In message , Jaques
d'Alltrades writes

Pimentos do quite well, and I've seen aubergines which have been
moderately successful.

Aubergines are possible in a greenhouse, some melons are too with luck.

While chillis will do better in a greenhouse, they do very well in pots
in a sunny position: mine are still producing. I have to bring them in
if there is any fear of frost, but otherwise they remain outside.
(Likewise the lemon trees.)

??? What latitude are you at.

My chillies and peppers were grown under glass this year and I still
haven't managed to get any ripe thanks to the miserable summer weather.
Looks now like the frost will get them first.

The peppers actually did better than the chillies.

You could try a pomegranate - they are almost hardy, and you'll be
amazed at the difference between one which has ripened on the tree/shrub
and the weak, watery things you get in the shops. (They should split,
revealing a rich ruby interior - drool!)

They grow OK in the S of France. I don't think I have ever seen one
ripen properly outside in the UK.

Any suggestions wellcome, also what type of tomatoes? - I've got some seeds
which are about five years out of date, is it worth bothering with them? -
they've been in a biscuit tin and there's about a hundred packets of
unopened seeds of all varieties.

Oh, tomato seeds are more-or-less indestructible. I favour Ailsa Craig,
Shirley and Alicante, some vine tomatoes, and outside, in hanging
baskets, Tumbler.

If they grow they are OK. And they remain viable even after travelling
through the sewage system. No problem with old tomato seeds.

I won't allow Moneymaker near the place...

It has only one purpose - commercial growers. What variety do they use
these days for the optimum "Red round uniform size and tasteless" ?

the GH's haven't been used for five years and prior to that my dad used to
disinfect the whole place with jeyes fluid and put the toms in grobags, will
it need disifecting now?...I'm not using grobags as the place has been
swamped under nettles for years and I was told in here that the soil will be
fertile?...another thing about bags is their constant drying out which won't
be as much of a problem if I plant directly into the soil? - I'm a novice to
all this and only started bothering with the garden in June of this year.

Now is a good time to turn the soil over and start removing the nettle
roots. Dig in some compost or manure - it doesn't need to be
well-rotted, though it would be better.

I would wash down the interior soon with soapy water - never use a
detergent washing powder or similar, many of them contain borax,

I'd be inclined to hit an empty unused greenhouse with a sulphur candle.
Close it up light and retire to a safe distance. Kills just about
everything inside - you still need to clean the glass and so on but it
zaps most all of the pests that will be lurking in the nettle beds.

Any remaining nettles can be put in a bucket and covered with water.
This makes a fine liquid feed when they have rotted.

Expect lots of nettle seedlings for years to come.

Regards,
--
Martin Brown