Sunny thank you, how long are you expecting the cover to last? What made you choose from there & can I ask why you’ve decided on 2 over 1 bigger?
Plot 94, that’s a thought but the transport could become a problem, but not insurmountable.
Plot 1, I’m sure hubby could build me 1 but he’s got so much on his plate at the moment I just feel like I might be better with a purpose made 1 for ease really
The cover on our previous small one lasted six years before it was beyond repair but this one, being very exposed, I'm thinking three or four. A new cover costs £60 at the moment
As for why two rather than one... well, 6m was the longest we could afford and I was unsure about how easy it would be to manage, but it has been very easy. We left space for a second one in line with the first, and th idea is that the two zip-doors will face each other with only a smallish space between them, that we hope to cover with debris netting so we can leave those open, and the two main doors closed when we are not there. It will help keep the temps down in hot weather but keep birds and passing rodents out. They can still be zipped closed separately if needed. PT1 has overwintering mustards and perpetual spinach, spring onions and mizuna right now, which will be joined by early peas, mangetout (followed by sweetcorn), potatoes, beetroot, carrots, seed sown-onion plants, melons, strawberries on staging in window boxes and PT2 will have the tomatoes, chillies, peppers and cues like PT1 did this Summer past. Gives plenty of space for rotations from year to year like this.
Sorry, I seem to have gone on a bit, but it has been a big decision for us, and must be for you too.
We have run a hose from our borehole tap so watering has been a cinch. The supply is turned off in the Winter so the pumps don't freeze so we have two large water butts in PT1.
Hope that helps