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Anyone built any cloches before

savemoney
savemoney Posts: 18,125 Forumite
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Thinking of making some of these for my two raised beds at home 1mx1m and a couple of allotments

Seen these on youtube. Seem easy to build

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGA0P9uB9z4

From my understanding you need the blue plastic water pipes about 1/2" and plastic sheeting I assume it will have to be uv protected

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  • Davesnave
    Davesnave Posts: 34,741 Forumite
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    I liked the way the floppy cloche suddenly became really tidy and tight just after the break in the filming of Toby completing it. ;) Classic!


    Two things not explained well were the need for a batten over the staples, as they rip through the poly easily, and of course, how to fly the thing.....


    Yes, poly pipe is 20mm (or 25mm if you want extra strong) and polytunnel plastic is UV protected.
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