@jomacl, you can get plastic cloches with ventilation holes at the top. They come in different sizes at reasonable prices. and need small metal pins to stop them from blowing away. They won't protect your plants from prolonged deep freezes but they are better than nothing.
jomacl 5-litre clear plastic water bottles (bottoms removed) with a stick or stiff wire to hold them upright will do what you want. Insert stick. Sprinkle slug pellets around plant if desired. Slide bottle down over stick. Wiggle cut bottom into soil. This has the added advantage one can spray a hose over them without battering the plants. Water runs down the outsides.
Thank you for your suggestion, that seems like a very budget-friendly option! I think I know what you mean, but you wouldn't have a picture at all, would you?
'Fraid not, jomacl, and I haven't the type of phone that will take photos (or reproduce them). I must get some pics but, next time you go to a supermarket, have a look at the bottled water in the 5-litre size and imagine slicing the bottom inch off with a Stanley knife. All you then need to do is insert a stick into your soil beside a plant. After removing the cap from your bottle, slide the bottom over the stick until it reaches ground level, and you've got a cloche. I've got about 30 hung on strings from a rafter in the shed. They've been there for 4-5 years and still usable.
If you're a fizzy pop drinker, the 3l bottles that are sometimes available in some of the "bargain" shops do the trick for small-ish plants. I've used them over pots.
This is what OH drinks gallons of - other shops and other brands available
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
it occurred to me to just use a glass cloche that I bought for displaying desserts. A glass bowl would work too, or a glass dome that comes with a cake stand.
it occurred to me to just use a glass cloche that I bought for displaying desserts. A glass bowl would work too, or a glass dome that comes with a cake stand.
As mentioned earlier, ventilation is needed, so solid covers of any kind aren't very good long term
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I have two large antique glass cloches that have no ventilation holes but I used to just prop them up on bits of wood to allow air circulation. I don’t use them anymore, they are relegated to decorative objects. One is green and the other purple glass and they have knobs on top, so hard to miss or fall over those!
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Thank you for your suggestion, that seems like a very budget-friendly option! I think I know what you mean, but you wouldn't have a picture at all, would you?
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.