Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Chatting => Equipment Shed => Topic started by: The Red Baron on January 19, 2014, 13:55
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Right now....
happy sunday.
Since this year is my first in growing...i'm after yet more advice from everybody.
Im after a polytunnel...but i have two choices....a (relatively) cheap but sturdy looking one....
or at twice the price a keeper.....
So in the red corner:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160789609237?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
And in the blue corner:
http://www.premierpolytunnels.co.uk/product-details.asp?prod_id=12&level_id=9&level=2
I think i will most likely go with the pricier one.....but would welcome any opinions....
cheers
Tony
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The green covers on the ebay ones only last a couple of years, the one I bought was self watering by the end of the 2nd summer :(
so, if you can afford it - get the 2nd one :)
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I can kind of afford it....ish.
just truing to convince myself of the long term savings....
im drawing a graph and everything!
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Definitely the second one if you can afford it. Two tips - make sure you use hot spot tap where the polythene touches the frame as it will rip at these points otherwise and have a roll of repair tape handy at all times, fix any little holes ASAP so that wind etc doesn't catch them and rip the cover.
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I bought from Citadel Polytunnels and have no connection to them whatsoever other than being a happy customer. Nice tunnel and at a good price.
I then bought the staging from Five Star Polytunnels and it was a good cheap option. you can see the result in the pictures thread on the PT forum
Hope that helps.
Adri