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Post by Cherry on Dec 3, 2014 15:32:06 GMT
Good news Roofy. You seem to be way ahead and enjoying it too.
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Post by daitheplant on Dec 3, 2014 19:55:47 GMT
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Post by roofgardener on Dec 3, 2014 21:14:33 GMT
6 foot by 3 foot ? Pffft.. that is a feeble polytunnel Daitheplant. My own is a mighty
wait.. METRES... not feet ?
6 METRES by 3 METRES ?
EGADS ! You could play football in something that size.
I bow before your Mighty Erection !
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Post by daitheplant on Dec 3, 2014 21:17:55 GMT
6 foot by 3 foot ? Pffft.. that is a feeble polytunnel Daitheplant. My own is a mighty wait.. METRES... not feet ? 6 METRES by 3 METRES ? EGADS ! You could play football in something that size. I bow before your Mighty Erection ! And so you should.  |
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Post by Rosie on Dec 4, 2014 9:04:29 GMT
6 foot by 3 foot ? Pffft.. that is a feeble polytunnel Daitheplant. My own is a mighty wait.. METRES... not feet ? 6 METRES by 3 METRES ? EGADS ! You could play football in something that size. I bow before your Mighty Erection ! Oo er missus Mine is 30ft x 12 ft |
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Post by Cherry on Dec 4, 2014 9:22:40 GMT
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Post by roofgardener on Dec 4, 2014 13:33:18 GMT
6 foot by 3 foot ? Pffft.. that is a feeble polytunnel Daitheplant. My own is a mighty wait.. METRES... not feet ? 6 METRES by 3 METRES ? EGADS ! You could play football in something that size. I bow before your Mighty Erection ! Oo er missus Mine is 30ft x 12 ft 30ft x 12ft  That isn't gardening. That's AGRICULTURE !!!! |
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Post by roofgardener on Dec 4, 2014 16:41:53 GMT
-----------------The Unbearable Dampness of Being -------------
Now, it seems to me that most of you are Hardy Annuals, and think nothing of walking 15 miles to your allotments through waist-deep snow, carrying four bags of compost and - when you get there - turning over the soil with your teeth !
THIS roofgardener, however, was built for Comfort. Which brings us to the annoying phenomena of DAMPNESS.
So, I'm getting my exciting new Polytunnel in a couple of weeks .. and I want it to be DRY and WARM and NICE TO WORK IN. Specifically, I don't want to be wading through an inch of standing water and mud every time I go into it.
Thing is.. I'm sure the Polytunnel will be waterproof to start with (in the sense that the rain won't come in through the roof), but how can I stop water seeping through the sides at ground level ? Recall that I'm on Asphalt... and it isn't level. (bumps, rivulets and divots)
As a result, I can't easily "seal" the edges where it meets the floor, so water can "flow" into the Polytunnel. Even if I COULD somehow seal it, this could result in standing water around the outside edges of the tunnel. Eventually, this would cause damp problems in the shop below. The Landlord/Shop Owner has..... Opinions... about that sort of thing.Similarly, I can't put down rubber sheeting or anything INSIDE the polytunnel. The roofgarden tarmac has to be allowed to "breath", or we're back to damp problems again.
But I think I have a solution. It was in the pages of one of those "handy gadget" cataloges that keep coming through my door. (I really MUST train the postman to use the letterbox).
What I've found are 1' square plastic tiles. They're like cheap mesh decking, and have lots of holes in them. So I can put these down in the 'Tunnel to act as 'dry walking areas'. Water will still seep in and flood the floor, but I won't be walking ON the floor any more.. I'll be an half-an-inch above it. The perforation holes allow the ground below to breath, and standing water to evaporate, but my feet stay nice and dry. RESULT.
I feel a floorplan coming on ! Watch this space.
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Post by Cherry on Dec 4, 2014 17:42:32 GMT
Pallets would do the job too.
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Post by daitheplant on Dec 4, 2014 19:46:13 GMT
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Post by Rosie on Dec 5, 2014 9:00:08 GMT
Oo er missus Mine is 30ft x 12 ft 30ft x 12ft That isn't gardening. That's AGRICULTURE !!!! The bigger the better |
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Post by roofgardener on Dec 5, 2014 11:25:22 GMT
Pallets would do the job too. Pallets would be a great solution to all of you MegaGardeners with your HUGE 300' wide PolyWembleys. But they are an unpalatable solution for those of us with feeble 6' wide PolyStraws  Oh... Daitheplant.... here's a link to the tiles (Coopers of Stortford) I was thinking off, lest it be of interest ? |
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Post by roofgardener on Dec 5, 2014 14:22:49 GMT
------------------------ Tunnel Vision ------------------------------ Dimensions: Width: 6' Length: 10'  1) Entrance lobby and Wet area (bare tarmac). Used to remove wet boots, coats, umbrellas etc. 1a) Bare tarmac floor. Low shelving for Wet storage (including abovementioned wet boots, coats etc) 4c) Bare tarmac floor. Quasi-wet or 'dirty' storage. E.g. open compost bags, yard brush, watering cans. 2) Tiled 'dry' walkway. A pair of DRY "indoor greenhouse only" Comfy Clogs will be stored at the beginning of this pathway. 3) Tiled 'dry' Comfort Zone. (Comfy chair with Plumphed Cushion, stool to put whisky tumbler and ashtray on, etcetera) 4a) Tiled 'dry' Storage Rack (8" deep) for small hand-tools (trowells, forks, gardening gloves), plant food, bug spray, perhaps a seed cabinet ? With underslung cabinet for whiskey bottle. 4) Secondary growing shelf. (8" deep) For seedling trays, or small plantpots like Erbs, peppers et al). Bare tarmac floor. Lower shelf might be storage area for empty seedling trays etc. 5) Primary growing shelves for seedlings (18"-24" deep). Bare tarmac flooring. Right-hand shelving might be removed later in the season, creating a space for the tomato plants to grow to maturity. So the main idea is that all the wet stuff stays in the Entrance Lobby. You step in... hang up your wet coat, umbrella etc on the hatstand, put your muddy boots on the Muddy Boot Shelf, step into the dry Comfy Clogs (conveniently placed at the end of the Tiled Walkway, JUST on the 'dry' side), and sally forth in debonaire dryness to the Comfy Zone. Once there, adjust level in whisky bottle to suite personal preferences, do a little light potting, and then leave the greenhouse by reversing the above procedure. The only thing I HAVN'T got my head around yet is my potting table. I'll probably adopt the Cheap Square table for the time being... BUT... should this be in the "Wet and dirty" section (on the grounds that I am BOUND to spill soil all OVER the place), or in the Dry (or even Comfy) zone because... well.. I'll be doing a lot of potting, and I want to be comfortable whilst I do it ? I shall defer this decision till a later date ! |
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Post by daitheplant on Dec 5, 2014 19:36:24 GMT
Thanks for the link roofy, have saved it.
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Post by roofgardener on Dec 6, 2014 9:59:50 GMT
One of the reviews suggested they where a bit flimsy. If you can hang on for a couple of weeks, I should have some by then, and I can let you know ?
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"daitheplant`s plant propagation page" 
Great minds. 
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