New greenhouse

Hello again! Holy crap, another blog?! Yeah, you have to keep yourself busy to make the time go by during this semi-lockdown.

My new greenhouse

We're still doing fine here, although I did almost decapitated my right-hand today while doing the dishes. A plate broke in half and made a deep cut in my thumb. Nothing scary, but I had to go to the hospital and that's not the place to be during this pandemic! Luckily everything was well organized there and there weren't many people in the first aid waiting-room. Fifteen minutes, one stitch and three "stitching bandages". Not too bad!

Time to show off my new purchase. In my previous blog, I've already written about it; I've bought myself a new greenhouse! It's not a huge one, but even with my entire collection in it, I still have plenty of room for more. Why I've bought a new one? Check out the following photo of my old one:

RIP old greenhouse

I've had this one for a long time. For six years it has resisted wind, frost and the sun, and till last year it was still going strong. UV-radiation will cause a chemical reaction in plastic surfaces after a while and the storms earlier this year have blown off the roof and opened up the sides. I had to use garbage-bags to keep my plants dry! Not a pretty sight, as you can see.

My new greenhouse

New greenhouse

Not as high, but almost twice as wide; enough space for the following years. I'm still trying to organize my cacti a bit more. Not sure yet if I'll sort them by species, region, form or size, but I'm already quite happy with the overall look.

Greenhouse, layer 1

Greenhouse, layer 2

Greenhouse, layer 3

That's it for this post. My next one will probably be about sowing the seeds I've bought. Take care and see you soon!