Heating Plastic Greenhouses?

[Lefty]

Is it possible to buy something to heat these with, pref not electricity as i dont want to run wires throught the garden, i know you can use parafine heaters in glass greenhouses,

[DavidT]

You`ve answered your own question, Lefty. Use paraffin.

[Lefty]

ah but its a plastic greenhouse?

[DavidT]

Did you know that aluminium greenhouses can burn down just as easily as plastic ones? As long as you are careful on placing the heater, keeping it away from draughts and not having the flame turned up too high, you should be fine.

[Lefty]

yea its not a big greenhouse, there probably a little draught , i may keep it on the floor and only heat it when im home n about

[Willonthewall]

If you can lay your hand on one of these

ALADDIN BLUE FLAME HEATER OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

either eBay or locally, they're so much better than the heaters available today, and very easy to service and maintain, even if you pick one up that's been neglected. They also have a removable top plate so you can boil a kettle or fry eggs and bacon on an allotment.

As long as you scrupulously follow the instructions and keep the wick trimmed and the flame blue, you only ever get a smell when lighting or extinguishing and it's a great source of CO2 for your greenery