Well, it looks as if we know what we are doing, but we haven't a clue! Thank goodness for books and google. Our now spotless greenhouse is looking good and full of veggies and herbs. We are intrigued to find out what will survive our not so green fingers! Inside we have : coriander, parsley and basil, carrots, parsnips, leeks, onions, kale, cauliflower, tomatoes, peppers, garlic, pak choi, beetroot and salad leaves - oh and the vine, or course. Some will be planted out eventually, others not. It's fun watching it all happen. Yesterday's discovery was that a slug had eaten the base of one pak choi - so it was hunted down and removed. Precautions now in place for further slug attacks!
Love that greenhouse....the wall at the back is such a nice feature...it has soul...I have been on at Harry for years to get a greenhouse but he’s fairly new into gardening & now there’s no point in buying one if we sell here....that is one thing everyone wants these days....a greenhouse! Look forward to watching your produce grow!
@happypat Morning Pat! We 'fell heir' to this greenhouse when we bought the house - it was the previous owner's pride and joy. Whilst we were not living in the house 'full time' we allowed a friend of my dad's to use the greenhouse for growing begonias. Sadly he passed on, and his brother in law (Hugh - he has featured on 365, he's 93) has been using it until this year for growing tomatoes and cucumbers amongst other things. We were absolutely fine with letting him carry on, as it had become part of his way of life. But as he can't come round this year, we decided that it was time to clean it out, restore it, and start growing. It has been a long project - championed by hubby, I have to say, with me as labourer! We are both following the progress of the veggies with great interest. :-)
Wow, you have an amazing greenhouse! Like the ones you visit at National Trust properties! Good luck with all the growing, it looks like a brilliant start
It's spotless!
Our family house in the Isle of Man had a greenhouse like this, not as grand, yet provided tomatoes, grapes and much more...and I was too young to fully appreciate its wonders. I loved the smell and taste of tomatoes straight from the greenhouse...beyond compare. Enjoy with abandon!
Fantastic Issi. Well done and I'm sure you will enjoy watching it all flourish! Great to have a greenhouse with cooler weather forecast for next week!!
What a great thing to have attached to the house! I'm sure you will enjoy all the fruit of that labor. I've heard that shallow dishes of beer will take care of slugs but have never had the need to try it.
What a pleasant looking place. I would never have thought that slugs would crawl inside it. But I guess the greenhouse is pretty much suseptible to everything in the outdoors. Enjoy your harvests, hopefully long beyond when the weather outside allows.
what a neat green house, we have a garden and a small vegetable garde, where we have tomatoes, basil (pasta with pesto), salad, potatoes, onions and strawberries, I wish you a good harvest....I wish it to me too
Wow, wow, wow!!! What a great space and what fun for growing herbs and veggies and flowers! And with all the distancing, this has such a strong sense of normal life -- a joy to see.
Oh my goodness - my glass house is exactly the same as this ..BUT.. it has numerous broken panes, mildew on the roof, spiders in every corner, paint flaking off everywhere! This is how it could look!
@maggiemae Sounds like yours is like ours was! Doing it up was a labour of love, and we caught it just in time. Worth every minute spent on it though. Hubby was tenacious throughout and we are now reaping the benefits. Thanks for the follow ... following right back.
Our family house in the Isle of Man had a greenhouse like this, not as grand, yet provided tomatoes, grapes and much more...and I was too young to fully appreciate its wonders. I loved the smell and taste of tomatoes straight from the greenhouse...beyond compare. Enjoy with abandon!