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poly tunnels
Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 7:54 pm
by miggs
Right im thinking ahead here what are these like im thinking about getting one like a 3.5mx2m ready for winter
Originally i was going to get a secondhand greenhouse but proving to be difficult with transporting a hell of a lot of glass lol
Your views please
Re: poly tunnels
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 11:30 am
by Brian
Miggs where abouts in Norfolk are you
i can help collect a greenhouse in my trailer if you cover my fuel cost, I'll give you a hand to dismantle and reassemble it if you need it to
Re: poly tunnels
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 12:09 pm
by miggs
cheers brian
im in tacolneston
Re: poly tunnels
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 12:59 pm
by Brian
not to far from me then i am over the other side of the A140 in Woodton just the other side of Hempnall, send me a pm if you do want a hand with a greenhouse or anything else big i have a land rover and a old military trailer which had no trouble collecting my 6x8 g/house, potting table and loads of pots in when i bought my secondhand g/house. all i ask is you cover my fuel
Re: poly tunnels
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 8:40 pm
by miggs
brian you are a star no worries on £££ i will look after you
so do i go for a s/h greenhouse or a polytunnel decisions decisions
Re: poly tunnels
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:20 am
by redsquirrel
the cheap polytunnels disintegrate after a year or so,if i could go back three years i would have had chosen glass over plastic
Re: poly tunnels
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:36 am
by Brian
One thing i will say is if you do buy a secondhand g/house buy some new ali nuts and bolts for putting it back together i didn't when i bought mine and some bots snapped whilst undoing them but even more snapped reassembling the g/house, buy them of ebay as i could only find them in packs of 5 at silly prices around the local g/centers and b&q/homebase
Re: poly tunnels
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 8:59 pm
by miggs
well i got a poly tunnel
just got to put it up now
Re: poly tunnels
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 8:28 am
by Dave Brown
Is it a proper polytunnel with a strong steel frame, or a flimsey thing like mine.
Mine is
HERE
Re: poly tunnels
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 9:18 am
by kata
i can help collect a greenhouse in my trailer if you cover my fuel cost
Wow..flippin ek, such kindness Brian!
Re: poly tunnels
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 3:12 pm
by miggs
same sort of size but very different the frame is 30mm steel tubing that bolts together and is very rigid im now looking to get a replacement cover as that looks not very good so going to get the proper stuff and see how we go
Re: poly tunnels
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 8:00 pm
by kata
Great inventions
But what about ground frost?
..creeps out of HT
Re: poly tunnels
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 8:19 pm
by miggs
that was going to be my next question what heating to use
Re: poly tunnels
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 8:27 am
by Dave Brown
There was a whole range of methods put forward here
http://www.hardytropicals.co.uk/forum/v ... 120&t=2905, but my problem at the moment is stopping things frying