Spring is in the air and the sun is shining. It’s an exciting time in the garden and greenhouse the potential of what is yet to come is immense. Already the greenhouse is bursting with shooting cuttings, sprouting seeds and bursting flower buds building up to the spring crescendo, but to keep things going and […]
One of the great things about owning a greenhouse is extending the season at both ends. It’s a bit like playing God in the garden; you can actually move the seasons a bit and start to enjoy them for just a bit longer. This is especially glorious early in the year; when impatient gardeners like […]
One of the most important considerations when growing plants is the quality of the medium that you grow them in and that is just as relevant in a greenhouse as outside in the garden. In the greenhouse our plants are either nurtured in pots of compost and/ or grown on in border soil. Generally the […]
In the depths of winter there is only so much ‘greenhouse gardening’ that can occur. But there is one crop that can be started now in an unheated greenhouse that is not only a very lucrative plant to grow but it is also very educational too. Garlic is one of the few vegetables grown today […]
Apart from a few hard frosts so far the temperature hasn’t plummeted too far in my greenhouse. That means that the salads and herbs that are languishing in the protected environment of the glasshouse are still producing new leaves to eat. As winter approaches every sprout and shoot grown inside the greenhouse becomes more and […]
When it comes to making the most of your garden and greenhouse you need to grab sowing and growing opportunities as soon as they arise. With autumn approaching the greenhouse changes its role and moves from being a light and solar enhancer to support the growth of crops from hotter climes, to a plant protection […]
When you have a greenhouse you can use this protected environment to manipulate many spring flowering bulbs into early and later growth, simply by staggering the planting time and bringing the pots of planted bulbs in from the cold or taking them back out to flower. Visit the garden centre now where you will find […]
Keeping a greenhouse productive is a bit like spinning plates, there’s always something that needs some TLC and once you’ve got your plants in flower and about to fruit you can’t afford to neglect them even for a day or two. By August some greenhouse crops have sung their swan song, been harvested, eaten and […]
Sometimes all it takes to get the kids interested in gardening is to show them some of the amazing things that plants do. Cuttings are a brilliant way to do this. Take a few stems of a tradescantia plant and place them in a glass jar of water on the kitchen or greenhouse windowsill and […]
By June everything in the garden and greenhouse is growing furiously. Plants are set on their mission to make seeds and gardeners and greenhouse owners across the country and desperately trying to keep up. But in between the weeding, tying in, planting, training and even harvesting, there are still ways to make more of what […]
If there’s one easy way to instantly transform the appearance of your house and garden, it’s to add a container or two of colourful plants. Hanging baskets at the front door, patio planters and even just a window box of fresh, flowering plants bring drama and interest to an otherwise bare and boring area. The […]
Even the smallest greenhouse can benefit from a couple of chilli pepper plants. Two plants will provide enough spice and flavour for a small family for the rest of the season, though if you are hooked on the buzz this crop creates in the kitchen you may want to grow a few more. Each plant […]
