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TerryB

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Re: polythene?
« Reply #15 on: March 07, 2011, 16:02 »
If your building a polytunnel use the UV inhibited as detailed by DD.
If your looking for short duration cover ie early planting and extending growing time at end of summer go to your local builders yard and ask for heavy duty.
Will warm the soil before planting and protect the plant for the first 3 to 4 weeks.
I use this method with sweetcorn, onions grown from seed, any plants that I need to move outside in april. Intend to try this method with squash this year.

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Re: polythene?
« Reply #16 on: March 07, 2011, 22:19 »
I was going to try this...

http://www.harrodhorticultural.com/HarrodSite/product/GDN-045.htm

Anyone heard of this company before?


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Re: polythene?
« Reply #17 on: March 07, 2011, 22:26 »
They are one of the partners of this site and I've used them before.  If you click on the Allotment Shop link below the main banner, you'll get to their site through a different link, and there might be special offers available that way (not always though)
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days all attack me at once...

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Re: polythene?
« Reply #18 on: March 08, 2011, 07:20 »
I'm also fond on Allplas (see second post) and bought a 50m roll of their 2mtr x 112.5mu (6-6"' x 450gauge) Folded Sheeting about 3 years ago. Some of the cloches have been used for three years - I reckon that each one will last at least five seasons without too much problem. Because the sheet is folded it's easy to cut it into 1m widths which is a good size. 2m wide makes a good tall cloche for sweetpeppers etc, but not easy to set up on a windy day.

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Re: polythene?
« Reply #19 on: March 08, 2011, 07:38 »
I also had a roll of their folded stuff and needed to cut it in half (longways). I was thinking about the easiest way to do this and it ocurred to me just to take a sharp carving knife to the roll as it was and slice it. Simples!
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?



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