Having an allotment with soil that is far from breaking down to a fine tilth, as described in all good gardening books, I start most crops in modules. These 2 fine mini greenhouses are the engine room of my growing aspirations. Everything gets started in here, or overwintered, and then they are moved out to the back garden where they harden off or until I get round to planting them out.
They're only about 5' tall, with four shelves each, but they hold a surprising amount of seed trays and pots. The first one I bought about 3 years ago is now starting to break down. The plastic covering has an inner mesh work and the small plastic squares are starting to fall out. I've now developed a transitional stage where seeds are germinated in the perfect one, 'exposed' to some of the elements in the older one before moving to the back garden. Simple but effective and it seems to work.
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