thecrackedpotgardeners vlog

sorry for the long video i need to make vids in parts if there going to be so long but ill be aiming for the beer and wine section next time

I'd wait & see what the greenhouse company say thecrackedpotgardener , they might offer some compensation or suggestions so don't just dump your tunnel. If all else fails you could advertise it online on something like Gumtree/Freecycle for a nominal price for someone to dismantle & collect it themselves. You'd probably be better with a smaller 'solid' glass or polycarbonate greenhouse though if your garden is very exposed & windy. I think this year has been a bad year for growing in lots of areas because of the weather, lots of slugs/snails & fungal problems around.

Yeah, I'd echo what SueA just said... see what the company comes back with, though I'm not optimistic.

Secondly; don't give up.
You've had three specific setbacks.
1) Compost
2) Polytunnel rusting and mesh disintegrating.
3) Bad luck with plants getting caught unattended during the hottest week of the year. (and the drip-feeders not working).

Well, as far as (2) is concerned; Get a smaller polytunnel of known repute. I can recommend the one I got. It's a quarter of the size of yours, but the poles are galvanised (and thick-walled), and the PVC is UV-resistant (and tear-proof).

Recall that it was blown off my roofgarden, and 30' over into an electricity substation (bouncing off a barbed wire fence en-route), and it survived. I've got SOME ripped (and leaking) cells in the PVC mesh arising from that, but then.... we have buckets ! The rest of the cells show no sign of deteriorating after 2 years. So it IS possible to get them, and cheaply.

Mine cost around £65, including the carriage. Do an Ebay search of FoxHunter Polytunnel, and then select the 25mm gauge 3m x 2m from the dropdown menu.

You might consider getting something like this - on the grounds that it is cheap - and scaling back for the first year whilst you test the waters with it. If it seems good, you could always get a second one and 'daisy-chain' them.

As for compost; well, that's just bad luck. Use a 'standard' brand next year ? I use Dunsters, and its worked just fine.
And the hot spells ? Well, dunno about that. I've never found 'automatic watering' gadgets to be satisfactory; you just have to arrange to BE there. At a push, the old fizzy drinks bottle (2Ltr) with a hole(s) drilled in the lid can always be a option of last resort !

Consider starting smaller.... and rebuilding your confidence ?

True grindle, though it would still have rusting support poles, and the rusted areas might scrape away at the replacement cover, wearing it through ? (though I guess these could always be painted, or covered in duct tape, as a 'keep it going for a while' solution ?

well they got back to my offering a %50 refund so i have taken that the polly will be coming down as i cut myself on the rusting metal ill be putting up a very large shed i do have a brand new cover to sell though so least i can make a good part of the money back