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"Kay" wrote in message ... In article .com, writes Can these greenhouses be used for a winter garden? Yes, provided they are heated, though most people would only do this with a conservatory attached to the house rather than a greenhouse of utilitarian appearance away from the house. Kay Don't you just love it when someone posts from the web, then never seems to come back..................I hope Erin gets to read all this good advice "~) Jenny |
Phil,
Living in a massive place like America I suppose you assume Britain is similarly huge?.... Oh no.. I know better! I went on holiday over Christmas there a few years ago... LOVED it! I thought "How cool is it to watch the sun rise and set in the sea in the same day!" hee!hee! ;o) Erin |
"JennyC" wrote in message ... wrote in message oups.com... Hello to all! I'm new to this site ......... snipped I'd appreciate all your help! Erin Hi Erin, Found you a couple more useful sites: USAUK gardening ! http://www.gardeningcd.com/Adapt/adaptPg21.htm Plant hardiness in the UK: http://www.jungleseeds.co.uk/Hardiness.htm I know lots of people here don't believe in the theory that US zones can be 'translated' to British one's, but lots of sites list stuff to add to the discussion : http://www.rootrainers.co.uk/guide/g...ason/hardiness and http://www.personal.u-net.com/~treetops/coldhrdy.html And if global warming (or dimming) takes of we might all be growing totally different stuff in a few years time :~) warming : http://www.worldviewofglobalwarming....s/england.html dimming : http://www.globalissues.org/EnvIssue...baldimming.asp HTH Jenny Jenny |
In article , "JennyC" writes: | | Found you a couple more useful sites: | | USAUK gardening ! | http://www.gardeningcd.com/Adapt/adaptPg21.htm | | Plant hardiness in the UK: http://www.jungleseeds.co.uk/Hardiness.htm | | I know lots of people here don't believe in the theory that US zones can be | 'translated' to British one's, but lots of sites list stuff to add to the | discussion : http://www.rootrainers.co.uk/guide/g...ason/hardiness and | http://www.personal.u-net.com/~treetops/coldhrdy.html An interesting collection of sites! Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
Jenny,
Don't you just love it when someone posts from the web, then never seems to come back..................I hope Erin gets to read all this good advice "~) I'm here, I'm here!!! I've been reading, just slow to say thanx! hee!hee! ;o) Thank you..Thank you!!! The US is so huge that I guess you can grow more or less anything in various parts of it. Where were you living? Currently, I am in Massachusetts - The North Atlantic... grew up in California! Yes, we can grow just about anything... sounds like I'm really going to need to read up! Using one as a wintergarden might be a bit chilly unless you don't find paying for heating it....... What about using concrete as a heatsink to harness the warmth from the sun and heat a greenhouse overnight? Insulated blinds to also help retain heat? Just something my hubby and I have thought of... Erin |
Mike,
Welcome aboard, Missus C! (We're not formal round he can I call you C?) Erin works.. ha!ha! ;oP It's roughly what you'd expect, though: wetter in the west, drier in the east, cooler in the north, warmer in the south, with few real extremes. I hadn't a clue what to expect...I've only seen England in the winter and your winters are far better than here in Massachusetts! I've made a note to myself to get a copy of that gardening book when I get there! Thank you! Looking forward to learning more! Erin |
Janet,
Do you know yet where you will settle? My hubby said we'd be in Lincoln for a bit.... eventually he'd like to up in north-west Scotland - not alot of people about he says... Any truth to that? hee!hee! measuring temperature in Fahrenheit, to measuring it in Centigrade, Centigrade... now there is something I'll need to figure out beside the money! hee!hee! ;o) Thank you! Erin |
Mike,
(10 and 0F) which is cold Well, that would feel divinely warm compared to the winter we've had... with wind chill of -20F... BRRR! I'm gonna feel spoiled! hee!hee! Erin |
Nick,
Got that! Thank you!! Loads of info!!! ;o) Erin |
Jenny,
OOOO! What a collection of sites! Thank you! Off to read! Erin |
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"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message ... In article , "JennyC" writes: | | Found you a couple more useful sites: | | USAUK gardening ! | http://www.gardeningcd.com/Adapt/adaptPg21.htm | | Plant hardiness in the UK: http://www.jungleseeds.co.uk/Hardiness.htm | | I know lots of people here don't believe in the theory that US zones can be | 'translated' to British one's, but lots of sites list stuff to add to the | discussion : http://www.rootrainers.co.uk/guide/g...ason/hardiness and | http://www.personal.u-net.com/~treetops/coldhrdy.html An interesting collection of sites! Regards, Nick Maclaren. Yes :~))) Saw an interesting prog on the TV awhile back about global warming and dimming keeping each other in balance..... Jenny |
In article , Janet Baraclough
writes The message from "JennyC" contains these words: Found you a couple more useful sites: USAUK gardening ! http://www.gardeningcd.com/Adapt/adaptPg21.htm Useful??????????????????????????? .Here's a taster of what that American site says about gardening in the UK:, "they don't have to contend with deer, rabbits, squirrels, moles, (snip) "In the 1960's, Miximitosis broke out in England. Rabbits are the victims. To kill the disease, the countryside was sprayed liberally with DDT, which not only killed off practically all the wild rabbit population, but also much of the wildlife and wildflowers. (snip) In the UK (again generalizing), winter temperatures rarely drop below 32ºF, summer temperatures average 75ºF " :-O See what you mean! Must admit, I find it irritating having to walk through all those 'DDT dips' while out hiking. -- Kay "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river" |
In article , JennyC
writes Saw an interesting prog on the TV awhile back about global warming and dimming keeping each other in balance..... IIRC, it suggested that the extra sunlight coming through the holes in the ozone layer, was being diffused by the pollution layer beneath. As global warming and levels of skin cancer are still rising, it would seem that we need even more pollution to protect us! :-( -- Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs. |
Janet Baraclough wrote:
The message from Kay contains these words: In article , Janet Baraclough writes The message from "JennyC" contains these words: Found you a couple more useful sites: USAUK gardening ! http://www.gardeningcd.com/Adapt/adaptPg21.htm Useful??????????????????????????? .Here's a taster of what that American site says about gardening in the UK:, "they don't have to contend with deer, rabbits, squirrels, moles, (snip) "In the 1960's, Miximitosis broke out in England. Rabbits are the victims. To kill the disease, the countryside was sprayed liberally with DDT, which not only killed off practically all the wild rabbit population, but also much of the wildlife and wildflowers. (snip) In the UK (again generalizing), winter temperatures rarely drop below 32ºF, summer temperatures average 75ºF " :-O See what you mean! Must admit, I find it irritating having to walk through all those 'DDT dips' while out hiking. Are you sure you're still alive, Kay? ;-) Now I know the truth, I'm worried our legs will drop off soon. They get some bizarre ideas over there. I once had to field a letter-to-the-editor from a reader in British Columbia who said "mad cow disease" served the British right for their obstinate adherence to outdated traditional farming methods! I think I was fairly gentle -- you don't want to alienate readers, however far-flung -- in my suggestion that there might not have been anything too desperately traditional about feeding cows on minced sheep's heads. -- Mike. |
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