Hydroponics and Greenhouse Gardening: This Book Includes - Hydroponics + Greenhouse Gardening - The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Grow Vegetables, Fruits, Flowers and Herbs at Home by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-10-21T00:00:00+00:00

The concrete path down the middle, soil to either side

The concrete path down the middle, weed membrane on either side

Complete concrete floor

They all have their pros and cons, but it is a personal decision based on your site, budget, and available resources.

The picture is the inside of my inherited greenhouse. It contains a central paved path with weed membrane on either side on it laid on the soil.

The problem with this is that the weed membrane does not extend outside of the greenhouse, meaning the hard to reach edges become infested with weeds. This is okay on the left-hand side but the right-hand side has staged in place so is extremely hard to weed.

The lesson has been learned, and on my next greenhouse, the inside will be much more weed proof! But back to choosing the best floor for your greenhouse.

The first option is by far the easiest because you don't need to do anything. The downside of this is the weeds will love the heat in the greenhouse and will thrive. You will have a lot of weeding to do, and this can be very awkward to do when the plants are fully grown.

Some people do grow directly into the soil using bottomless pots. Just be aware that although this option is cheap, you will be battling weeds inside your greenhouse as well as outside. You also run the risk of introducing soil born pests and diseases if you do not change the topsoil in your greenhouse every year or two.

Having a paved path down the middle of your greenhouse is great as it helps with access and isn’t too expensive. You can leave the soil bare on either side or cover with a weed membrane.

This method works well, as when you put staging in your greenhouse, it becomes very hard to weed underneath it.

Putting weed membrane down will be effective in keeping the weeds away providing you use a decent quality membrane. Expect to replace it every 2 to 5 years, depending on what you use as it will perish and eventually allow weeds through.

The final option is by far the best but is also the most expensive as you have to buy paving slabs for the whole greenhouse or poured concrete. With a larger greenhouse this can soon become expensive. It is also more work as you have to lay sand and hardcore as well as level the paving.

The advantage of this method is that it is a low maintenance solution. When done properly with weed membrane under the sand, you should get years of a weed-free greenhouse.

As everything will be in pots, you can also move your plants around so you can reposition them as necessary to get them more or less sun as required.

Glass vs. Polycarbonate Panes

Again this is a personal preference, and both types of the panel have their good and bad points.

Glass is the more expensive solution, and the most fragile, panes can get broken by accident or vandals and need replacing.

However, glass

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