Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Chatting => Design and Construction => Topic started by: sunlover on May 16, 2008, 15:42
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I've read all the existing threads re polytunnels - does anyone have experience of building both a diy (ie, water pipe hoops) and a kit polytunnel please? OH is pretty DIY minded (just loses his temper a lot) and I'm not too bad. I found one on the web today which is really cheap (can't find link now) and am wondering what's the best to do (can't make a decision me!) :?
Thanks in advance
Sunny
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Here's a video clip to build your own with waterpipes. You'll need to download the free Realplayer if you don't have it. It's on the same BBC site.
bbc.co.uk/gardening/today_in_your_garden/geoffhamilton_index.shtml
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I've read all the existing threads re polytunnels - does anyone have experience of building both a diy (ie, water pipe hoops) and a kit polytunnel please? OH is pretty DIY minded (just loses his temper a lot) and I'm not too bad. I found one on the web today which is really cheap (can't find link now) and am wondering what's the best to do (can't make a decision me!) :?
Thanks in advance
Sunny
OOoooooooooohh please find link. I#m after one just now and the cheaper the better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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we bought a polytunnel off ebay 1st strong wind the poles bent and cover ripped ,complete waste of £80
we have built our own using water pipe ,the tunnel is a lot sturdier than bought 1 ,also its a lot bigger and only cost us £10 for lats, me and oh not into diy but we done it :D
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we bought a polytunnel off ebay 1st strong wind the poles bent and cover ripped ,complete waste of £80
we have built our own using water pipe ,the tunnel is a lot sturdier than bought 1 ,also its a lot bigger and only cost us £10 for lats, me and oh not into diy but we done it :D
...what a rip-off!!!! :twisted: That makes me so angry, but well done for your diy!!!!;)
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I did not try it, just came across this on another site, after having bought one, but sounds OK, might just be as I have no clue, but hope it helps a bit.
LINK (http://www.overthegardengate.net/UserPages/pp_view.asp?FName=polytunnel&Page=1)
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Thanks very much all - the company I was looking at was "polytunnels on line", but after measuring out where I wanted to put the tunnel on the plot, I realised its far too small - the tunnel, not the plot. Think it will be make our own as the larger ones are sooooo expensive.
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After trying out door Tomatoes last year only for them to be blighted in September just as they were ripening I have spent all winter dreaming of getting them under cover. So I have bought a damaged stock of the dreaded cheap Polytunnel.
Built it today and after reading stories of them taking it off thought I would share my methods for anchoring it down.
POSTCRETE - fab stuff requires no mixing (just add to water), comes in small bags from B & Q. I set stakes into small buckets begged from local kebab shops and chippies, the sort that catering mayonnaise, curry sauce etc come. After setting posts in these I buried them under ground and used cable ties to attach to the frame. Then followed this trenching the skirts. I had plans to use train sleepers having found a stash of 300+ close by but was struggling with transport and not sure my back would take it!
The finished product is feeling quite sturdy - I'm crossing my fingers :unsure:
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Good luck with it Lizzie. :) Perhaps you'd like to pop into the welcome board and introduce yourself and also add your approximate location to your profile information. :)
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Update, my Polytunnel stood upto the backlash of Katrina, yay!
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Update, my Polytunnel stood upto the backlash of Katrina, yay!
Good news. :) It stood up to Katia too! :D