Stay-puts and blow-a-ways

[lukens]

Heard these mentioned a few times. What are they? and are they confusingly contradictory names for the same thing?

I'm assuming they are those little plastic greenhouses, but aren't sure.

[Leeds_lad]

Blow away's are the little shelved ones you use for raising seedlings etc. Not sure about stay puts but i'm guessing it's the much larger ones you can tie down such as my large 8 foot hexagonal one

[Thelma Sanders]

anything that is liable to blow away is called that

[scarey55]

These are both blowaway greenhouses. The one on the left had sensibly been tied down, the one on the right hadn't

[Bren In Pots]

Here's a couple of links :-

a stay put:-


Buy Ultimate Spacesaver Greenhouse at Argos.co.uk - Your Online Shop for Greenhouses.

blow away :-

Buy 4 Tier Mini Greenhouse at Argos.co.uk - Your Online Shop for Gifts, Greenhouses.

hope this helps

[Shadylane]

A blowaway is what you get when you're first starting out. A stay put is the next step - ie a grown up greenhouse - if you have space and can afford it.

[Florence Fennel]

Bren's got it. I had three blowaways that did just that, so I've graduated to a small 6 x 3 fastened to the wall, which I nicknamed "stayput". You never know, one day I might get to the lofty heights of owning a "proper" greenhouse or tunnel. Hope this has solved the confusion lukens!

[Florence Fennel]

BTW, my three blowaways were tied down and had sand bags on the bottom shelves, but the wind was so strong it whipped off the covers and pulled the metal poles apart, just leaving the bases behind!

[Two_Sheds]

This one was tied down:
battered growhouse | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
so the wind destroyed the INSIDE only !

This time, it tried harder: blowaway grow house over again | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

[lukens]

Thanks everyone.

[louisesgarden]

i got a cheap ( 39quid from lidl ) plastic growhouse, as i couldnt afford a real one this year, and it has stayed put for now, hubby screwed the frame to the flags. it hasnt ripped. doing its job so happy with it x

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[Feral007]

Yes, I had wondered too, but living where i do I figured everything is a blowaway in a strong enough wind. Even some people's houses.

[Nicos]

Yes, I had wondered too, but living where i do I figured everything is a blowaway in a strong enough wind. Even some people's houses.

[flopsy]

i 've had them when i first started out and last september i got my greenhouse. it was secondhand and it cost me £70 .it is 6x6 and all glass.