Winter disaster

[majcka]

This winter has only just began and yet.......It took a life of my GH.

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[JaneO]

Did you manage to rescue the plants? Or are they still in there under the snow? That's a real shame. It's cold here but no snow thank God.

[Liz M]

Huge sympathies. I hope you are able to rescue at least some of your plants.

[majcka]

Huge sympathies. I hope you are able to rescue at least some of your plants.

I did. At least some of them. The ones which stayed there are facing their end I'm afraid. But I can't get them all out.

[Aiko]

That's terrible.
For next seasons you really should invest in a glass greenhouse. Most can withstand storms and a big layer of snow.

[Ivan]

Oh my goodness Maja. Worse time for it to happen. You have my sympathy!

[Diane]

Really sorry to see that, Maja - but you might be surprised at what will survive - fingers crossed for you!

[graham]

You have my commiserations also...

For next seasons you really should invest in a glass greenhouse. Most can withstand storms and a big layer of snow.

But they do cost rather more...I have a DIY polytunnel which isn't too bad in winds and snow (although so far it was only 10/11 that we had much snow here in the west). The only issue with mine is that it is made with MDPE hoops which do bend a bit - obviously to a far greater extent that steel ones - and so they can sag a little, but the general shape does reduce the snow load and if any does settle it's relatively easy to knock it off from the inside of the structure.

graham

[Aiko]

But they do cost rather more...

Maybe the initial buy. But it will be firm, and will last for many years. I have my greenhouse for 16 years now. Since it only has lost a few glass panels in many storms. Of which one of the glass panels blew over the greenhouse only because I had left it wide open in a August storm on a warm day a year ago. No plants were harmed by any broken glass just yet (although one broken glass panel made a big hole in one of the tablets...).

[Keith H]

I hope that you can save more of the plants, even moving them into the house, a shed or garage until you have the time and better weather to make repairs.
There is no reason a home constructed greenhouse can not be made to stand up to your heavy snow, perhaps you could rebuild with heavier timber and twin wall polycarbonate with more of a slope for the roof.

Good luck with the rescue operation.