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diffusion of light and trapping the warmth of the sun, so keep them clean.
You can buy specialist cleaners from the garden centre. Clean off any green algae and moss and disinfect the glass as you go.
This is best done in winter before the growing season starts and it’s chock-full of plants.
Double-glazing will give you about three times the protection from heat loss as single panes, but you can also do this yourself in the winter – simply use some rolls of plastic bubble wrap as insulation.
WITH any outdoor structure, you need to consider varying temperature and ventilation needs throughout the year.
For this, larger hard-standing greenhouses are easier to control with openings for ventilation and heating. You can buy automatic window openers to vent your greenhouse on hot days.
You can also set up partitions for sectioning off growing needs, and you can be quite clever with the internal fit to get an organised set-up.
Greenhouse staging – the workbench positioned at waist height – and shelving will maximise the space for your specific needs.
I’d recommend placing trays with capillary matting on your benches to aid watering and humidity. I’ve also got a potting station with sides fitted specially to hold the compost in, ready to plant up. This makes potting so much more easy and enjoyable.
Whichever route you take, greenhouses can give you an opportunity for growing more plants – and, in my book, that’s never a bad thing.
So set up a glorious greenhouse to garden yourself gleeful.