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Title: Fruit cage idea
Post by: Toshofthe Wuffingas on May 22, 2012, 14:21:01

I don't plan yet to have a fruit cage on my new allotment but see several on neighbouring plots. I also saw a £120 price tag on one at my local nursery.
I had an idea about them though. Cheap gazebos are around £17 in Argus and may be cheaper elsewhere. The Argus ones are 8ft X8ft with tons of head room. Two of them at either end of a cage with some simple cane struts between plus netting would give quite a luxurious fruit cage.
I hope that sparks some ideas.

Title: Re: Fruit cage idea
Post by: gavinjconway on June 10, 2012, 18:22:13

Mmmmmmmmmmmm..... good thinking Batman..

Title: Re: Fruit cage idea
Post by: Lottiman on June 10, 2012, 18:32:16

How about using the frame from one of the old style frame tents ? might be able to get one on freecycle maybe  :)

Title: Re: Fruit cage idea
Post by: grannyjanny on June 10, 2012, 19:37:01

I had thought about that idea a while ago but what about watering with the roof on it? We put tall poles in the ground, netted the roof & sides & OH made a door but others make a curtain with the netting.

Title: Re: Fruit cage idea
Post by: claybasket on June 10, 2012, 20:57:05

Two years ago we did the gazebo thing we just put up the frame and bought the blk netting, we used plastic ties to hold it in place cut the net to the shape of the roof all was fine till heavy snow bent, and shredded, the net and frame work, it needed a support in the middle of the roof to stop it buckling ,it was worth a go  :)

Title: Re: Fruit cage idea
Post by: gp.girl on June 11, 2012, 06:55:23

Our second hand gazobo is fine but the netting was taken off over the winter or it would have failed. Most people on my site take the top netting off to reduce snow damage. It's the brassicas that cause more problems with the blasted pigeons  >:(