What's Going On
We are always trying to come up with different ways to help you get the most out of your garden and to enjoy your trips to henry Street Garden Centre. Whether its Rose Pruning demonstrations in the Spring to our light walk at Christmas here is the place to find out about everything going on at Henry Street GC
Activities
Tip of the Day
Cleaning the Greenhouse
During summer when our greenhouse's are ripe with the scent of tomatoes and other delights its easy to forget the impending maintenance but now whilst there is relatively little in the greenhouse its time to give it a clean out in time for early sowings in just a few weeks time. I tend to chose a mild day and empty the greenhouse of everything. I then sort through what's useful and what's really rubbish such as broken seed trays, snapped labels and other bits I kept ‘just in case'. I then clean out the guttering before getting down to the scrubbing. With warm water, its kinder to your hands, give the glass a good wash down with a soft scrubbing brush before hosing off. Once it's all dry, oil latches, runners and hinges. At this point I return all non-living material to the greenhouse before lighting a sulphur candle or Biofume alternative to kill off any unwanted lingering pests. If you prefer to return any overwintering plants to the greenhouse before lighting the candle be sure to opt for the Biofume type, which are safe to use with plants.