Topic: Home made Cloches

[steve76]

Wow :D Impressed with all that.....
Looking at putting up a poly tunnel at my plot and you have gave me some good ideas

[asbean]

I've taken the plastic off while this wind is blowing - otherwise it will take off  >:( >:( >:( >:(

[Hector]

Anyone any idea what those brackets are where Laurens blue tubing slots in at the wooden frame. We want some but can't find them as no idea what they are called.

[asbean]

You could browse around Wickes or Screwfix websites ... ...

[Hector]

I love screwfix but couldnt see them there?

[daxzen]

if you want a solid job ...

use the 65mm conduit - i have orange coloured but i have seen others  - the great thing about that stuff is that it fits over scaffolding poles and now you are talking about something that will stand the sternest test.

Buy visqueen plastic sheet in a roll to cover it!

[shambasarfi]

That MDPE piping from Screwfix - which is better to get - the 20 mm or the 25 mm?

For cabbages, which don't need polinating, you can use that debris netting (which I have made a note of in Favourites), but what is the best sort of netting to protect plants that do need to be polinated?

Shamba

[Digeroo]

Here's one I made earlier ;D

[Digeroo]

Sorry forgot to attach the pic.

Here's one I made earlier.

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[Buster54]

Me too

[lewic]

I was just about to post about this subjet..  Have just made a DIY polytunnel which will probably be OK for summer but I want to reinforce it for winter with heavy duty polythene, closable flaps at each end, and attach the poles together properly - at the moment the side bars are attached with duck tape and string.

Have been round B&Q, Screwfix, Wickes, garden centres, and various polytunnel websites looking for the T/cross shape fittings to connect the tubes together, to no avail. It doesnt help that I dont know what they are called!

Mine is made with 20mm underfloor heating pipe with garden canes stuffed down them to keep the sides straight, and cheapo polythene from B&Q. The clamps are there because I ran out of duck tape to stick the polythene down..

[luckydog]

Have been round B&Q, Screwfix, Wickes, garden centres, and various polytunnel websites looking for the T/cross shape fittings to connect the tubes together, to no avail. It doesnt help that I dont know what they are called!

Anyone any idea what those brackets are where Laurens blue tubing slots in at the wooden frame. We want some but can't find them as no idea what they are called.

Any ideas anyone?  Am looking for the same things!   :)

[Anisemary]

Lauren, can I ask where you bought the corner/straight brackets to accept the piping? Thanks.

[amphibian]

Are they not these type of thing

http://www.cityirrigation.co.uk/acatalog/Philmac_mdpe_Fittings.html

[timf]

I was just about to post about this subjet..  Have just made a DIY polytunnel which will probably be OK for summer but I want to reinforce it for winter with heavy duty polythene, closable flaps at each end, and attach the poles together properly - at the moment the side bars are attached with duck tape and string.

Have been round B&Q, Screwfix, Wickes, garden centres, and various polytunnel websites looking for the T/cross shape fittings to connect the tubes together, to no avail. It doesnt help that I dont know what they are called!

Mine is made with 20mm underfloor heating pipe with garden canes stuffed down them to keep the sides straight, and cheapo polythene from B&Q. The clamps are there because I ran out of duck tape to stick the polythene down..

1 inch roofing batten along the run and the pipes attached with saddle clamps

[Jonah68]

Just get some dowel rod cut into short 10 cm lengths that is the approximate size of the inside of your tubing, maybe broom handle size is about right, and silicone glue it inside the two pieces.

[Hector]

Did anyone ever find out the name of the connectors LaurenS used . Great thread :)