We thought we would go down to our nursery and ask a few of our experts to help us put together a few handy tips on how to get the most from your greenhouse.
Keith suggests 'Water your greenhouse with water that has been warmed to room temperature so you don't injure your plants. Tap water should stand for a day to rid it of chlorine which is the major cause of brown tips on greenhouse and indoor plants.'
Our potting expert Helen recommends 'Clay pots should be soaked in water a few minutes before filling with compost to stop them stealing the moisture from the potting medium and giving your seeds or plants an instant drought.'
Neil told us how Indoor trellises can be made out of coat hangers. Bend to any shape you desire - hearts and starts are good - and insert into the soil if you have taken cuttings of jasmine (summer or winter) train the young plants around this trellis shape and decorate with tinsel to make a superb and dirt cheap Christmas gift. Kiddies love this if you make their birthday year number for them.
Herbs are nature's insecticides and serve a good purpose in the greenhouse, use marigolds as companion plants and put a few garlic bulbs in pots between your rarer plants - garlic annoys aphids!
If you want to make your compost more acidic mix in ground coffee beans.
Greenhouse heaters play a valuable role in controlling the climate of your greenhouse during those cold winter months.
Place chicken wire over a wooden box with the bottom removed to make a rough sieve, but set it chicken wire upwards and rinse the vegetables with your garden hose. The dirt and bugs will stay outdoors and your kitchen will remain clean.
Store small pots for seeds in a pair of old tights hung on a nail, it stops them tipping over and makes more shelf space for plants.
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