greenhouse about 8 weeks ago. 8 x 6. Took about a day
to erect. It's all Polycarbonate glazing. Purchased an automatic vent as
well. All from eBay btw. Total cost about £300. It's over 100 C in there at
the moment with the vent and the door open. I only wish though I hadn't
listened to the wife and gone for a 10 x 8. Polycarbonate will help avoid
putting any type of net shading up if you purchase just glass for the
glazing. It cuts down on scorching of young plants etc. I'm a bit of a
newbie to the greenhouse myself but I remember my old man years ago had 2
glass greenhouses and was always putting the netting up.
HTH
Redman
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#5: Re: Green house
Posted on 2006-06-05 17:37:02 by Ornata
IanG wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am new to gardening and have just cleared a space for a green house (8x=
6).
> I have started to look at the different types and not sure what to buy.
> Could anyone offer some advice to me .
>
> Many thanks,
>
> IanG
I also think you might regret going for an 8' x 6' model. Even if
you're really organised with your staging, it's amazing how quickly the
space will fill up. We got ours (an 8 x 6 - too small!) out of Loot
for =A325 (but we had to dismantle it and take it away, which took
pretty much a whole day). It just needed a few replacement panes of
glass. We sited it directly on the ground, but I really wish now that
we'd taken the trouble to create a solid base for it. If I had the
money, I'd do the whole thing again, only this time with a nice,
concrete base, a larger greenhouse and a wooden frame - wood doesn't
just look good, it's also a better insulator.
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#6: Re: Green house
Posted on 2006-06-05 17:41:38 by Michael Crowe
.. I only wish though I hadn't
> listened to the wife and gone for a 10 x 8.
:-)))
See my posting :-)))
and I am regarded as an idiot by some of the 'owners' of the newsgroup!!!
Michael Crowe FEP
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#7: Re: Green house
Posted on 2006-06-06 19:04:52 by Robert Fuchs
On Mon, 05 Jun 2006 08:08:26 GMT, "IanG"
<removespamian.g2@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I am new to gardening and have just cleared a space for a green house (8x6).
>I have started to look at the different types and not sure what to buy.
>Could anyone offer some advice to me .
>
>Many thanks,
>
>IanG
>
>
Make sure you have plenty of ventilation, at least two roof vents and
two side vents.
Polycarbonate instead of glass. Doesn't break when cricket balls /
footballs / stones / children hit it.
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Chris
E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net
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