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polytunnel sought
anyone advice on suppliers or where to find second hand? I am looking for a 20'x10'
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"JohnOGroats" wrote in message ... anyone advice on suppliers or where to find second hand? I am looking for a 20'x10' Having had a couple in the past, I would advise against buying a second hand, especially the poly cover bit. If you 'do' find a second hand one, first check out the price of a replacement poly cover. It might be cheaper to buy new. Cannot help with details as I had mine in the late 70's early 80's. I did buy it from Transatlantic Plastics here on the Isle of Wight, and they now call themselves Plastic by Post and have a web site. Mike |
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"Mike" wrote in message ... "JohnOGroats" wrote in message ... anyone advice on suppliers or where to find second hand? I am looking for a 20'x10' Having had a couple in the past, I would advise against buying a second hand, especially the poly cover bit. If you 'do' find a second hand one, first check out the price of a replacement poly cover. It might be cheaper to buy new. Cannot help with details as I had mine in the late 70's early 80's. I did buy it from Transatlantic Plastics here on the Isle of Wight, and they now call themselves Plastic by Post and have a web site. Mike have you tried Ebay? When i was looking for a greenhouse on there polytunnels were all over it Teleman |
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"Mike" wrote in message ... "JohnOGroats" wrote in message ... anyone advice on suppliers or where to find second hand? I am looking for a 20'x10' Having had a couple in the past, I would advise against buying a second hand, especially the poly cover bit. If you 'do' find a second hand one, first check out the price of a replacement poly cover. It might be cheaper to buy new. Cannot help with details as I had mine in the late 70's early 80's. I did buy it from Transatlantic Plastics here on the Isle of Wight, and they now call themselves Plastic by Post and have a web site. Mike Fordingbridge and Northern are both OK makes I would not but second hand, you would need a new cover anyway and that's the dearest bit. Don't skimp on the hot spot tape - its worth it. remember that covers are designed to do 64' tunnels normally, so multiples of that length are more economic cover wise (I have 2 X 32' tunnels) If you can fit it in, the wider ones give more usable space as the 10' and 14' widths are difficult to grow to the edges (especially if you are over 5'!) -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs) |
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Teleman writes "Mike" wrote in message ... "JohnOGroats" wrote in message ... anyone advice on suppliers or where to find second hand? I am looking for a 20'x10' Having had a couple in the past, I would advise against buying a second hand, especially the poly cover bit. If you 'do' find a second hand one, first check out the price of a replacement poly cover. It might be cheaper to buy new. Cannot help with details as I had mine in the late 70's early 80's. I did buy it from Transatlantic Plastics here on the Isle of Wight, and they now call themselves Plastic by Post and have a web site. Mike have you tried Ebay? When i was looking for a greenhouse on there polytunnels were all over it Teleman Bought mine from Highland Poly tunnels in Inverness (They advertise in Scotads if you get it up there) . It arrived within a few days, the only downside are the assembly instructions which are rather basic. .We improvised and it works fine :-)) -- Sue Remove the puppies to reply |
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[/i][/color] Bought mine from Highland Poly tunnels in Inverness (They advertise in Scotads if you get it up there) . It arrived within a few days, the only downside are the assembly instructions which are rather basic. .We improvised and it works fine :-)) -- Sue Thanks Sue I have been in touch with Highland Polytunnels and they have taken an age to get back to me. Their brochure is just a colour print from an inkjet printer and is squint on some pages. I was thinking of the 14'x24' tunnel. What did you buy and what kind of fixing in the ground did you use? Base rail or soil over plastic? Did you order the doors as an extra or did you make your own? I have loads more questions about raised beds and cropping... Hope you see this Eoghan |
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Hi, I got the 14 x 24 because it was the biggest that would fit in the
sheltered spot that I had in mind for it. I have doors at each end (came with the kit) At the moment it is fastened to old roof trusses laid on the concrete ground because I knew it would have to be dismantled while the house roof was done. I wound the bottom of the cover around 2"x3" timbers and then fastened them down to the roof trusses (about 9" x 3") It has survived a winter without any problems at all. At the moment I don't have raised beds in it (again because it will have to be moved) I grow everything in pots and used it extensively to start off summer bedding using my rather fiendish home made propagator. I made this using a large 10ft long stainless steel table that I had 'acquired'. A board was suspended 2ft below the table top and 4 of the tiny round paraffin heaters were placed on the shelf. A 1" layer of sand on the shelf and it gives very gentle bottom heat to seed trays and plants. It worked really well. As an added bonus it helped to keep the whole tunnel frost free for the winter as well What did you buy and what kind of fixing in the ground did you use? Base rail or soil over plastic? Did you order the doors as an extra or did you make your own? I have loads more questions about raised beds and cropping... Hope you see this Eoghan -- JohnOGroats -- Sue Begg Do not mess in the affairs of dragons - for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup! |
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