..by sunlight and shadows today,
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and wondering how best to use my unheated 6 x 8 greenhouse through the winter..
Apart from starting off some sweet peas, any ideas?
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..by sunlight and shadows today, . and wondering how best to use my unheated 6 x 8 greenhouse through the winter..
13 Comments
Lotta
27/10/2017 11:43:17 pm
So glad you've had some sunlight at last Freda :-)
Freda
28/10/2017 02:20:08 pm
I will have a winter picnic this year Lotta (you've mentioned them before!) and a kind of nature table would be a delight. Thank you.
Sheena
28/10/2017 12:40:44 am
You could decorate the greenhouse with some of your lovely wreaths and bowls of cones, put in a comfy chair and then sit out on the rare sunny, west Scotland winter days. Might need to wrap up in a rug though.
Freda
28/10/2017 02:21:33 pm
A comfy chair sounds wonderful - will start searching (have rugs). Thank you Sheena.
Mary
28/10/2017 03:13:37 am
Isn't it funny how a black and white photo makes you focus on different things than a colour photo of the same items?
Freda
28/10/2017 02:22:31 pm
I love black and white photographs but can't quite put my finger on why...
Linda
28/10/2017 06:49:22 am
Trays of salad leaves? I've grown a variety of mixed salads, three rows to a standard seed tray. Unless it's very cold, they will probably be fine all winter. Picked as micro-leaves, they seem to last for months.
Freda
28/10/2017 02:23:21 pm
That's a lovely suggestion thanks.
julia
28/10/2017 07:17:00 am
now i am totally mortified...all i could think of was winter storage of outdoor furniture..thank heavens i have you all out there to keep me in line! i love these fabulous ideas...
Freda
28/10/2017 02:24:31 pm
Tee hee! Aren't they lovely ideas? (And I have the shed for storage so...)
Damsonlily
30/10/2017 10:28:14 am
Are you looking for things to grow? Know you are much further north than me but in the chilly North West Midlands, (I’m sure the left-over Snowdonia weather heads straight here) I am growing oriental salad leaves (pak choi, bok choi etc) radish and have just planted some overwintering garlic. Winter salad leaves are a good bet too, as Linda mentioned. You will probably have to cover with fleece. Sweet peas and broad beans can go in soon as well, I think.
Freda
31/10/2017 01:29:02 am
I've had problems with moulds in the greenhouse in wet winters before so am not sure about growing things....your crops sound lovely. I may give it another try!
Damsonlily
31/10/2017 02:47:59 pm
Might it be worth a little more effort to raise the soil level a bit? I have used home made compost/potting compost/leaf mould to make very small beds to grow my crops. Don’t know how this will work out in deepest winter yet though. I have sandy soil, plus the south westerlies charging up the Cheshire Plain, so mould doesn’t really stand a chance here. Leave a Reply. |
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