Greenhouse advice

 


Hi
I'll be taking delivery of a 10 x 6 greenhouse soon and was wondering
what would
be the best base to set it on.

My options are:
1 Laying slabs to allow the house to sit in the middle of the slabs. (I
will
probably lay some slabs inside filling in the rest with gravel).

2 A concrete base (using containers, pots and raised beds inside the
house)

Is it essential (or preferable) to have a soil bed in the greenhouse or
can I
get away without one just using containers etc?

Can anyone suggest the pros and cons of both options as I'm new to
greenhouses
and would like to get it right.

Many thanks

Terry




--
Lordspudz

 



I mounted mine on a base made of bricks making a wall about 6 inches high to
mount the sides on, as the door would have been a little dificult to get
through as I am/was 6'3", the ground part I made a path with concrete down
the middle, and kept soil on each side, but this was not wise, and so I
covered the whole floor with concrete, on one side I put a long bench which
has been very useful, and the other side I grow thing in pots or growbags.

Alan

 

wrote:

Consider ring culture. Way to go in my view.

 

On 01/09/2010 17:50, Lordspudz wrote:

We have slabs under ours and everything is in pots, we do however have a
trough for the tomato plant-pots to sit in, this trough is filled with
gravel.  We decided on slabs rather than a full concrete base to allow
any spilled water to drain away.  Have no experience of soil or partial
soil under the greenhouse. Would imagine that an entirely soil base
wouldn't be stable enough .

  The gravel will act as a soakawy and the slabs will give you something
sturdy to put, say, staging on.  Only caveat I can see with that system
is weeds growing in the gravel, and the usual gravel 'migration' as it
is trailed about on boots etc.



http://www.cheesesoup.myby.co.uk/images/GH7.jpg
Wee pic of what ours looks like.

 


I set mine on slabs and don't regret it but made the mistake of only
leaving myself half a slab's width around the outside of the
greenhouse. This is too narrow for access, especially when competing
with butternut squash. I am constantly nearly overbalancing into the
glass.

Destrier