"Colette A. O'Brien" wrote in message
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Hi all
I am moving my greenhouse from the darkiest, shadiest part of the garden
to a sunnier area. I decided on a concrete base as I never grow anything
in the soil of the greenhouse, and I thought it would be more rat-proof!
We live in a very windy area and so the greenhouse needs to be firmly
secured.
I have a builder friend coming tomorrow to lay a concrete base for me, but
now I am rather belatedly having second thoughts. I am wondering if a
concrete base is a bad idea because of drainage - how to I ensure that
water can drain freely away?
You can tell I'm a bit clueless about all of this, any advice would be
very welcome.
Thanks
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Colette A. O'Brien
we laid 300mm slabs to support the gh base section only, leaving the inner
soil for planting. We then boarded a central path 500mm wide and about 2
metres in from the sliding door. This is filled with 15mm shingle. The
surrounding soil is used for toms and cuces etc. We throw 3 gallons of water
onto the shingle path every other day to water their roots.
works a treat.