[freyaluck]

Well
I gave up with the glass in my greenhouse being broken by wind and the neighbours kids and this morning I have turned it  into a poly house .
Its a complete bodge job  but it works pics are to follow and no it's not quite finished I ran out of tape :roll: , so off to take some pics and then into town for more tape.
The poly I am using are huge thick clear plastic bags, my fil is a trucker so gets rolls of them on a regular basis.
Let me know what you think.

Also in pic bodge job of a bird Table

[noshed]

That looks grand. What tape did you use? I used gaffer tape and it didn't last long. I'm looking for some proper polythene mending tape at the moment.

[freyaluck]

The green tape is duck for garden, on offer in wilkos at mo £2.99 instead of £4.99.  Have also used clear thick tape from wilkos 99p a roll which seems really good, but I guess Time will tell.
Can you tell I havent got out of the house yet :oops:

[dereklane]

I have 2 'greenhouses' made of poly, salvaged in the main from furniture shop plastic, and they've lasted through some fairly strong winds, and protected my calabrese the whole winter.

Temps inside have (in north Derbyshire) reached 16 C so far this year, so I think they'll do the job for summer. The good thing about plastic is if the wind gets too much, it tears at a weak point, which equalises the pressure almost immediately, and then you can stick it back down when the wind eases (usually only a small square opens on mine).

I have a wood frame, which I stapled the sheet to, then battened over the top with more 2 x 1s. Seems to hold it down well.

[freyaluck]

And the finished product.

Ok I know I need to baton down the bottom, but have ran out of money and cant find any wood :roll:
Have now bubble wrapped the inside as well and started off some seeds.

[Mamooska]

Hi  

I'm just about to embark on my first allotment and want to keep things as simple as possible!

I'm thinking about creating a Teepee using poly' as the covering (so it acts as a shelter and a place to protect plants.

In your experience do you think that this is a viable idea - any feedback gratefully recieved!  

[noshed]

It will probably be OK if you can anchor it down well. Poly sheets act like sails in the wind. I built (well my friend built) a big wooden frame and I covered it with corrogated sheeting and poly I got from a mattress delivery.
It blew across the plot but now it is anchored to the fence.
It has been great - problems of ventilation are dealt with by the holey bits but it is just the job for bringing things on.
Have go - see what everyone else is doing on your site.
Good luck

[compostqueen]

looks fab I reckon and it'll last a good while I bet. Well done you for your resourcefulness    You could stand some potted toms along the edge at the bottom either side the door, to weigh it down a bit

[muntjac]

And the finished product.

Ok I know I need to baton down the bottom, but have ran out of money and cant find any wood :roll:
Have now bubble wrapped the inside as well and started off some seeds.

 use soil around it  

[Mamooska]

Thanks Noshed  

The other shelters are more shed like in appearance and I doubt if I will be able to get hold of materials like that.

I am setting myself a challenge that anything I do on the allotment must be made by recycling other 'stuff'.

If the teepee works I'll let everyone know!

[robbobnbill]

Is the poly still attached after all this time?

As i have a frame i need to cover and want to know if this is a good way of doing it, my plot is quite windy!!!

[upert]

i'm just about to put up a greenhouse with 9 foot long sheets of polycarbonate over a wooden frame. i'm going to sink it into the ground and anchor the wooden supports with fence spikes. it's a very open and windy site though so i might need something more.

[robbobnbill]

I have a couple of those aluminium frame greenhouses without the covers, maybe sinking the poly into the ground would work for this, i just wonder how id cover the front and back as they have an apex, the sides would probably be fine tho.

let me know how you get on upert