Wind problems – stationary to the rescue
We all know this scenery I’m sure,
Packed greenhouse, still more to sow, cold nights outside still.
So I decided to take a chance and plant out my peas, spring brassicas, spring onions and direct sow some roots veggies and pak choi under my plastic tunnel (either a mini poly tunnel or large cloche you choose). The plastic should help with the cold night issue, and keep my ducks off my young plants – bonus.
Well on Sunday I carefully planted my plants, watered them and then set out to put the tunnel on, just as the winds started to pick up! Well after battle for 10 mins I got it on stood back and watch the wind catch a gap and blow the whole thing off.
So a few swear words later and a cup of tea I start rummaging in my shed for clips and twine to tie it down, bricks are used as weights and its back on for a second time and I'm feeling good. Ah not so fast says Mother Nature and the westerly wind, plastic comes off, bricks an all.
The third time I go out armed with some foldback clips I have in my study and use them to hold the plastic firmer to the poles and clip ends on to my raised bed – and it worked.
Monday morning I get up to find tunnel in place, plants safe and clips still holding and even better no little holes in plastic, which you get from other clips, pins and pegs I have used before, so today I am ordering another box or two of them to use with my enviromesh.
Anyone else had great joy from stationery in the garden?
Packed greenhouse, still more to sow, cold nights outside still.
So I decided to take a chance and plant out my peas, spring brassicas, spring onions and direct sow some roots veggies and pak choi under my plastic tunnel (either a mini poly tunnel or large cloche you choose). The plastic should help with the cold night issue, and keep my ducks off my young plants – bonus.
Well on Sunday I carefully planted my plants, watered them and then set out to put the tunnel on, just as the winds started to pick up! Well after battle for 10 mins I got it on stood back and watch the wind catch a gap and blow the whole thing off.
So a few swear words later and a cup of tea I start rummaging in my shed for clips and twine to tie it down, bricks are used as weights and its back on for a second time and I'm feeling good. Ah not so fast says Mother Nature and the westerly wind, plastic comes off, bricks an all.
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| My little wind trap |
Monday morning I get up to find tunnel in place, plants safe and clips still holding and even better no little holes in plastic, which you get from other clips, pins and pegs I have used before, so today I am ordering another box or two of them to use with my enviromesh.
Anyone else had great joy from stationery in the garden?
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