Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Growing => Growing in Greenhouses & Polytunnels => Topic started by: rcf100 on May 14, 2012, 19:55
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Hiya again.
Poly 8x6 house ordered, should be here tomorrow. Has 2 roof vents, I work 3 days a week so am going to need some auto vent thingys, don't even know where to start!
Also, on reading other posts on this board it has dawned on me...I have 4 cats, the neighbours have 2 and there's at least 1 more who roams in our garden, should I put some sort of netting on the roof vents to prevent them coming in? Will their claws damage my poly? What about if I have the door open, should I have some secondary fly screen do you think?
Finally, it is going to be sited on a concrete base that we had the shed on. What would you do with the floor? Do I need to insulate for winter?
Thanks
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I have a netted screen on the top half of my poly-tunnel doors so that the plastic can be rolled up and a bit of air run through as when the sun comes out its hot hot hot.
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I take it we're talking about a polycarbonate greenhouse, rather than a polytunnel?
I've never had cats getting in through the roof vents though I suppose they could get in if they jumped from the hedge :unsure: if there is nothing near the sides I don't think they could get on top. Their claws won't damage polycarbonate.
You need a mesh that will allow insects in for pollination if you want to screen the door opening.
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yeah a house rather than tunnel. Ah insects, of course. hmmm will have to have a think. It's got 2 6ft fences round it so I imagine it will be a perfect basking place for the cats, teh shed it's replacing roof always was. Maybe they won't jump in cos it will be too high if I'm clever about where I place shelves?