We have a some additional land next to our block under the powerlines which is very under-utilised. We also have a friend who is a keen Aloe grower but who has virtually no backyard. His yard is filled to overflowing with Aloes and succulents.

View from outside the Greehouse

Through the Door and into the Greenhouse

One day he said to me, “Mick, would you be interested in letting me put a greenhouse on your vacant yard to grow some Aloes? I would buy the materials, you could provide the space, we could put it up together and share it.”

Well, I thought about it for, maybe, half a millisecond and said, “You betcha!“

As it turns out, he has the lions share of the space but that’s ok because it’s a massive 4m x 20m! and we have the steelwork for another 10m section.

I now have a greenhouse where I can grow out-of-season fruits and vegetables and propagate plants, he and his dad come down and look after the aloes and chip in for the electricity and water that’s used. There is less to mow on the block and everybody wins “Yay!“

Ginger and Avacado growing in the Greenhouse

Aloe seedlings

If you would like to see more of his Aloes you can go to www.rarealoes.com