Posted by admin | Posted in Greenhouses | Posted on 12-10-2011
You may think that as winter dawns then gardening comes to somewhat of a standstill, however for the greenhouse owner it is quite the opposite. There are plenty of vegetables that can be successfully grown in the early months, especially if they are grown within containers should the weather get very extreme they are easily transferred indoors or perhaps within sheds.
However one easy way of keeping a greenhouse warm during the winter is to fill a bin full of hot water and leave it in the greenhouse, this radiates heat which sustains for a few days. Greenhouses are excellent for also retaining heat for the early morning winter sun meaning that plans that you could not grow outdoors will likely flourish within a greenhouse.
Lettuce is excellent to grow in from October to December, depending on quality of compost used. In December tmove the lettuces into 3 and a half-inch square pots of good quality compost (ideal if taken from the tomatoes grown in the summer!); the pots are placed twelve per tray in standard tomato trays . Ensure that the lettuces are raised in the pots to allow the air to curculate throughout them, this allows for much easier watering.
For more handy gardening hits and tips visit the Hartley Botanic website.
