Hi folks

[stigs]

Hi !
I have been growing chillies for about 20 years now I eat nearly all of them myself and in November whatever is left I make enough hot TASTY sauce for the next year and hang the rest. I have had a poly tunnel for about 5 years unfortunately I;m exposed so the wind made a few holes in it about 2 years ago, bot they are hard to get anything to stick too.

This years is not great as our spring was rubbish and the nights in June got very cold so I am building a grow room in my attic and starting next years germination now.

[Snoop Puss]

Hello and welcome, stigs. Lots of keen chilli growers here, so you'll find lots of like-minded folk.

[Small pumpkin]

Welcome to the vine

I like growing the odd one or two chillies. Not been growing as long as you.
Have you tried proper polytunnel tape? I’ve always found that work well. I usually put it on both sides of the rip. Never had any big rips or holes though.

[stigs]

Small pumpkin

I have very expensive it is too, I think it's my original cover that doesn't take the tape as the repair material comes away wit the tape, I am going to use a roll of clear baling plastic
and see how I go.
Thanks.

[SarrissUK]

Hi and welcome to the vine Stigs!

[muckdiva]

Welcome Stigs

[Can the Man]

Hi Stigs and welcome to the vine, l’m new to poly tunnel myself just got mine this year, look back on some of my threads and you’ll see some photos. I’ve not grown chillies before so I’m planning on starting next spring. I’ve got me some chilli seeds to get me started, thinking of about 2-3 per type, I’ve seeds for 4 or 5 different species.

[stigs]

Hi Stigs and welcome to the vine, l’m new to poly tunnel myself just got mine this year, look back on some of my threads and you’ll see some photos. I’ve not grown chillies before so I’m planning on starting next spring. I’ve got me some chilli seeds to get me started, thinking of about 2-3 per type, I’ve seeds for 4 or 5 different species.

I soak my seeds in cold weak tea overnight first most good seeds will germinate
you may find some species take up to 8 weeks, I find the superhot and some original
south American seeds can take the longest. I have always started germination straight after Xmas that usually means I have fairly decent plants to plant out when the nights are warm enough.

[Mr Bones]

Hi Stigs and welcome to the Vine

[Nicos]

Hi there, and welcome to the Vine from me too

[bikermike]

Welcome!

On the subject of holes - sticking is two sides, the new sticky bit and the thing you are sticking too.

Have you cleaned and de-greased that before sticking? (Whenever I glue anything to anything else, I wipe it down with automotive brake cleaner (NOT brake fluid).

Could you get a mechanical hold? make a bigger patch and stitch it on before covering the stitching with tape.

Also - have you tried Stormshield? it's a tent glue and brilliant
https://www.stormsure.com/stormsure-...-15g-tube.html
(although you'll need to hold it in place whilst it cures)

[Can the Man]

I soak my seeds in cold weak tea overnight first most good seeds will germinate
you may find some species take up to 8 weeks, I find the superhot and some original
south American seeds can take the longest. I have always started germination straight after Xmas that usually means I have fairly decent plants to plant out when the nights are warm enough.

Thanks for the advice Stigs, I don’t plan on growing my chillies out doors I’m planning on growing them n the poly tunnel, any advice on this .

[stigs]

Welcome!

On the subject of holes - sticking is two sides, the new sticky bit and the thing you are sticking too.

Have you cleaned and de-greased that before sticking? (Whenever I glue anything to anything else, I wipe it down with automotive brake cleaner (NOT brake fluid).

Could you get a mechanical hold? make a bigger patch and stitch it on before covering the stitching with tape.

Also - have you tried Stormshield? it's a tent glue and brilliant
https://www.stormsure.com/stormsure-...-15g-tube.html
(although you'll need to hold it in place whilst it cures)

I have cleaned with various products thanks, I can get my tape to stick two bits of repair matirial togeher and leave them outside and they are fine it's just whatever material my original cover was made from. I'm not bothered as someone brought me some 8ft by 3ft strengthened glass panels on Saturday so I'll be mounting these instead.

[stigs]

Thanks for the advice Stigs, I don’t plan on growing my chillies out doors I’m planning on growing them n the poly tunnel, any advice on this .

prepare to fight aphids and earwigs the later lay eggs inside medium to large chillies, plenty of companion plants I use garlic for insects and sacrificial marigolds for slugs.
I keep all but the really hardy and slug resistant in pots.

[Tripmeup]

Hello and welcome..

I like a few chillies myself too..Like others here, I grow waaaaay too many