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As a heated greenhouse is not a possibility, I was wondering what I might do in my lean-to in order to get an early start on growing veg. The lean-to is very well lit, but chilly as hell in winter as there's so much glass and its got a poly roof. Heating the leanto itself isn't an option, as there are too many gaps for the heat to escape, so I was wondering about something like a very big heated propagator. Something three foot wide and six foot long would sit nicely in the leanto and be next to a powerplug. Any products out there? Or suggestions for putting my limited handyman skills to use? Built a mini greenhouse and get a v low wattage electric heater? Mike |
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On Wed, 20 May 2009 11:46:54 +0100, mr w wrote:
Hi As a heated greenhouse is not a possibility, I was wondering what I might do in my lean-to in order to get an early start on growing veg. The lean-to is very well lit, but chilly as hell in winter as there's so much glass and its got a poly roof. Heating the leanto itself isn't an option, as there are too many gaps for the heat to escape, so I was wondering about something like a very big heated propagator. Something three foot wide and six foot long would sit nicely in the leanto and be next to a powerplug. Any products out there? Or suggestions for putting my limited handyman skills to use? Built a mini greenhouse and get a v low wattage electric heater? Mike You mean like a giant cloche? -- http://www.freedeliveryuk.co.uk http://www.holidayunder100.co.uk |
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On 2009-05-20 11:46:54 +0100, mr w said:
Hi As a heated greenhouse is not a possibility, I was wondering what I might do in my lean-to in order to get an early start on growing veg. The lean-to is very well lit, but chilly as hell in winter as there's so much glass and its got a poly roof. Heating the leanto itself isn't an option, as there are too many gaps for the heat to escape, so I was wondering about something like a very big heated propagator. Something three foot wide and six foot long would sit nicely in the leanto and be next to a powerplug. Any products out there? Or suggestions for putting my limited handyman skills to use? Built a mini greenhouse and get a v low wattage electric heater? Mike I don't see why you shouldn't build a sort of polythene tent and put clear glass over the top to keep warmth in. In our propagating house we have two of these (without the glass roof) because although the prop. house is warm, some plants need an extra bit to get them going. Matthew put up a metal frame round a small area of the heated bench and then hung wide strips of polythene from them, each one touching the next. This means that the worker can get their hands into the 'tent' to tend any particular batch of plants without having to undo the whole thing. You might not have the heated bench but you would have the mini greenhouse. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials South Devon |
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mr w wrote:
Hi As a heated greenhouse is not a possibility, I was wondering what I might do in my lean-to in order to get an early start on growing veg. The lean-to is very well lit, but chilly as hell in winter as there's so much glass and its got a poly roof. Heating the leanto itself isn't an option, as there are too many gaps for the heat to escape, so I was wondering about something like a very big heated propagator. Something three foot wide and six foot long would sit nicely in the leanto and be next to a powerplug. Any products out there? Or suggestions for putting my limited handyman skills to use? Built a mini greenhouse and get a v low wattage electric heater? Mike http://www.twowests.co.uk/TwoWestsSite/product/SWC.htm and other pages there. -- Jeff |
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