Adam you are a legend. I’m 60 now just putting my dads 8x4 greenhouse in my garden as he’s now in a care home. I have to say I’ll never master it like you but I now feel ready to give it a try. Thank you
@@Adams-Gardening-Guides you seem as passionate about gardening as I do about oil painting ! I think you’re gonna be my guy to learn all this from. I’ll be watching a lot more of your videos for sure.
@@Adams-Gardening-Guides I don’t have a greenhouse, but I would like to start growing my vegetables, tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, things for my salad . This will be my first year, What would you recommend? I was also thinking of potting some lilies. I watched your video on that that might be a good start for me to see if I even have a green thumb, I live in Colorado
Many thanks. The pots that come with the Autopot system are about 8-9in wide and deep. The individual Autopot trays keep the 2 plants they contain about 12in apart, and I stand the trays in a row down the greenhouse so plants next to each other are about 18-24in apart. I hope this is clear. Good luck with your crops.
Great video Adam, thank you. I would like some clarity on one point however - I was surprised to see you misting the tomato leaves - I was always told that tomatoes need to be watered at the based and avoid getting the leaves wet to control disease. Is this not the case?
Thanks for your question. There are a few things to consider here. On the whole you should just be watering at the base of plants into pots or compost, so shouldn’t get leaves wet. Obviously outdoor tomatoes will get wet whenever it rains. I’d recommend watering greenhouse tomatoes in the morning so that any water splashed onto leaves isn’t going to cause sun scorch and evaporates quickly to help raise humidity. Misting early in the day does the same thing and any moisture on leaves will have evaporated within half an hour or so, and I feel this raised humidity is a simple and valuable measure you can take to deter red spider mite. However, excessive wet leaves especially in cool weather could encourage fungal diseases so avoid misting on dull days, when demand for moisture will be lower anyway. I’ve not experienced fungal problems on tomatoes under glass, but do keep this in mind. Does this help?
How do you store your potted strawberries over winter. I’m in Canada so usually below freezing temperatures and snow. I have a new greenhouse coming this week. I have two strawberry plants in a mini greenhouse now that are producing very well but I’m not sure how to overwinter them. Great video. Thank you.
Strawberry plants are pretty hardy, but don’t want to get cold and waterlogged. Strawberries do need a cold period in winter to help initiate the flower buds in the centre of each crown. For this reason I leave my plants out to receive a cold period (but sheltered if very wet) then move pots into my unheated greenhouse in late winter or early spring to encourage growth and earlier flowering than if they were left outside. Hope this helps, and enjoy your new greenhouse.
I do hope you enjoy this video. If you have any questions for me do post them in the comments, and I'm always interested to hear what videos you would find useful that I could make in future. Happy Gardening!
i wrote to you before because I enjoyed and learned a lot from watching your video on the greenhouse tomatoes and cucumbers. I have a new greenhouse I took your advice and bought Nimrod and carmen cucmber seeds, great germination, plants grew well to about 18 inches now the leafs are going brown?yellow with sort of spots. I woiuld send you photos but I cant on this. I don't know what to do and wondered if you could help me. They are growing in the ground in new soil I put in the greenhouse . Thanks
Sorry to hear your cucumber plants are showing concern. Spots or discolored marks on leaves could be due to a number of reasons including sun scorch if conditions are very bright/hot; burning on leaves by watering during the day and the sun hitting these water drops and causing burning; a nutritional imbalance; soil staying too wet around rootball and causing root damage; and other things. I'm not sure whether any of these could be a factor. I am actually recording my cucumber growing season at the moment to create a video for next year ... too late to help now, but hopefully useful for the future.
Glad to hear you enjoyed my video. Plants grow well when temperatures are a comfortable 21˚C or 70˚F, but as the temperature rises higher plants require more water for transpiration to try and keep cooler, and hot sun can scorch them. Good ventilation (roof, sides, door etc) help improve air flow to keep temperatures down. Obviously the temperature cannot fall any lower then the outside ambient temperature, which can rise to 30˚C (86˚F) on hot summer days. And during very hot summer sunny days some exterior shade netting can be of benefit too to avoid chance of scorch. Hope this helps.
Hi Toni, The sautomatic greenhouse watering system I use was made by AutoPot. They have a range of different options including the "easy2grow kit". Find this at: autopot.co.uk/garden/product/easy2grow-kit/ Other greenhouse equipment stockists in the UK also sell AutPot watering kits as does Amazon so check these out too. Happy gardening!
Hi,i’m new to your channel and finding it very informative. Interested in your set up for watering your tomatoes etc in the greenhouse. Have found the auto pots you have but unable to find the large water butt on there website you have with yours. Would you mind me asking which it is and where to buy it from please,would be great for watering whilst on holiday. Thanks.
Hi Michael, and delighted to hear you're enjoying my videos. I've had my water butt for many years so the models have changed, but you can find similar 100 litre water butt and stand products on line, such as evengreener.com/products/mini-rainsaver-100-litre-grey-water-butt-kit?gclid=CjwKCAjw8JKbBhBYEiwAs3sxNyvF-_w7jG4x9uP-ANX6f9Z0nHSwIWfq0l8icTAQbAfzMUZECblSERoCng4QAvD_BwE I think B&Q might sell one too: www.diy.com/departments/ward-100l-slimline-water-butt/679230_BQ.prd?storeId=1061&ds_rl=1272379&ds_rl=1272409&ds_rl=1272379&gclid=CjwKCAjw8JKbBhBYEiwAs3sxN8srP5YY60Kc3kqc6A_ZjjiNjW6WJtEa-crD5hOlusq2wudegBWMkhoC4QYQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds I've used my AutoPot system for over 20 years, and occasionally needed to fit some new pipeline or replace a valve, but all the main original pipework, trays and mats are well washed and cleaned at the end of each season, ready to re-use the next. Happy Gardening!
Humidity is great for cucumbers, but exactly the opposite of what tomatoes need. humidity can cause fungal infections and kill your plants and making the leaves wet when the sun is already up can scorch the leaves. Always remember where the plants came from and tomatoes came from dry, hot regions and that's what they like.
Incorrect mate, Mexico have tropical and sub tropical area which is humid, im in penrith western sydney and its extremely humid in spring and early summer and i over head water everday because that what the rain does and i dont crop rotate i have had the same variety growing in the same bed for 12yrs with no problems
Then you clearly have a variety that is adapted for your climate, congrats. But tomato plants as a whole still don't like humidity for all the reasons I mentioned before. The biggest tomato growers in the world are China and Italy and they both have dry, hot climates, which is why they grow so well there, even outdoors.
Really helpful for my new greenhouse. Thank you!
Delighted to hear you enjoyed the video!
Adam you are a legend. I’m 60 now just putting my dads 8x4 greenhouse in my garden as he’s now in a care home. I have to say I’ll never master it like you but I now feel ready to give it a try. Thank you
What a delightful video. Thank you.
Love the video thank you
Glad you enjoyed it. A greenhouse really does open up a range of new gardening possibilities.
@@Adams-Gardening-Guides you seem as passionate about gardening as I do about oil painting ! I think you’re gonna be my guy to learn all this from. I’ll be watching a lot more of your videos for sure.
@@Adams-Gardening-Guides I don’t have a greenhouse, but I would like to start growing my vegetables, tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, things for my salad . This will be my first year, What would you recommend? I was also thinking of potting some lilies. I watched your video on that that might be a good start for me to see if I even have a green thumb, I live in Colorado
Go for it! Depending on budget try and get the biggest greenhouse you can afford. Lots of helpful advice on TH-cam to turn to. Good luck.
Thank you this was interesting. Get my first greenhouse in a couple of weeks
Glad you enjoyed it, and wishing you great success and a lot of fun with your new greenhouse.
So much useful information - Thank you
Glad it was helpful! Do check out my other videos on this channel too. Happy Gardening!
Very helpful video. Thanks 👍
Thanks Trish. Pleased you enjoyed my video and found it helpful. Happy gardening!
Great video. Can I ask the size of the containers you're using for the tomatoes and how far apart are you spacing them?
Many thanks. The pots that come with the Autopot system are about 8-9in wide and deep. The individual Autopot trays keep the 2 plants they contain about 12in apart, and I stand the trays in a row down the greenhouse so plants next to each other are about 18-24in apart. I hope this is clear. Good luck with your crops.
Great video thank you ❤
You are so welcome! Pleased you enjoyed it. Happy gardening!
Great video Adam, thank you. I would like some clarity on one point however - I was surprised to see you misting the tomato leaves - I was always told that tomatoes need to be watered at the based and avoid getting the leaves wet to control disease. Is this not the case?
Thanks for your question. There are a few things to consider here. On the whole you should just be watering at the base of plants into pots or compost, so shouldn’t get leaves wet.
Obviously outdoor tomatoes will get wet whenever it rains. I’d recommend watering greenhouse tomatoes in the morning so that any water splashed onto leaves isn’t going to cause sun scorch and evaporates quickly to help raise humidity. Misting early in the day does the same thing and any moisture on leaves will have evaporated within half an hour or so, and I feel this raised humidity is a simple and valuable measure you can take to deter red spider mite.
However, excessive wet leaves especially in cool weather could encourage fungal diseases so avoid misting on dull days, when demand for moisture will be lower anyway.
I’ve not experienced fungal problems on tomatoes under glass, but do keep this in mind.
Does this help?
How do you store your potted strawberries over winter. I’m in Canada so usually below freezing temperatures and snow. I have a new greenhouse coming this week. I have two strawberry plants in a mini greenhouse now that are producing very well but I’m not sure how to overwinter them. Great video. Thank you.
Strawberry plants are pretty hardy, but don’t want to get cold and waterlogged. Strawberries do need a cold period in winter to help initiate the flower buds in the centre of each crown. For this reason I leave my plants out to receive a cold period (but sheltered if very wet) then move pots into my unheated greenhouse in late winter or early spring to encourage growth and earlier flowering than if they were left outside. Hope this helps, and enjoy your new greenhouse.
Its England .Winter 45f
I do hope you enjoy this video. If you have any questions for me do post them in the comments, and I'm always interested to hear what videos you would find useful that I could make in future. Happy Gardening!
i wrote to you before because I enjoyed and learned a lot from watching your video on the greenhouse tomatoes and cucumbers. I have a new greenhouse I took your advice and bought Nimrod and carmen cucmber seeds, great germination, plants grew well to about 18 inches now the leafs are going brown?yellow with sort of spots. I woiuld send you photos but I cant on this. I don't know what to do and wondered if you could help me. They are growing in the ground in new soil I put in the greenhouse . Thanks
Sorry to hear your cucumber plants are showing concern. Spots or discolored marks on leaves could be due to a number of reasons including sun scorch if conditions are very bright/hot; burning on leaves by watering during the day and the sun hitting these water drops and causing burning; a nutritional imbalance; soil staying too wet around rootball and causing root damage; and other things. I'm not sure whether any of these could be a factor.
I am actually recording my cucumber growing season at the moment to create a video for next year ... too late to help now, but hopefully useful for the future.
Great video, what temp should aim to keep the greenhouse for UK? Going to buy a thermometer.
Glad to hear you enjoyed my video. Plants grow well when temperatures are a comfortable 21˚C or 70˚F, but as the temperature rises higher plants require more water for transpiration to try and keep cooler, and hot sun can scorch them.
Good ventilation (roof, sides, door etc) help improve air flow to keep temperatures down.
Obviously the temperature cannot fall any lower then the outside ambient temperature, which can rise to 30˚C (86˚F) on hot summer days. And during very hot summer sunny days some exterior shade netting can be of benefit too to avoid chance of scorch.
Hope this helps.
Where can I get the pots that you have your tomatoes and cucumbers in?
Hi Toni, The sautomatic greenhouse watering system I use was made by AutoPot. They have a range of different options including the "easy2grow kit". Find this at: autopot.co.uk/garden/product/easy2grow-kit/ Other greenhouse equipment stockists in the UK also sell AutPot watering kits as does Amazon so check these out too. Happy gardening!
Hi,i’m new to your channel and finding it very informative. Interested in your set up for watering your tomatoes etc in the greenhouse. Have found the auto pots you have but unable to find the large water butt on there website you have with yours. Would you mind me asking which it is and where to buy it from please,would be great for watering whilst on holiday. Thanks.
Hi Michael, and delighted to hear you're enjoying my videos. I've had my water butt for many years so the models have changed, but you can find similar 100 litre water butt and stand products on line, such as evengreener.com/products/mini-rainsaver-100-litre-grey-water-butt-kit?gclid=CjwKCAjw8JKbBhBYEiwAs3sxNyvF-_w7jG4x9uP-ANX6f9Z0nHSwIWfq0l8icTAQbAfzMUZECblSERoCng4QAvD_BwE
I think B&Q might sell one too: www.diy.com/departments/ward-100l-slimline-water-butt/679230_BQ.prd?storeId=1061&ds_rl=1272379&ds_rl=1272409&ds_rl=1272379&gclid=CjwKCAjw8JKbBhBYEiwAs3sxN8srP5YY60Kc3kqc6A_ZjjiNjW6WJtEa-crD5hOlusq2wudegBWMkhoC4QYQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
I've used my AutoPot system for over 20 years, and occasionally needed to fit some new pipeline or replace a valve, but all the main original pipework, trays and mats are well washed and cleaned at the end of each season, ready to re-use the next.
Happy Gardening!
Apparently you don’t have to be concerned about pesky squirrels. 👍
Humidity is great for cucumbers, but exactly the opposite of what tomatoes need. humidity can cause fungal infections and kill your plants and making the leaves wet when the sun is already up can scorch the leaves. Always remember where the plants came from and tomatoes came from dry, hot regions and that's what they like.
Incorrect mate, Mexico have tropical and sub tropical area which is humid, im in penrith western sydney and its extremely humid in spring and early summer and i over head water everday because that what the rain does and i dont crop rotate i have had the same variety growing in the same bed for 12yrs with no problems
Then you clearly have a variety that is adapted for your climate, congrats. But tomato plants as a whole still don't like humidity for all the reasons I mentioned before. The biggest tomato growers in the world are China and Italy and they both have dry, hot climates, which is why they grow so well there, even outdoors.