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Greenhouses v. Polytunnels
On 4 Nov, 10:16, "judith.lea" wrote:
On Nov 4, 4:59 pm, Martin wrote: On Sun, 04 Nov 2007 16:10:41 GMT, Stuart Noble wrote: Martin wrote: On Sun, 4 Nov 2007 13:09:31 +0000, Janet Tweedy wrote: In article , Sacha writes Apropos the remark above about painting the greenhouse every 2 years, isn't [....] Ha! Sloshing oil over the wood of an Alton greenhouse takes as much time and energy s painting the thing Sacha . I did mine very year since 1979 but it now has a sagging roof and all the base pieces are rotten, the [....] For some years now we've been treating the teak on our boat with Burgess Wood Sealer. Other than that it turns a dark brown after about a year, it has worked very well. Real teak is resinous and water resistant to start with. It would be a mighty expensive way to build a greenhouse The surface of real teak needs looking after. My real teak is 34 years old -- Martin- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I used to have real teak and I oiled it every year - alas I don't have it any longer. Judith About 20 years ago I "finished" a gazillion board-feet of ordinary pine and some plywood with "Watco Dark Walnut Oil Stain" which was advertised to "oxidize" the outer layers of the wood as it sealed the surface. I can't find it now on 3W, but perhaps it has been renamed Watco Danish Oil, which I do find... Anyhow I can't recommend it highly enough: After 20 years even the pieces that have been constantly exposed to the sun/wind/rain, although now dulled, still display a beautiful depth and emphasis to the underlying grain Last week I had occasion to cut-up one of the boards with a skil-saw to provide extra inside shelves for a cabinet. It went well until I reached the final 3/8 inch of the cut (every cut!) where the edge literally exploded: the wood was so *hardened* by the oxidizing stain that the saw *could*not*cut* that outgoing-edge without it splintering explosively. I always had trouble driving nails into it, usually needing pilot holes, but I'm flabbergasted that it is so hardened that a circular saw couldn't cut it. I give Watco my highest possible recommendation. P.S. It remains completely weatherproof and rot-free. Even the pieces I have sealing the gaps around my window air-conditioner, which is fully exposed to South and West sunlight, and our frequent (Seattle) rainstorms. (I'm sure by choosing the darker color I also get extra protection from ultraviolet rays.) |
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Greenhouses v. Polytunnels
Thank you very much to all you kind folk who offered their opinions re.
Greenhouses v. polytunnels, I am sorry that I have been so long answering but I have my 6 month old granddaughter staying with us and every day is a joy with her around us. I have however decided that I will settle for the biggest greenhouse that I can get, the bigger the better :-) We are still moving to Scotland but have not decided exactly where as yet, it needs to be in commuting distance of Edinburgh so I am hoping that the gardening conditions will not be too different from Gloucestershire, famous last words maybe, thanks again kate |
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Greenhouses v. Polytunnels
On Thu, 8 Nov 2007 15:44:30 +0000, Kate Morgan wrote
(in article ): Thank you very much to all you kind folk who offered their opinions re. Greenhouses v. polytunnels, I am sorry that I have been so long answering but I have my 6 month old granddaughter staying with us and every day is a joy with her around us. I have however decided that I will settle for the biggest greenhouse that I can get, the bigger the better :-) We are still moving to Scotland but have not decided exactly where as yet, it needs to be in commuting distance of Edinburgh so I am hoping that the gardening conditions will not be too different from Gloucestershire, famous last words maybe, thanks again You could always look here for inspiration :-) http://www.transglobal-emporium.com/products/greenhouse-calendar/index.html -- Sally in Shropshire, UK Burne-Jones/William Morris window in Shropshire church with conservation churchyard: http://www.whitton-stmarys.org.uk |
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Greenhouses v. Polytunnels
snip You could always look here for inspiration :-) http://www.transglobal-emporium.com/products/greenhouse-calendar/index.html -- Sally in Shropshire, UK Burne-Jones/William Morris window in Shropshire church with conservation churchyard: http://www.whitton-stmarys.org.uk nice one Sally, thanks for that :-) |
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