TOMATO GREENHOUSE and HAILSTORMS
The weather has been mercurial today. Sunshine, rain, wind and a hailstorm that threatened to smash the hanging baskets to bits and would have if I hadn't brought them in. My head can cope with bouncing hailstones far better than begonias and bacopa. It was a surprise storm, that's for sure. If you click on the photo you can see hailstones on the lawn and the stuff lashing down.
Fortunately, my three tomato plants - Alicante, Italian Plum, and Gardeners' Delight - are in the mini-greenhouse so didn't get a hammering but they are getting too big to fit in that narrow space so I have ordered a special 'Tomato Growbag Growhouse with Heavy Duty Reinforced Cover'. No doubt the wind will try to blow it into the next county but I will give it a try. I can always tie it to the fence and anchor it down with rocks if needs be. The heavy duty cover should be able to withstand our weather; at least, the same cover on the mini-greenhouse has coped with the snow and what-have-you all winter.
I think it should work out ok. After all, I've noticed even on windy day without occasional bursts of sunshine that the mini-greenhouse gets lovely and warm inside. If only it had room for me! I'll be happy enough if I get crops like shown in the images below, or better.
I've also ordered three special pots that slot into holes in a Growbag. That gives tomatoes more depth for their roots.
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| Hailstones on my garden |
Fortunately, my three tomato plants - Alicante, Italian Plum, and Gardeners' Delight - are in the mini-greenhouse so didn't get a hammering but they are getting too big to fit in that narrow space so I have ordered a special 'Tomato Growbag Growhouse with Heavy Duty Reinforced Cover'. No doubt the wind will try to blow it into the next county but I will give it a try. I can always tie it to the fence and anchor it down with rocks if needs be. The heavy duty cover should be able to withstand our weather; at least, the same cover on the mini-greenhouse has coped with the snow and what-have-you all winter.
I think it should work out ok. After all, I've noticed even on windy day without occasional bursts of sunshine that the mini-greenhouse gets lovely and warm inside. If only it had room for me! I'll be happy enough if I get crops like shown in the images below, or better.
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| Tomato Growbag Growhouse by 'Gardman' |
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