Morning Light: The Fetchland Gardening Wire
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Feb 2020
10:39pm, 16 Feb 2020
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Hanneke
So damp, the garden is under 1-4 inches of water  I have been surveying the situation and have drawn up a plan for open drainage ditches Dutch style, a scrape/pond and some serious land drains to go in around my drying shed, greenhouse (under several inches inches of water, thank goodness the heater was on bricks) and yet to build herb building. If I have a man and a digger in to do foundations, parking area, transplant the hedge I may as well dig some proper trenches, fill them with perforacted piping and pea gravel and be done with it! I can see this only getting worse... and I don't want any flooding!
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Feb 2020
10:50am, 17 Feb 2020
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D2
Sounds like a sensible way forward Hann, stitch in time and all that!
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Feb 2020
11:37am, 18 Feb 2020
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Garfield
Sounds like a good plan Hanneke.
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Feb 2020
11:44am, 18 Feb 2020
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Wriggling Snake
I did go for it, 2 Strawberry planters, filled up, about 20 plants, a big pot with a rhododendron added to brighten up the area outside the dining room, peas all done, 2nd raised bed refreshed with compost, parsnip seeds in. (I now already have peas, broad bean, onions and parsnips n the go). Happy days! (carrots, Kale, squash to go....). Hanneke, I thought my garden was wet.....one of the reasons I haven't built the patio yes is that it would need some pretty fundamental work as regards drainage. |
Feb 2020
12:08pm, 18 Feb 2020
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Markymarkmark
I've just about had it with the plastic sheets and tubular metal framed growhouse thingies. So I'm thinking about a greenhouse! I have some money (in the form of Amazon vouchers) as a long service/good behaviour award from work which will go some way towards it - currently around the £400 mark. So the question to all you lovely people is "Is it worth buying one of these aluminium & polycarbonate things that look like a greenhouse but are suspiciously flimsy/lightweight? Or should I be patient, save my pennies and go for something a bit more, well, solid?" |
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Feb 2020
12:59pm, 18 Feb 2020
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D2
I have a polytunnel greenhouse Mark, in fact its my second. The first one lasted 11 years and was only replaced because debris from my neighbour's trees caused some damage to the roof. I dont use it in winter so I dont know how it would be heated but its been great for sheltering tender plants in spring and growing tomatoes etc in summer. It was a present from my kids but i think cost under £100, I'll look on line and see if I can find an example.
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Feb 2020
1:01pm, 18 Feb 2020
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D2
This one is mine but they come in different sizes, mine has survived wind and heavy snow but be did install it carefully! amazon.co.uk |
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Feb 2020
1:02pm, 18 Feb 2020
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D2
be = we
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Feb 2020
1:29pm, 18 Feb 2020
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Garfield
Nice D2, I like it, but suspect my neighbours might wonder about me if I were to install one of those in my back garden! One of these days, I'll break down and get a real greenhouse.
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Feb 2020
2:15pm, 18 Feb 2020
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Fragile Do Not Bend
Thanks for that link D2, I think I’ll try and get my husband to buy one to keep his chilli plants in, they take over almost the whole greenhouse in the summer and I’d quite the greenhouse space for my plants.
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