Allotments 4 All

as a few people have mentioned on here I am too on a bit of a budget but from what i have been reading i could do with a cloche or two are there any reasonably priced ones available to buy or alternatively has anyone got any good ideas for making your own bearing in mind it is for a garden not an allotment
thanks

You can get small polythene ones from Poundland.

really havent seen any in ours went in today too ill try again thanks

It was a few weeks ago that they had them in.

My kids drink loads of dilute juice from 3litre bottles. I cut the bottles in half
after removing the label, leave the lid off, put some nail holes in the bottom half - a-voila: 2 cloches.

don't know if wilkies still have them, we also use plastic hoops, think it's old curtain track, covered with clear plastic, some from when we got a washing machine and some from relatives  :)

Quote from: ktlawson on May 18, 2007, 15:49:02
My kids drink loads of dilute juice from 3litre bottles. I cut the bottles in half
after removing the label, leave the lid off, put some nail holes in the bottom half - a-voila: 2 cloches.

I did that with 2lt bottles over asparagus pea plants, went to take them off today cos the sun was hot & they were all misted up & pulled the plants up with the bottles.  Don't think that's how it's supposed to work!  ;D

3 litre bottles have a 2inch lid which is a wide enough opening, I put 8 holes from a 6" nail in the bottom half. Never had any misting problems. I always remove them fully just before the leaves touch the sides to prevent scorching of the leaves.

thats a great idea cos we drink lots of juice too. dont think we have a  wilkies here in exeter im sure but will look

I managed to get hold of those see-through corrugated poly sheets (used for lean-to roofs etc, I think).  Bend them into a cloche shape, and they work fine.  I held them down with bricks last winter (they just fitted side by side in one of my raised beds) but I've found some heavy duty wire - I'll cut that so it can go over the sheets to hold them down.

Hi Debster,
We don't have a Wilkos in Exeter, nearest one(s) would be Plymouth or Taunton. Wish they were nearer as I keep reading about all the bargains people buy from there.  :(
I bought two of those firm plastic cloches from B&Q they work great and come with pegs to anchor them down too. Oh and they have two opening/closing vents each end.
Lauren  :D

i have bought two of those too yesterday, are you in exeter too then?

Hi Debster,
I'm not too far from Exeter about 14 miles away  :D