❄️Insulating my Greenhouse ❄️

 The sunset this evening was glorious !  Our evening walk and picnic along the cliffs .  I thought I'd share a picture that I took .

It has started to turn very cold in the mornings and tonight the temperature is forecast to go down to single figures .....sevens, eights and nine degrees....and maybe six degrees celsius . 😮 Ricardo says he's heard ......possibly five degrees celsius ! 😬

So I limped up to the shed to pull out all my greenhouse insulation stuff .

I have been re-using all this stuff over and over again for years . I did buy another windscreen shield thingy . 

I slotted that up behind Lord Buddah . It is the North facing window . 

There is another one on the East facing side .The Epiphyllums are all along that side.

I'm hoping to ripen up those Sweet Peppers on the left hand side , we have one more lovely sunny day ☀️forecast for tomorrow ; then rain , rain and thrice rain...possibly forever after tomorrow . 🌦️🌧️⛈️🌦️🌧️

I also want to pick and extract the seeds from the Epiphyllum seed pods on the right hand side . I'll be sowing them at some point during the winter on a heated windowsill propagator .

Then , with the help of my dad's old hockey stick , I rolled out the insulation stuff along the greenhouse rafters . This really does help to keep the warmth in .

Next I put old polystyrene packaging along the benches to stand more tender precious plants upon Mostly Cacti and Succulentsand a few South African bulbs .

( Note second toe along now turning black after falling down the stairs this morning....I think I might have broken it but they can't really do anything for broken toes . So tonight I'll tape them together with a plaster and take some paracetamol . . . . goodness how it hurts ! 😬)

So , a bit of shuffling about of pots and I think I have made a fairly good start .

I'm hoping to find a bit more polystyrene maybe at B&Q , supermarket or maybe the rubbish tip . Anyone got any old polystyrene they can give me ? !  😃

           I need a bit more to go along the sides .

Then all I need to do next is throw over the frost fleece fabric as and when we get a particularly cold night warning  .

I also have a candle lantern on a breeze block ....but rarely ever need to use it .

I must remember to get some more candles and a packet of matches next time we're shopping .

So it's all looking pretty good in the greenhouse , for tonight anyway .

   .......as for myself - with my old stone hot water bottle wrapped safely in a towel ....my feet will be cosy and warm all night long !

                   Peace and Love 🕊️🤍 and sweet dreams ✨✨✨

                                  love Debbie 💐x