Allotments 4 All

Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: mpdjulie on May 19, 2008, 09:54:23

Title: How to make your own tunnel cloche cheaply
Post by: mpdjulie on May 19, 2008, 09:54:23
I've just bought a tunnel cloche from Wilkinsons and in all honesty it is crap.  Diagrams and finished article pics are of different cloches and the "supposedly" bendable arches just snapped in two.  I need a strong cloche of about 2-3ft in width and 15-20ft in length but I need it to be made cheaply.  I already have the polythene, decorators sheeting.
Any ideas?
Title: Re: How to make your own tunnel cloche cheaply
Post by: daileg on May 19, 2008, 09:57:35
have a look up your local reclamations yard or get hold of your local builder yard and see if you can blag some water pipe you know the yellow stuff the water board use the same stuff aswell great for bending into hoops
Title: Re: How to make your own tunnel cloche cheaply
Post by: Crystalmoon on May 19, 2008, 09:59:06
Hi there I had the same experience with a Wilko poly tunnel...I have now used builders drainage pipe cut into suitable lengths as supports.