Greenhouse Guide [Infographic]

Why have a greenhouse?

Greenhouses are easy to use and maintain, even for the most amatuer gardeners, and provide a multitude of benefits for you and your fridge! Benefits include:

• Growing your fruit and vegetables all year round
• Saving money on your food shop
• Grow exotic plants and vegetables that you wouldn’t usually find in a supermarket
• Growing your own food reduces your carbon footprint
• Gets you outside in the fresh air, improving your mental and physical health
• Protects your more delicate and sensitive plants

How a greenhouse works

Step 1: The greenhouse glass allows sunlight to enter the greenhouse.

Step 2: The plants absorb the light, converting light rays into heat.

Step 3: The heat gets trapped in the greenhouse, raising the internal temperature.

Step 4:  The warm and light environment provides the perfect atmosphere for optimum plant growth. 

What to grow in a greenhouse?

Note: Could the designer create images of each plant, from spring to winter. Maybe a circle split into 4 seasons? 

Late winter to early spring

• Brussels sprouts
• Cabbage
• Celeriac
• Leeks
• Lettuce
• Onions
• Peas

Mid-spring

• Courgettes
• Squashes
• Pumpkins
• Cucumbers
• French beans
• Melons
• Sweetcorn
• Pepper
• Tomato
• Basil

Late spring to early summer

• Plant summer greenhouse plants into their final positions indoors
• Harden off and plant out young plants of outdoor crops once the frost has passed

Mid-summer

• Harvest summer crops

Late summer

• Lettuces
• Salad leaves
• Baby carrots 
• Potatoes 

Autumn

• Remove spent summer crops
• Lettuces 
• Plant calabrese
• French beans