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Produce => Under Glass => Topic started by: LauraB on January 16, 2007, 19:47:05

Title: Uses for spare greenhouse glass?
Post by: LauraB on January 16, 2007, 19:47:05
I've been given a job lot of greenhouse glass from a large greenhouse. Is it possible to reuse the glass to make cloches somehow (or anything else that's useful!)? I could probably just prop it supported by canes, but that's as far as my ingenuity goes.

Any ideas?
Title: Re: Uses for spare greenhouse glass?
Post by: manicscousers on January 16, 2007, 20:13:13
we used to do cloches, lean the pieces against one another, pushed in the soil a bit, put other pieces at the ends, with canes to hold them on,
I wouldn't do it now, I'd worry about them being blown over but our site's very windy, watch your hands though
could also do breeze block sides with the glass over the tops  :)
Title: Re: Uses for spare greenhouse glass?
Post by: OliveOil on January 16, 2007, 20:14:08
oooh i would def make some cold frames out of them!
Title: Re: Uses for spare greenhouse glass?
Post by: agapanthus on January 17, 2007, 11:08:05
http://www.nvsuk.org.uk/garden_equipment/Coldframe_cloche_tunnel/cloche.php
these clips are very good
Title: Re: Uses for spare greenhouse glass?
Post by: saddad on January 17, 2007, 17:50:00
I've used the tent clips and they work very well... but be careful with your fingers!
::)
Title: Re: Uses for spare greenhouse glass?
Post by: LauraB on January 17, 2007, 20:16:52
Oh, they're a bargain! Just over a fiver for 24, so I could make 12 tent cloches or 6 barn cloches for that. Much cheaper than the barn cloche frames that I keep eyeing in the gardening brochures  :) ::)
Title: Re: Uses for spare greenhouse glass?
Post by: lorna on January 18, 2007, 18:51:19
LauraB I reckon you could make a few bob at the present time. Seeing how many of us have lost glass from out greenhouses ;D
Title: Re: Uses for spare greenhouse glass?
Post by: LauraB on January 18, 2007, 19:56:56
Quote from: lorna on January 18, 2007, 18:51:19
LauraB I reckon you could make a few bob at the present time. Seeing how many of us have lost glass from out greenhouses ;D

Hehehe, there were a couple of people out repairing greenhouses on my lottie last week with those winds - I bet there will be even more now. Glass for sprouts, anyone lol  :D 8)