The greenhouse is full and the plants can relax
Following on from my previous post I have now filled up the greenhouse with my tender plants. The fan heater is set to keep the minimum temperature to about 5 degrees above freezing and the bubble fabric gives extra insulation.
The greenhouse, now full of tender plants for overwintering. Cosy!
Our winters are relatively mild here that I’m not too worried about frost damage although disease and pests can be a problem if they decide to hang out in the warmest spot in the garden. Good ventilation helps keep disease to a minimum and I’m carrying spiders into the greenhouse in the hope that they will eat all the nasties that the Carnivorous plants haven’t polished off. I do like spiders (except the one that insists on building a web across the doorway into the greenhouse). The spider in the picture is so named because it carries its eggs in a sac under its abdomen during the breeding period.
Nursery Web Spider (Pisaura mirabilis) on an Agave
The tender plants can now relax and some of them continue to flower in the extra warmth. These flowers are a rich velvety red.
Pelargonium 'Ardens'
Some just want to show off their foliage.
Solanum pyracanthum
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Your green house looked a lot bigger in the last post, with the empty shelves. : ) You certainly make maximum use of the space. It must be satisfying to be able to tend your plants as the outside temperatures drop.
I like the idea of the spider greenhouse patrol, except for the web in the face part.
Gosh, this looks great; it is good that you have such a nice place to overwinter your tender plants. The geranium has gorgeous colour and the solanum pyracantum looks unusual to me. Are this thorns sticking up?
Lovely – a full greenhouse! (again)
Love that leaf on the solanum
K
Thank-you, I have loved seeing the transformation of your greenhouse. :-D
I will be starting to fill my tiny 6ft x 4ft one over the next few weeks too. I don’t protect or heat it for winter but use it more like a big cold frame for cuttings and a few plants in pots for safe keeping. I love to see it stocked up knowing I am protecting my plants and growing on new ones at the same time even at this time of year :-D
You must be well chuffed looking at your greenhouse now and rightly so! I am sure you will inspire many others too :-D
Lovely photos – the greenhouse looks cosdy enough to curl up in. The pelargonium is beautiful.
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