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tim

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So glad that we dug out 12" for the floor.
« on: August 21, 2007, 09:14:23 »
These are 8 feet up!
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saddad

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Re: So glad that we dug out 12" for the floor.
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2007, 17:34:42 »
Just been tidying mine up again, wish I had 8' of room!
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Barnowl

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Re: So glad that we dug out 12" for the floor.
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2007, 17:47:18 »
Mine have doubled over against the roof and are heading back earthwards :)
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Froglegs

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Re: So glad that we dug out 12" for the floor.
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2007, 21:33:13 »
Wow Tim i don't know about green fingers you must green hands they put my poor things to shame. :-[
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saddad

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Re: So glad that we dug out 12" for the floor.
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2007, 21:41:37 »
Same here Barnowl.. one black cherry in the polytunnel is at least 8' long...
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cambourne7

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Re: So glad that we dug out 12" for the floor.
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2007, 21:43:22 »
you have me worried now.

I have to build up a base so that my greenhouse is on a flat peice of ground.

I was going to just put the greenhouse on top and before i put the glass in hammer in some posts so that i can support tomatos on both sides of the greenhouse. I am not sure how i would then sink the level a foot and keep the greenhouse level.

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saddad

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Re: So glad that we dug out 12" for the floor.
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2007, 21:46:52 »
Without a brick/concrete base you can't...
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cambourne7

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Re: So glad that we dug out 12" for the floor.
« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2007, 22:22:17 »
phew, not going mad then  ;D
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tim

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Re: So glad that we dug out 12" for the floor.
« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2007, 08:25:06 »
This is what we did.

Wasn't cheap!
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cambourne7

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Re: So glad that we dug out 12" for the floor.
« Reply #9 on: August 23, 2007, 14:39:39 »
I definatly cant do that were not alowed permiant stuctures on the site.

looks good though.
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shirlton

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Re: So glad that we dug out 12" for the floor.
« Reply #10 on: August 24, 2007, 07:12:01 »
We have to breath in and duck to get in our GH. Might consider doing that with the one at home .Thats if we get the time over the winter.
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Re: So glad that we dug out 12" for the floor.
« Reply #11 on: September 04, 2007, 13:15:04 »
Hi
What I did with my small greenhouse was to dig down the path about a foot and shore up the sides with pallet wood. This gives a step down to the path but headroom to work in.
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tim

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Re: So glad that we dug out 12" for the floor.
« Reply #12 on: September 04, 2007, 13:48:02 »
Well worth it.
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Re: So glad that we dug out 12" for the floor.
« Reply #13 on: September 05, 2007, 10:18:44 »
I'm def going to have to grow compact plants or somehow lean them over like espaliers!

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Re: So glad that we dug out 12" for the floor.
« Reply #14 on: October 05, 2007, 16:01:16 »
The added height also helps with keeping things cool.

Our home made polytunnels are 9.5 feet high and the added height is so handy

http://pigletsplots.blogspot.com/2007/06/tunnels.html
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Re: So glad that we dug out 12" for the floor.
« Reply #15 on: October 05, 2007, 16:46:24 »
What about Wilko's arches in the polytunnel???
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Re: So glad that we dug out 12" for the floor.
« Reply #16 on: October 05, 2007, 17:30:12 »
you could do but I have wires going from one end to the other which serve two purposes, one to train my vines along and secondly as cane supports for the tomatoes et al.
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