help me do things in my greenhouse, wise gardening mners :-)

[ara]

it has a solid floor and a couple of panes missing (hoping to get glass today) - can i grow tomatoes in growbags? which varieties are easiest to grow for a beginner?

i have seeds for herbs (coriander, basil, chives and thyme) and will start them off on the windowledge before moving them out in a month or so.

Any wise words for me would be hugely appreciated as we have never had a greenhouse before and i really want to be able to grow lovely things in it successfully.

I would choose a cordon variety (single stem, train it upwards) rather than a bush variety, last year i had a couple of bush variety and they just got all tangled up and i couldn't see the fruit.

Try Moneymaker or Gardeners Delight, two of the most popular types. Been around for ages. Yes, you can use growbags, but be prepared to water them regularly.

Tomatoes like really consistant watering, same amount of water each time, everyday when they are in fruit.

HTH

Terrific, thank you very much. Got two moneymakers and one shirley today, all indoors by a nice sunny window in the warm.

Also planted chive, coriander, basil, thyme and parsley seeds. keep fingers crossed for me that they grow!

Are there any other plants which are fairly easy for a novice greenhouse gardener?

How fantastic and exciting - It is wonderful having a greenhouse!

If you are going to grow toms you could also grow chillies and sweet peppers as they require similar conditions. Like toms you can grow them in grow bags on the floor of the greenhouse, they need feeding like tomatoes (high potassium feed eg tomorite or something like it each week once flowering).

Don't forget when we start to get sunny days and good temperatures you will need to provide some shade as even the British sun gets too strong in the heat of the day! Putting some white wash like stuff on the outside of the greenhouse that faces the sun is how most people do it - coolglass I think it is called.

Enjoy!

GG

terrific, i will give all of that a try.

thnk you so much and i shall report back when i am all green-fingered at last!

so jealous!
I would LOVE a greehouse.
I have to do it all in my conservatory, pots on the sofa and everything.
I have got the "sweet million" tomatoes and every single seed germinated!
Do peppers and chillis, they germinate really well and can be grown in medium size pots.
Cucumbers grow like stink too.