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Chatting => Design and Construction => Topic started by: Weed on April 15, 2010, 21:48

Title: Cloche ventilation?
Post by: Weed on April 15, 2010, 21:48

Hi folks, could do with some advice. I'm making my own cloches with the simple poly  sheet and pipe design. However, do I need to build in ventilation? I can't get to my plot every day, so I can not simply pull back the sheets to allow breathing.
If so I was thinking of fixing some net curtain to a hole, would that suffice?

Cheers

Title: Re: Cloche ventilation?
Post by: Jamie Butterworth on April 15, 2010, 21:56

My cloches dont use ventilation and seem to do ok, :unsure:

Title: Re: Cloche ventilation?
Post by: Trillium on April 15, 2010, 22:27

It seems that if the cloches are large enough, then they don't require ventilation. Small ones, like individual plant sized ones, do need ventilation or quickly cook the plants in daytime.

Title: Re: Cloche ventilation?
Post by: Weed on April 16, 2010, 23:34

Cheers guys, thank for the help