I've ordered my greenhouse!

Yay!

I phoned the Greenhouse People today and ordered the greenhouse. I did it by phone as I wanted to see if they wold be able to deiliver it to the Den. A very nice lady on the other end of the phone said it shouldn't be a problem... hooray! I ordered toughened glass, and the ventilation pack which includes a louvre window and 2 auto openers. Wow!

The only downside is that I will have to wait 5-7 weeks for delivery (did I say that yesterday? Just ignore me if I'm rambling!) The nice lady said that it might arrive earlier and that she would make a note that I would like it ASAP.... we'll see - watch this space.

This is what I've ordered....


Aaah, diddy little piccy!

I'm sooo excited, I hope I don't have to wait forever for it as the whole idea of a greenhouse is to get some seedlings started off early. Keep your fingers crossed!

We have a shed!!!!!!!!

Well, it went up in no time and I must say it's looking pretty good!

Just need to make the window more secure. Why is it you get a nice solid shed with a lock and key supplied but a flimsy bit of plastic for the window held in with a few thin nails!!!

The paint is ready for the outside, a nice shade of green, but I am considering giving the inside a quick coat of white emulsion to brighten it up!

I know... enough rambling..... here it is......

Fanfare please!!!!........

Ladies and Gentlemen... I present to you... the heart of the Dragons Den....

Now wasn't that work waiting for!

The roof has been finished but the above pics were taken on my mobile so I'll get some better ones when I'm next there. Can you believe in all the excitement I forgot my camera.

Now then, tomorrows news is...... I'm ordering the greenhouse! Woo hoo.

Did I mentin I'm going for a 6x10? Should be enough space for the odd cucumber and cherry tomato. The downside is it'll take 5-7 weeks to arrive. Anyway I'll let you know how I get on tomorrow.

Look At My Little Chitters!

Well my poor little spuds are still happily chitting away on the windowsill but I think that the earlies are getting a bit impatient!

They are about to sprout into leaf!

Here are my little chitters.....

Keep your fingers crossed......

..... for good weather tomorrow.

Tomorrow is SHED DAY!

Hopefully the plan is to get it to the den first thing in the morning and then hubby and dad will spend the rest of the day (hopefully not) putting it together and cursing me under their breath, ha ha.

I can then spend the rest of the day filling it with all the junk, I mean necessary equipment, to keep the Den ticking over nicely!

I'll be taking as many pics as possible and posting them tomorrow..... watch this space.

Mad Weather!

Just a few words about the mad weather we've been having over this bank Holiday.

It's been cold... hovering around freezing every day! The suns been shining but at the same time there have been hailstones and snow falling - what's that all about?

Just when I want to be getting some seeds started Winter seems to have returned with a vengeance!

Here's a quick piccie of the hailstones that fell in a few moments in the back garden!

Which Greenhouse?

I had pretty much decided on the greehouse I wanted but then the minor hurricanes started (and flattened my Mums little greenhouse) and so I have had to have a rethink!

The original idea was to have a ploycarb greenhouse, mainly as my girls will be spending time at the den and I want it to be as safe as possible!

HOWEVER...... I also want to have a greenhouse, and contents, that are still standing at the end of the day so I am back to thinking about a glass one!

My Mum bought (bofore it blew over) a 6'x4' greenhouse. Once it was up it was TINY!!!!!!! So...... I decided that a 6'x8' would be a good size. One side to get all those little seedlings off to a good start and the other side to grow my cucumbers and tomatoes.

I have found a clearance glass greenhouse which is 6'x10' for less money than I was gonna spend on the polycarb one. For an extra £99 I can get it kitted out in toughened glass but Mr Dragon seems to think that we could get the glass coated in a film to protect it! It's the same stuff he had put on his car windows so watch this space to see what we end up doing!! Personally I think it could cost more than the toughened glass but we'll see!

This is the one I'm looking at (but not in green - that is an expensive option!!!! )

Apparently there is a 5-7 week wait for it which is a bit disappointing as I really want to get some seeds in but hey ho, if that's what it take then I will have to wait! Patience is a virtue (but not on an allotment apparently!!

I WANT TO GET SOME VEG GROWING!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!!!!!!!!

We have a base!!!

Oooops - haven't posted for a while!

This is mainly due to THE CRAP WEATHER!!!!!

There is no chance of doing any digging at the den at all!! It is either too wet, too cold, too icy or, as the last few days have shown, a mixture of all three with some snow thrown in!

BUT...... we do have a base for the shed! It's not the base I originally planned but it's solid and will do the job nicely!

This is it.....

and this is where it will be sited.... top right hand corner

Now... the next hurdle is getting the shed, which is currently in pieces in the garage, up to the den! I'm hoping that it will be sorted in the next two weeks (famous last words ).