Help me decide please

[Alison]

Thanks Alison, that's very helpful - I'll excuse your "Rambling"
Subconsciously, I'm trying to "invent" something totally different that would fit my particular needs. Its good to have you all to ask as your combined knowledge of different growing systems is phenomenal.

I've been meaning to rig something up with mesh to cover an old 4 tier blowaway thing I've got to house brassicas until I plant out but never quite got around to it. Probably wouldn't need it in winter though.

[chris]

If you want to have a look at once, VC - there's one on my plot which isn't far from my house - made out of gas pipe for the frame. It does seem a bit warmer in there, must create a microclimate.

[veggiechicken]

Just a warning - folks!! Having heard that I have a surprise cheque for £850 on its way I think I'll spend it on a PT! A proper one, not one I'd cobble togther from pipe and plastic and bits of string!
Prepare yourselves for even more questions

[Dorothy rouse]

Now here is very silly question, am sure everyone knows what 'PT', means but me, I can only think of Part time! don't think that's right, give me a clue please?


DottyR

[Dorothy rouse]

Ah ! Is it Poly Tunnel?


DottyR

[Tripmeup]

yep, usually.........but with VC, who knows

[veggiechicken]

Pig Trough?
Pet Tortoise?
Pickled Turnips?...............

[WendyC]

Just a warning - folks!! Having heard that I have a surprise cheque for £850 on its way I think I'll spend it on a PT! A proper one, not one I'd cobble togther from pipe and plastic and bits of string!
Prepare yourselves for even more questions

Do you need a polytunnel as your Money tree is clearly doing quite well without!

[veggiechicken]

It was the best letter I've received in a long while - I thought it was just another boring letter so didn't even open it straight away. Problem is........if I'm going to buy a proper one it has to be in the best position in the garden. If it was some sort of lash-up job that would fall down in a few months it could have gone anywhere. Problems, always problems

[Bigmallly]

It all depends if you want the challenge of a DIY jobby or some burley guys to come in & erect it for you............

[veggiechicken]

I think you know the answer to that .....

[Bigmallly]

I guess your garden bench is gonna get some warming then............

[veggiechicken]

Only from the sun these days

[Feral007]

It all depends if you want the challenge of a DIY jobby or some burley guys to come in & erect it for you............

I know a rhetorical question when I see one

You going to organise those blokes from next door who've been working without their shirts VC?

[MartinRSharpe]

Option 6 - Pickup a second hand frame from eBay for cheap and buy a new cover for it. I've just got a 12.4mx4.8m frame, doors, rails, foundation tubes and a host of other bits for £173 and a new cover costs £188 for that size.

So £361 for a rather large tunnel, quotes for that sort of size were coming in at about £1200+


And you could always get those shirtless men to erect it.