tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post4810819696898612116..comments2024-03-26T17:53:49.471+00:00Comments on Mark's Veg Plot: The new clochesMark Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-77603368610283660592011-03-06T12:36:22.371+00:002011-03-06T12:36:22.371+00:00Great beds! Looking forward to seeing them filled ...Great beds! Looking forward to seeing them filled with new growth. Hope the cloches perform well - but yes, you do need a fourth now ;-)Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-58216496745873010512011-03-06T07:35:38.974+00:002011-03-06T07:35:38.974+00:00Stephen: the raised beds do not have any posts at ...Stephen: the raised beds do not have any posts at the corners. I have found them unnecessary. The baords are 6 inches / 15cm in depth. Twice the height would be even better, considering how much compost I am add to them each year!Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-30033879425154879852011-03-06T02:35:46.647+00:002011-03-06T02:35:46.647+00:00Always admired the supercloches from afar - I'...Always admired the supercloches from afar - I'm disappointed you're disappointed with them. <br /><br />The raised beds look terrific - using the angle brackets, does that mean you don't need timber posts on the internal corners? What height are the beds, about 6 inches? I think I should do something similar to keep my paths clear.Stephen Byrnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-77851771382893442142011-03-05T11:55:16.538+00:002011-03-05T11:55:16.538+00:00Hi Takaeko: Re the new cloches: the little windows...Hi Takaeko: Re the new cloches: the little windows at the end are indeed for ventilation. You turn them by hand to either open or closed (no automatic temperature-sensors yet!)<br /><br />Ali; I used screws for fixing the angle-brackets, not nails. They stay in place better. The job is a lot easier if you have an electric screwdriver, because each bracket has 6 screws. 6 beds x 4 brackets x 6 screws each = 144 screws! And the space between the beds is the width of one of the paving-stones I used for the pathways: 40cm (in retrospect, 50cm would have been better).Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-28150234749644307402011-03-05T11:44:31.027+00:002011-03-05T11:44:31.027+00:00But are they fox proof! :p
I did investigate the ...But are they fox proof! :p<br /><br />I did investigate the brackets after your good advice, they were a bit of a rip of though at over 3 times what you pay. Fortunately I found some 2nd hand ones for free and my new beds are a cinch to put together now, thanks!Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00389007877995149425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-56422664677581605242011-03-05T03:03:05.388+00:002011-03-05T03:03:05.388+00:00I like the cloches, hopefully they will prove them...I like the cloches, hopefully they will prove themselves worthy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-92226197024158808072011-03-04T21:35:27.677+00:002011-03-04T21:35:27.677+00:00I am indeed interested in such things, having real...I am indeed interested in such things, having realised that drilling two bits of thick timber together is a task well beyond my modest building skills.<br /><br />Are the angle brackets drilled in, or did you hammer nails in? I am relatively sure I can wield a hammer. Either that or I wait for Bob the Builder to come back to build my deck roof (hurry up Bob!).<br /><br />Your garden beds are just lovely... how much space have you left between them? <br /><br />And the cloches are very exciting. Lol, as exciting as cloches get :) I jest young Mark, for if I were outside in glorious Fleet, I'd want a blooming cloche myself!Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17072118694728610270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-72152230933705097622011-03-04T18:10:52.063+00:002011-03-04T18:10:52.063+00:00One of the advantages of growing vegetables in a g...One of the advantages of growing vegetables in a garden rather than a plot is that you can invest a bit more in it. Clocjhes like those would be likely to go walkies on an allotment site!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-33709972243750215552011-03-04T17:55:35.595+00:002011-03-04T17:55:35.595+00:00I've been wishing for cold frames.
EstherI've been wishing for cold frames.<br /><br />EstherEsther Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412078991551799972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-49960470432206887272011-03-04T17:50:52.798+00:002011-03-04T17:50:52.798+00:00Great job,Mark!
I'm looking forward to seeing ...Great job,Mark!<br />I'm looking forward to seeing how effective your cloches will be in the near future. I can see something like circular windows on the end of cloches. Are they for ventilation?<br />I'm impressed with your organized planting beds with wooden flames!takaekohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02935915593745969292noreply@blogger.com