[Alec Powell]

Thought I might like to share this with you.
A neat trick told to me by an old hand here on our site involved using any old hose that might be available.
This first link is the basic frame. A piece of old hose with a couple of bits of pipe stuck up the ends, (cane works as well)

Once you have made a few of these place them at intervals  over the crop that needs protecting and then stretch your netting/plastic/fleece over the top tying down the ends and pegging the sides:
(these are shown over my wall flowers to keep the pesky varmints off :!: )
You will also see in the background a bigger version over my autumn garlic, (which BTW I am a bit worried about as it is growing like mad in this mild weather
Lousy weather today so I thought this might be something to do
Cheers all,
Alec

[Heather_S]

Your pictures need a file extension, Alec. Also it looks like you have them in reverse order (the text says frame1 but the link is to frame3)

[muntjac]

use the pipe as well to hold the net down by threading it through a bottom edge .if you plan it right you can make a dome from it or a wigwam ,just lift the pipe up and the net comes up like a curtain

[Alec Powell]

Your pictures need a file extension, Alec. Also it looks like you have them in reverse order (the text says frame1 but the link is to frame3)

Thanks Heather I must admit to be in a bit of a quandry over this.
The two images are displayed as how I want them to be so I'm not really bothered what I have called them although I have changed the links to "basic frame" and "frame".
As to file extentions, the links appear to work in IE Ok without a .jpg extension.
Anyone else having problems with this?
Cheers, Alec

[Alec Powell]

use the pipe as well to hold the net down by threading it through a bottom edge .if you plan it right you can make a dome from it or a wigwam ,just lift the pipe up and the net comes up like a curtain

Spot on muncjac. Nice information
Cheers,
Alec

[muntjac]

if you buy one them open ended heat sealers for plastic sheetting get yourself a roll of damp proof membrane  and roll an edge back about 2 inches  ( I DONT DO blooming METRIC) and you can weld the edges together and then slot a hose pipe  down all sides , use a few pieces of the pipe with dowels in cut to the width of the ground you want to cover and then stick them in the ground to make supports for your home made large cloch / dwarf greenhouse cut the film wider then the ground area so u get your overlaps..clever innit

[Alec Powell]

As to file extentions, the links appear to work in IE Ok without a .jpg extension.
Anyone else having problems with this?
Cheers, Alec

"I can see clearly now the rain has gone - I can see no obstacles in my way...."!
Thanks to the forum mentor/guru John I have now learnt a bit about uploading images to the forum!
Heather: I apologise for doubting your wisdom. Indeed I do need file extesions on my images IF I want them to appear within my topic.
I think I'll stick to pushing rubbish through peoples doors, growing veg and fishing
Take care all,
Alec

[GrannieAnnie]

I used this idea on a taller scale for my brassicas this year, and apart from the odd butterfly that folded up its wings to fly through the small holes in the netting, I had much better cabbages than ever before!!!!  Still got a lot of whitefly though!

[muntjac]

put marigolds in tween ya cabbages
 

[GrannieAnnie]

what, for the whitefly?  I'll do that next year.  I think that's been on a thread here before, but I seem to have a memory like a goldfish at the moment!

[muntjac]

werks fro tomatos as well ,, actually it has been proven that goldfish have good memories .its humans that owe you money that dont

[Heather_S]

Wow Those look really posh and pretty actually with the shiny metal tubes on the ends! I might be easily impressed by red hose though.

[Sadgit]

That is a cunning idea. I was looking for pipe I could bend to do the trick and never though anout using the hose to make the bend... nice one fantastic tip.

Cheers
SG

[Alec Powell]

Wow Those look really posh and pretty actually with the shiny metal tubes on the ends! I might be easily impressed by red hose though.

Actually Heather only half of these contraptions are of the "posh" type. I found a bit of stainless pipe at work some years back and being the proverbial magpie, "liberated" it for such use
The rest of them just have a bit of cane stuffed up 'em :!:
Cheers,
Alec

[noshed]

I'm using 25mm water pipe for cloche hoops. But I've my eye on the giant gas pipes being laid near my work. The offcuts would make great carrot pots.