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What have you done in the greenhouse/polytunnel today?
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Re: What have you done in the greenhouse/polytunnel today?
You can have a maximum of six pots on one tank - I started with four, for a couple of years, and added extra last year. Six works just fine.
While the plants are small they don't take a lot of water up, but at full size and fruiting they get through it much more quickly. I can't say for sure, but I know I can go away for at least a week and know that the water won't run out - I think it may last for two at the height of the season.
The only feed I've used is the liquid from my wormery, which I strain into the water reservoir, once I think the plants need it.
It's not counsel of perfection, but it's a lot better than I can do by just watering and feeding by hand. It means I can top up the water when it's convenient for me, and not have to rush out there on a scorching day when I've jobs to get out to.
While the plants are small they don't take a lot of water up, but at full size and fruiting they get through it much more quickly. I can't say for sure, but I know I can go away for at least a week and know that the water won't run out - I think it may last for two at the height of the season.
The only feed I've used is the liquid from my wormery, which I strain into the water reservoir, once I think the plants need it.
It's not counsel of perfection, but it's a lot better than I can do by just watering and feeding by hand. It means I can top up the water when it's convenient for me, and not have to rush out there on a scorching day when I've jobs to get out to.
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Re: What have you done in the greenhouse/polytunnel today?
Following on from the above post about Easy 2 Grow pots - they were shown on a gardening programme 'Beechgrove Garden'. It's on BBC Scotland on Thursday evenings, though I watch it on the iPlayer. It will still be available for a few more days if you want to see. The pots were shown about 13 minutes in to the programme, and came highly recommended.
If you've not seen the programme before, it's rather reminiscent of how Gardeners' World used to be. I actually prefer it to GW these days.
If you've not seen the programme before, it's rather reminiscent of how Gardeners' World used to be. I actually prefer it to GW these days.
freebird- Posts : 2244
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Re: What have you done in the greenhouse/polytunnel today?
I think I have seen that programme an odd time, I'll have a look at that one.
I ordered 4 of the pots to try out. I used the Organic Gardening Catalogue as they were a bit cheaper than most others & postage was reasonable too. They were also the only site that didn't appear to think I wanted them for growing illegal substances! Most of them assure you that they send out their stuff in plain packaging & I also got a couple of links to cannabis growing.
I ordered 4 of the pots to try out. I used the Organic Gardening Catalogue as they were a bit cheaper than most others & postage was reasonable too. They were also the only site that didn't appear to think I wanted them for growing illegal substances! Most of them assure you that they send out their stuff in plain packaging & I also got a couple of links to cannabis growing.
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Re: What have you done in the greenhouse/polytunnel today?
Thank you Chilli Head for your timely advice re cucumber feeding. After getting 3 really great cucs the rest were all going yellow & dropping off at about 15mm, as happens every year. I then noticed that the main stem was starting to rot so I cut it off below the rotting part & started feeding the plant with high nitrogen fertiliser. It now has 3 very strong growing shoots, nice & green with a total so far of about 8 fruits forming & not going the slightest bit yellow.
Ploshkin- Posts : 1779
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Re: What have you done in the greenhouse/polytunnel today?
I'm glad it worked for you. I do sometimes get those odd stem rots, often seem to be triggered by an abortive fruit starting to rot back. I normally dust with sulphur if I can catch it early, or cut off the affected bits if I notice it too late.
I'm giving my cucumbers a scattering of chicken manure pellets. Good job the greenhouse door can stay open !
I'm giving my cucumbers a scattering of chicken manure pellets. Good job the greenhouse door can stay open !
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Re: What have you done in the greenhouse/polytunnel today?
Today I was back in the greenhouse for the big annual clean up. This involves:
Taking out and cleaning the staging
Emptying and cleaning the black tank I keep under the bench as a combined water butt and thermal store.
Removing all the sand from the large tray on which I grow the tomatoes by ring culture - I'll redo this with clean sand when I need it in March.
Cleaning the glass, inside and out.
Scrubbing out the electric propagators and seed trays.
Putting everything back again !
Now I am almost ready to start the new growing season. Just need to mix up some seed compost, then it will be time for sowing tomatoes, peppers and leeks- usually I start early Feb
Taking out and cleaning the staging
Emptying and cleaning the black tank I keep under the bench as a combined water butt and thermal store.
Removing all the sand from the large tray on which I grow the tomatoes by ring culture - I'll redo this with clean sand when I need it in March.
Cleaning the glass, inside and out.
Scrubbing out the electric propagators and seed trays.
Putting everything back again !
Now I am almost ready to start the new growing season. Just need to mix up some seed compost, then it will be time for sowing tomatoes, peppers and leeks- usually I start early Feb
Chilli-head- Admin and Boss man
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Join date : 2010-02-23
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Re: What have you done in the greenhouse/polytunnel today?
Yesterday when it was sunny but very cold, I had one of those cold weather sick headaches, so didn't get much of anything done. But this afternoon I sat in the shed and sieved compost and topsoil for potting up, and found the coir compost I had bought last year, so now I'm ready for the sowing season...just in time for a very cold and possibly snowy forecast in the week to come! So maybe no early sowings this year.
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