Matt W · 19th Jun 2026
How to pinch out tomato side shoots, choose cordon or bush, train a single stem to the ridge, and stop the plant for a heavy crop. Steps from greenhouse installers with Greenhouse Stores experience since 2012.
Matt W · 17th Jun 2026
Greenhouse tomato problems are usually heat and watering, not disease. Diagnose blossom end rot, splitting, greenback, poor fruit set, blight and whitefly, with the greenhouse-specific fix from Greenhouse Stores team.
Matt W · 17th Jun 2026
Grow bags suit greenhouse tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers, but plant two per bag, not three. A drip kit ends the twice-a-day summer watering. Setup and feeding tips from 16-year greenhouse installers.
Matt W · 12th Jun 2026
Twelve fruits thrive in a UK greenhouse and eight need no heater at all. Installer-measured temperatures, a difficulty table and advice on the right house for figs, grapes, citrus and melons.
Matt W · 10th Jun 2026
Beetroot, carrots, peas, broad beans and spring onions all crop 4-6 weeks earlier when started under glass. Our installers share the exact UK sowing calendar they use, plus the cold frame kit that makes it work.
Matt W · 10th Jun 2026
Hardening off acclimatises indoor seedlings to outdoor life over 7 to 14 days. Skip it and tender plants die fast. Our UK schedule, cold frame method and frost-watch tips, from installers with Greenhouse Stores experience since 2012.
Matt W · 10th Jun 2026
Plants grow faster under glass thanks to trapped heat, shelter and a longer season. We measured a 19C lift inside on a sunny April day and soil three weeks ahead of open ground. From installers with Greenhouse Stores experience since 2012.
Matt W · 9th Jun 2026
Why rainwater beats tap for seedlings and ericaceous plants, how to size a water butt to your greenhouse roof, and how to fit a diverter in under an hour. From installers with Greenhouse Stores experience since 2012.
Matt W · 8th Jun 2026
Pick fresh salad leaves every month in a UK greenhouse. Matt shares a month-by-month sowing calendar, the hardiest winter leaves, successive sowing and cut-and-come-again tips from Greenhouse Stores, established 2012.
Matt W · 8th Jun 2026
Twenty-five greenhouse ideas for UK gardens, from a balcony mini to a walk-in Victorian. Shaped by Greenhouse Stores experience since 2012, with a frame to match every space and budget.
Matt W · 3rd Jun 2026
From our work with Greenhouse Stores customers since 2012, we compare ThermoWood with softwood, set out real fitted costs, the yearly maintenance job and the five models we install most across UK gardens.
Matt W · 1st Jun 2026
June is the first real harvest month and peak watering season in UK gardens. We cover daily greenhouse watering, side-vent fitting for cross-flow airflow, aphid control and what to sow now for a late-summer harvest.
Matt W · 27th May 2026
Greenhouse combi sheds give you a shed and a greenhouse in one footprint. Our UK installers compare 5 Swallow ThermoWood models from £4,082 - which one fits your garden best, with free delivery and fitting included.
Matt W · 22nd May 2026
What does the first year with a greenhouse really look like? A UK month-by-month diary from a Greenhouse Stores adviser — what to sow in January, when to harden off, how to over-winter, and the five rookie mistakes that quietly cost beginners a season.
Matt W · 19th May 2026
Which greenhouse survives a Scottish Highland winter? Two ranges come back to us a decade later with no failures: the Elite Titan 1000 heavy-gauge aluminium range and the Swallow wooden range in thermo wood. UK wind zones, frame gauge, anchoring, glazing, snow load, plus a 10-point site survey checklist for exposed plots.
Matt W · 19th May 2026
Vertical greenhouse gardening turns a 4.5m² floor footprint into roughly 13m² of usable growing area by stacking four zones — floor, staging, climbing, and apex. From UK installers with Greenhouse Stores experience since 2012. Two-tier staging, vertical strings, and apex hanging baskets for under £150 of kit.
Matt W · 19th May 2026
Five UK greenhouse roof shapes compared by installers: apex (gable), curved-eaves, lean-to, orangery lantern, dwarf-wall and combi greenhouse-shed. Real prices, heat retention data, decision tree, plus the four shapes we deliberately do not stock and the honest reasons why.
Matt W · 18th May 2026
Which pest repelling plants actually work in a UK greenhouse? French marigolds cut whitefly by ~38%, tagetes suppress root-knot nematodes, nasturtiums trap aphids. We cover the science-backed seven plus the myths most blogs repeat without evidence.
Matt W · 15th May 2026
Are coffee grounds good for plants? From our work with Greenhouse Stores customers since 2012, we cover fresh vs used grounds, the slug deterrent myth, the compost activator role, and which UK crops actually benefit from a mulch.
Matt W · 14th May 2026
Twin-wall or single-wall polycarbonate? From our work with Greenhouse Stores customers since 2012, we compare U-values, light transmission, hail resistance and lifespan — plus when single-wall makes sense and which UK greenhouses to buy at each spec.
Matt W · 13th May 2026
How to build a single-course brick plinth for a greenhouse - trench dimensions, concrete mix, mortar ratio, squaring formula, and the interior floor setup we use on every install. From the team that has fitted greenhouses across the UK since 2012.
Matt W · 13th May 2026
Step-by-step guide to fitting an automatic greenhouse vent opener: 5-minute install, brand comparison (Bayliss MK7 vs XL vs Vitavia), temperature adjustment, and the three fitting mistakes that wreck openers in the first season. From installers with Greenhouse Stores experience since 2012.
Matt W · 12th May 2026
Wireworm UK guide - identification, the 3-5 year click beetle life cycle, damage thresholds, and six control methods that actually work (potato traps, winter digging, brassica rotation). From installers with Greenhouse Stores experience since 2012.
Matt W · 12th May 2026
Black bean aphid identification and control UK guide - the matte-black aphids on broad beans, damage thresholds, the pinch-and-hose technique, biological control and companion planting. From installers with Greenhouse Stores experience since 2012.
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