A such thing as a small wind-proof greenhouse?
 

Hello again,

Having had laughable experiences with PVC 'greenhouses' and growbag shelter whatsits that just ended up being huge and ungainly kites in the Scottish wind, I'm trying to find something that will stay upright and windtight enough to keep my plants from blowing over. It seems like not much to ask..

I would really like to spend under £200 (stop laughing), and would like something around 5' tall, 4' wide, and 1.5-3' deep so I have space for plants of different heights. Does such a thing exist? I thought this looked sorta nifty: http://www.twowests.co.uk/TwoWestsSite/product/SMLT.htm However, I've read on this forum about aluminum structures becoming airborne, losing their panels, etc. I should mention also that I'm renting, so I won't be able to make any sort of permanent base. I have an area of 3-6cm sandstone rocks that might be suitable?

If anyone can make recommendations, general or specific, I would be very grateful!

Kind regards!

Sorry, that should be 1-3 cm rocks!

M

Geranium?
 

beccabunga writes

Mitulove;843567 Wrote:
Hello,

I have clumps of this little flower growing in my rockery. After a
wander in a botanic garden, I thought it might be a geranium, but it
has an interesting fluffy center (would love to know the technical
term
;). Any ideas?

http://tinyurl.com/qfjjju

Kind thanks!

Looks more like a small semi-double windflower - anemone nemorosa
perhaps.


Yes, definitely Anemone

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Kay

Why not spend a little bit more on something like this? :

http://www.hallsgreenhouses.co.uk/Ha...Greenhouse.htm

I brought a 10*8 magnum from them last Autumn and it's excellent.

Thank you for the suggestion :) My only concern with that is that it's a bit big should we decide to move. Also, we'd want the polycarbonate glazing as we've got children running about..their wall greenhouses could definitely be a possibility though.

A such thing as a small wind-proof greenhouse?
 

On Sat, 9 May 2009 19:50:45 +0100, Granity wrote:

Having had laughable experiences with PVC 'greenhouses' and growbag
shelter whatsits that just ended up being huge and ungainly kites in
the Scottish wind,

Same here. We had a 2' wide 1' deep 6' high metal framed plastic covered
full of plants lifted up and moved several feet and thrown over. Cured
that by putting a couple of rawlbolt eyes into the stone slabs it was
standing on and tieing the top of it down to those. Then the plastic got
brittle in the sun, failed at the seams and got ripped apart by the wind.

That ali framed and polycarbonate structure you linked to might be
suitable if tied down. At least the polycarb won't rip but the wind might
pop the bits out of the frame and a the frame didn't look particulary
substantial. The one we had was steel tube and that got bent once it was
tied down. I'd want to see one to see how the panels are fitted into the
frame and how strong the frame is, it doesn't look very substantial to me.
OK in an urban garden but not in a place where it gets windy.

Only F7 "Near Gale" over 32mph sustained, gusting to upper 30's today,
Thursday was F8 "Gale" over 39 mph sustained gusting to mid 40's mph. We
don't have anything loose outside 'cause it gets blown away. Plants have
been blown out of the ground in the past when it gets really windy, F9
say, which is over 47 mph sustained withs gusts approaching 60mph or so.

Why not spend a little bit more on something like this? :

http://tinyurl.com/o47bhy

Wouldn't last five minutes... B-)

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Cheers
Dave.

A such thing as a small wind-proof greenhouse?
 

On May 9, 10:08*pm, Mitulove
wrote:
Thank you for the suggestion :) *My only concern with that is that it's
a bit big should we decide to move. *Also, we'd want the polycarbonate
glazing as we've got children running about..their wall greenhouses
could definitely be a possibility though.

Granity;843722 Wrote:

Why not spend a little bit more on something like this? :

http://tinyurl.com/o47bhy

I brought a 10*8 magnum from them last Autumn and it's excellent.

--
Mitulove

When you find one that is wind resistant, let me know will you; this
is mine, totally new, devasted in winds around 60mph a few weeks ago.

http://i39.tinypic.com/i73050.jpg

Judith