Overview
Give your plants a helping hand through winter by adding a layer of bubble wrap to insulate your greenhouse. You'll have fewer draughts and will also benefit from lower bills if you use a heater during the very cold months.
Do it:
late-autumn/winter
Takes just:
30 minutes
How to do it
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Before buying any bubble wrap, measure the sides, roof and ends of the greenhouse. -
Starting with the sides, fix the bubble wrap to the frame using nails, drawing pins or wire, keeping it tight for extra insulation. -
When insulating the roof, fix the bubble wrap to the ridge and spread it down the glazing bars. -
Cut and fasten the bubble wrap around windows, vents and louvres so they can be opened.
"Choose polythene with large bubbles as this has better insulating properties and lets in more light."
"Buy bubble wrap by the metre from garden centres. Choose polythene that is specifically designed for greenhouses, as it is UV-stabilised and should last for at least three years."
Comments and rating
Overall rating (from 1 ratings):
4 out of 5
I have several 'Dianthus Pink' plant cuttings in my plastic upright cloche. Can I insulate the cloche using the same method as for the green house, or will it still not be enough to protect my plant cuttings through the winter. I normally bring them inside the house over winter, but I now have quite a few that would take up allot of space indoors.
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I need instructions for insulating an aluminium greenhouse - how can I fasten the bubble wrap?
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You can buy plastic clips from any good garden centre to fix bubble wrap to a aluminium greenhouse,this will be the third year that I have used mine.
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I used strong plastic clothes pegs to secure bubble wrap on my aluminium green house. Just push between glass and frame and secure plastic to it.
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Just a tip if you haven't got time to bubble wrap the entire greenhouse, get one of those mini plastic greenhouses, stick it inside the glass greenhouse, and use that for small plants.
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bc103963 commented on this article
20 September 2009
Fearture useless since it did not allow for aluminium greenhoses only wooden ones grb 20/09/09
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