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[Little Bee]

Wow shirlton they look great. :D

I brought 3 of these arches from wilko's about 3 years ago,was going to make them up has proper arches but they kept falling apart so i bagged them up and in the shed they have since stayed.
I will now drag them back out and have ago just like your picci.

Just something to add,when i was in Nottingham the other week i went to IKEA and brought some netting (curtains )from them,don't have them here has they are in the shed at the allotment but they was approx 10ftx8 and packed in a pair and cost approx £2.50 for the pair,these are very much like the enviromesh,very tight weave and very light in weight,and washable too.....will be getting more when i next visit..
These would make excellent covers for the arches. :)

[Little Bee]

[hopalong]

I've been on the look out for some of these arches for a while. I can't see them on Wilkinson Plus website though.

[Susiebelle]

many thanks Barnowl

[Kea]

I bought some of those arches from wilko a few years ago, the plan was to use them as fruit cages. They are still in their boxes in the garage because we had so much metal stolen off the plots I assumed I would just lose them as well. But thats another way they could be used if anyones interested in the idea....just a taller version of Shirlton's idea.

[shirlton]

Wilkinsons haven't put their summer gardening stuff online yet. They do normally. Even seeds go on there

[hopalong]

Wilkinsons haven't put their summer gardening stuff online yet. They do normally. Even seeds go on there

Thanks Shirl. I'll keep an eye out for them.

[grannyjanny]

Hi Shirl, Has Tony  started the other ones you need for leeks. We are all waiting with bated breath.
Janet

[shirlton]

I have the pics of the enviromesh frame. will have to put them up one at a time.


This is the end of the frame fastened to canes with ties

[shirlton]

The completed frame has used two tops of the arches joined with 8ft canes. If you want them longer you will have to use 3 arch tops.

[shirlton]

You will have to sew a channel down the long side of the mesh to slide a cane through. Again if you want the cage longer you will have to use 2 canes so make the channel wide enough to take the 2 canes
Hoe you can understand it all

[saddad]

Thought you'd lost the plot when I saw three posts together Shirl....  ;D
Good clear pics thanks...  :)

[shirlton]

 You can also use the bottom s of the arches but you will have to bend some of the straight tubes to make the smooth domed top so as not to rip the mesh

[shirlton]

Thought you'd lost the plot when I saw three posts together Shirl....  ;D
Good clear pics thanks...  :)
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Who me lol ;D ;D ;D   as if

[cornykev]

Shirl do you think Tone will pop over and knock us a few up.   ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Little Bee]

Brilliant Shirlton :D
Got to go buy another arch now,i have 3 already so another one needed to make 2 like yours......i think you should have a blue peter badge for that  ;)

[thifasmom]

thanks for posting Shirl the ties make them so easy to put together, will definitely use the idea, tah again for sharing.

[Lauren S]

Brilliant Shirlton :D
Got to go buy another arch now,i have 3 already so another one needed to make 2 like yours......i think you should have a blue peter badge for that  ;)

Where are you buying your arches?

And where is the best place to buy Enviromesh Shirley?

[Little Bee]

Hi Lauren.s
I got mine from wilkinsons last year,they was in the sale for around £2.00 each,i should imagine that they are still around the £4. mark :)

[shirlton]

Little Bee the arches are from the wilkies sale. They are 4.99 now. the enviromesh I get from Suttons seeds. Its abot £12 but if you buy 2 it's cheaper.I get mine from them cos its just the right size for me

[Barnowl]

Now what do I do with the left over straight bits? :)

Doh - bend them like Tony has done in the picture at the beginning. ::)

By the way I think if you're buying actual Enviromesh this site works out a bit cheaper than Suttons.  http://www.gardening-naturally.com/acatalog/Enviromesh.html

Still fairly pricey stuff but mine has been over hoops outside for three years now and still is fine.