I need a polytunnel.

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miggs

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I need a polytunnel.
« on: May 20, 2018, 16:39 »
My plot at the moment is divided up into 4 large bed. The first bed as you go into the plot is basically clay/concrete. So today I have made the decision to put a tunnel on this bed and use the rest of the beds. The further down the plot we go the better the soil is.
As I have never used a tunnel before I am asking for advice on what to buy, where to buy. How much do they cost. I will probably be looking for a 4.5 meter tunnel.
Thanks in advance for any help.

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Re: I need a polytunnel.
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2018, 16:42 »
Have you thought of making one from thick plastic water pipe with wooden door frames and buying cover plastic to stretch over it?
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Re: I need a polytunnel.
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2018, 19:27 »
I did exactly that Sunshine. Mine's 3m by 5m, wooden doors at each end. I didn't use thick enough water piping so I have had to add some extra wooden reinforcement to the frame. All in all I guess I paid around £140 on building mine, including the plastic sheeting which came in around the £70 mark via ebay. You can see on the pic below from a couple of weeks ago what I've done inside in terms of beds and planting.
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Re: I need a polytunnel.
« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2018, 09:50 »
I like the look of that central bed, as it gives plenty of height. As you say, thicker waterpipe is good advice  :D

Ours are ready made ones 3m x6m and cost about £40 more, plus the wood for the edges of the bed but the cover is not as good as the one you a have built. Perhaps it will inspire miggs.. building your own means you can have the perfect size for the space!

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Re: I need a polytunnel.
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2018, 13:14 »
Check ebay and local free papers for second hand ones. I have 2 both from ebay, 1 is 10m x 3m cost £90 plus around another £60 for timber frame and fixings - the cover was in good nick and its been up for over 4 years now. The other is 6m x 2.4m cost £50 but the cover wasnt too good so spent another £50 on a new one (from ebay) expect to get at least 10 years from it. It's definitely well worth keeping your eye out for these sort of bargains.



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