Re: Old loo
Originally Posted by
AnnieS
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How did you make your poly tunnel Mart? it looks fab. Did you buy it at a garden centre?
It was an Ebay item Annie and cost £82.00. Good quality materials but it was necessary to modify it a bit.
The cover didn't have a support running along the top of the tunnel (front to back). It rained heavily one night and because of that, the cover dished in the middle between the arches and a whole lot of water gathered there. Enough to start weighing the structure down.
It was easy enough to fix with a length of old plastic tubing fixed to the tops of the arches so the cover couldn't sag and gather water. I think the manufacturer should have designed a top pole into the tunnel though.
I did wonder about putting the cistern on the old loo and filling that up with earth too. A few trailing plants maybe. I planted lavendar in the pan but it can't be seen because wildflowers have taken it over.
Edit: Just one other thing about the tunnel. I decided to brace it up with some bamboo canes around the sides and back. This is to stop it blowing around quite so much when it's windy. I did this because I'd seen the tunnel over at the allotment get damaged through too much blowing around in high winds.