To be fair, the cover was very good and didn’t rip, in fact Roland is still using it to cover tools on his truck, (must be 6 years ago, or more) it was the frames just bent, buckled, let go and the whole thing just went! I had lots of those greenhouse shelves inside it was full of fuchsia and Pelagonium cuttings at the time, so needless to say, when I finally picked them all up, the labels were gone and I didn’t know which was which.
I have a whole row of the smaller plastic ones along the side of the garage that are well fixed and I couldn’t do without them, very good for hardening off as there’s no need to keep taking plants in and out, night and morning.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Ours is French so the supplier won't be of any help to you but do get the sturdiest frame you can. Ours has scaffolding type poles and arches for its frame and then good quality plastic sheeting clipped across it and a a green mesh shade net over the top of that. Excess plastic is buried in the ground along the sides and ends to hold it down and this survived last winter's gales and the Beast altho the netting did get blown off. We'll add guy ropes over it this autumn.
The main problem I foresee is ventilation so see if you can find one with a door at each end or that has sides that can be left open in warm seasons but covered up in cold. It's worth spending the extra to get the size and sturdiness you want and then not have to fuss with repairs and wobbles.
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@Hostafan1 I work in ft anyway in the garden! lol. I would probably want a net side so I can roll up and let air circulate around the plants. I've got two sites I could use. First smaller at 9ft W x 12ft L that would get shaded from 3pm. Or 12ft W x 18ft L which would be in full sun. Budget? what's one of those! 🤣 I'm happy to pay more for something if it's going to last and do the job well 👍 @raisingirl I don't really want to be digging a trench. I have got my oh to help me put it up, not sure if that's a good thing it not!! 🤔
IMHO get the biggest one your plot and budget and energy levels will cope with. My netting is fixed, but there's the option to have "roller blinds" on the inside so you can roll plastic down. My friend invested in those, but has never once used them. ( She grows hardy perennials in her tunnel.)
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I have a whole row of the smaller plastic ones along the side of the garage that are well fixed and I couldn’t do without them, very good for hardening off as there’s no need to keep taking plants in and out, night and morning.
The main problem I foresee is ventilation so see if you can find one with a door at each end or that has sides that can be left open in warm seasons but covered up in cold. It's worth spending the extra to get the size and sturdiness you want and then not have to fuss with repairs and wobbles.
@raisingirl I don't really want to be digging a trench. I have got my oh to help me put it up, not sure if that's a good thing it not!! 🤔
My netting is fixed, but there's the option to have "roller blinds" on the inside so you can roll plastic down. My friend invested in those, but has never once used them. ( She grows hardy perennials in her tunnel.)