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  • #16
    Yeah, I'd wait until the weather calms down a touch otherwise the Roseate Terns on Coquet Island will have a new type of nesting box to lay their eggs under
    If I'm not on the Grapevine I can usually be found here!....https://www.thecomfreypatch.co.uk/

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    • #17
      Mines still sat in the living room... Really need to get my finger out and actually go and DO something over the allotment, rather than buying stuff and daydreaming....

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      • #18
        There is thd half size ones of these in bnm today for 9.99 canny little things x
        If you want to view paradise
        Simply look around and view it.

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        • #19
          That's what I've got!

          The next size up is £80 For that price you can buy three and some compost
          Last edited by AkionTotocha; 09-03-2016, 12:08 AM.
          Forgive me for my pages of text.

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          • #20
            I bought one of these as soon as I saw them. Having experienced problems with tomato blowaway growhouses, erm... blowing away... my cunning plan is to use two sturdy posts inside the greenhouse to help secure the greenhouse to the ground. The prevailing wind direction is from the W or SW and the site is sheltered from S, SE and E so two should do the job.

            Going for a Wilko solution I'm using two ground screws for rotary airers Wilko Ground Screw with Inserts Grey at wilko.com to hold the two halves of this washing line post Wilko Line Post Grey 2 Piece at wilko.com . I'll then attach the two posts to the appropriate two corners of the greenhouse .

            I'm also planning on spending a bit of time (once it's assembled / part-assembled) on drilling holes through the plastic junction pieces into the metal tubes and putting a machine screw through to make the frame more rigid, you could just glue them of course (which if I'm feeling bone idle I might just do).

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            • #21
              You might be cheaper just buying a real greenhouse!
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              • #22
                Originally posted by KairdiffKid View Post
                Going for a Wilko solution I'm using two ground screws for rotary airers Wilko Ground Screw with Inserts Grey at wilko.com to hold the two halves of this washing line post Wilko Line Post Grey 2 Piece at wilko.com . I'll then attach the two posts to the appropriate two corners of the greenhouse .
                Somebody posted on here a few weeks ago about steel fencing pins.

                Steel Metal Barrier Fencing Fence Pins Post Stakes 10mm x 1250mm Pack Of 10 | eBay

                Never ever thought about using them on my allotment but thought what a brilliant idea!. So much cheaper than a decent stake and I can think of dozens of things that I could use them for on my allotment. Or for something that will last 'forever' these are galvanised (I emailed them to ask) and free delivery over £25

                Fencing Pins - 1.4m x 1.2 Inch 11mm - Standard | Exclusive Brand | Brands | Protec Direct

                How about one of these pins 2-3 feet into the ground at either corner then some cable ties (I am rather biased towards cable ties, I think my entire allotment is cable tied together, I have a huge range of lengths and widths, now I sound really sad) ?

                Originally posted by KairdiffKid View Post
                I'm also planning on spending a bit of time (once it's assembled / part-assembled) on drilling holes through the plastic junction pieces into the metal tubes and putting a machine screw through to make the frame more rigid, you could just glue them of course (which if I'm feeling bone idle I might just do).
                If you're gluing stuff then I reckon a blob of no more nails in each socket before you put the pole in would work but you probably wouldn't get it out again if you wanted to take it down.
                Posted on an iPad so apologies for any randomly auto-corrected gobbledegook

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                • #23
                  Originally posted by Jay22 View Post
                  You might be cheaper just buying a real greenhouse!
                  LOL

                  Oh I dunno, £41 (£25 for the blowaway + £16 for the posts) seems pretty reasonable, unless you know where I could get a proper greenhouse for £40

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                  • #24
                    Will FREE do? https://www.gumtree.com/p/sheds-gaze...s.-/1159849096

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                    • #25
                      Originally posted by KairdiffKid View Post
                      LOL

                      Oh I dunno, £41 (£25 for the blowaway + £16 for the posts) seems pretty reasonable, unless you know where I could get a proper greenhouse for £40
                      If I did I would have one!
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                      • #26
                        Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
                        Hmm... Now if only I could transport it and not injure myself in the process...

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