I
have a huge polytunnel so you would think I had lots of
space for plants wouldn't you? Well actually at this time of year no I
don't :) I need all the space in there for the tomatoes and pepper plants
so am gradually planting out all the other stuff. Some of the plants
are a bit tender to go outside just yet so it is really handy to have
cold frames and cloches but they are all full of vegetable plants at this time of year. Also to save my back something which means I don't have to bend down would be very handy.
Some of you may remember that back in March I was sent some items to review by Aldi. I was sent a small greenhouse and some covers; a pair of secateurs and some plant pots. The pots are now filled with perennials waiting to go outside into the new flower bed, the secateurs are used for cutting flowers to bring into the house and the Greenhouse? It is full to bursting with all sorts of plants at the moment, mostly perennials grown from cuttings - I must have saved 100's of pounds by doing this considering the cost of good sized perennials to buy in garden centres!
Some of you may remember that back in March I was sent some items to review by Aldi. I was sent a small greenhouse and some covers; a pair of secateurs and some plant pots. The pots are now filled with perennials waiting to go outside into the new flower bed, the secateurs are used for cutting flowers to bring into the house and the Greenhouse? It is full to bursting with all sorts of plants at the moment, mostly perennials grown from cuttings - I must have saved 100's of pounds by doing this considering the cost of good sized perennials to buy in garden centres!
It was far too windy here in March to put the Greenhouse outside so I left it in the box for a bit but when I finally got around to erecting it I found it was very easy as the instructions were pretty clear.
Top tip - put together one side of each shelf like this,
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before slotting the tubes into the other side fixture bar. Then add the four vertical tubes and repeat three more times.
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Add the top two arched bars...
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Drape the cover over the top...
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I am very impressed with this little greenhouse :) The four tier greenhouse cost £19.99 from Aldi and replacement covers are £4.99. Aldi also do some good offers on plants so keep an eye open for them in store.
I was sent a 7.5 Metre Micro Drip Line Kit to try. Included in the kit was 7.5 metres of Micro Drip Line, 4 x Elbow connectors, 4 x Tee Connectors, 5 x stop ends and a tap connector.
By using the elbows, tees and stop ends you can make up a drip watering system shaped to your design which takes water from a tap and delivers it where you need water. It was easy to set up and I have mine arranged around the pots which are hardening off on the tables near to the polytunnel. Later in the year I will move the system and rearrange it so that it adds to the other drip watering hoses I use inside the polytunnel
Easy Watering. 7.5 Metre Micro Drip Line Kit price: £10.69
Disclaimer. I was sent these items to review. All opinions are my own :)
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Handy items. We've been having freezes every night lately which means hauling delicate items inside. I wonder if your small greenhouse would solve that.
ReplyDeleteI am using it to stoe delecate stuff overnight - it seems to work really well
DeleteI used to have a couple of those little greenhouses. They're great for the extra space but the plastic only lasts a couple of years. For the money I still think they're worth it, great to have extra undercover space. I used to take the shelves out and then grow my tomatoes in there as well.
ReplyDeleteIrrigation kit sounds good. I need to get one rigged up in my greenhouses.
Snap kev - I have just removed the top shelf to make head room for some tomato plants I am growing on for a customer :)
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