Trampoline to Polytunnel

[madfrozen]

Hi, just thought someone might find this useful. We wanted a polytunnel but they are very expensive so we had the idea of using an old trampoline frame and some spare wood and making a polytunnel. The frame is the two halves of a circular trampoline and then braces with the legs and some timber. I think we used some of the metal bits that keep up the safety net as well. We bought the plastic on ebay and spent a fun but strenuous afternoon putting the plastic on. Here is the imperfect but perfectly serviceable results.

Thank you to the trampoline donator! :-)

[Leo1]

wow - what a great idea. Hope it yields great veg for you

[rubyruby]

Fantastic, well done to you.......

[TickTock]

Wow, not so much a polytunnel, more a whole greenhouse! Well done, its a great job!

[molly99]

whats the story about the floating bottle?

[Chris P]

Ingenious!

Well done, madfrozen.

Thanks for sharing and inspiring!

Regards
Chris P
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[madfrozen]

Thanks for your nice comments. The floating bottle was an idea I saw and copied from somewhere. Its actually fixed to an unbent wire hanger and it swirls in the wind and scares the birds away (actually if more so that one of our hens - the flying one) doesnt decide to fly over the fence and into the veg patch by landing on the wooden fencing post. Bold!

[TickTock]

Ha, I thought I was seeing things!! Another great idea.

[melissabell]

That's brilliant, Well Done :)

[noni]

Well done, thats given me an idea! raised beds look well too!

Happy gardening.

[ciara73]

well done

[jessy8754]

hi madfrozen....love your idea for polytunnel... we are going to TRY and copy it ...with regard to the plastic for the polytunnel you mentioned u got it on ebay.. could u tell me where u got the plastic on ebay and a rough idea of price please i put in search engine plastic for polytunnels but got no results back...thanks so much...p.s. u have a wonderful view from your garden lucky lucky u...xx

[madfrozen]

I will PM you with the details.

[Leyazile]

Very clever idea, it looks fantastic!

[carol o]

looks fab really is it doing the job

[madfrozen]

It is! Gets lovely and toasty warm during the day when we leave the door open and shut it up at night. Seedlings havent died yet anyhow! :-)

[mondubics]

Did you know that there is a theory that the bottle with water in it (better still a balloon) makes insects see a magnified image and scares them away? ;-)) Very good if you are hosting a BBQ.
Not sure if it discriminates between beneficial and non-beneficial insects. lol

[Green Girl]

very good well done

[miss lilac]

love the idea....have the raised beds already so now thats a new project for the hubby to do for me....

[feelights]

Absolutely brilliant !!!!

[Mensa6]

That's seriously clever !!

[mayniamh]

That is fantastic!! well done (",)

[citygirl73]

thanks to u and ur idea.. i got an old trampoline and am going to do this .
thanks to everyone onsite for all the great ideas

[madfrozen]

Hi Citygirl73 - great! Would love to see your finished polytunnel - let us know how you get on!

[heyhey]

very impressive, well done ....and I'l defo be stealing the scare crow/hen!!! bottle....love it

[kilk]

Did you know that there is a theory that the bottle with water in it (better still a balloon) makes insects see a magnified image and scares them away? ;-)) Very good if you are hosting a BBQ.
Not sure if it discriminates between beneficial and non-beneficial insects. lol

Well done on the tunnel Madfrozen, it's not easy to stretch the plastic tight all around.

Hi mondubics, you've just given me an idea to keep midges away while im saving the turf!!

[joanmul]

Well done - great thinking there. I'm trying to figure out the floating bottle as I can't really see the details in the photo. How is it attached to the coat hanger and the thing that holds it up in the air as well?

[joanmul]

hi madfrozen....love your idea for polytunnel... we are going to TRY and copy it ...with regard to the plastic for the polytunnel you mentioned u got it on ebay.. could u tell me where u got the plastic on ebay and a rough idea of price please i put in search engine plastic for polytunnels but got no results back...thanks so much...p.s. u have a wonderful view from your garden lucky lucky u...xx

Maybe your search should have been for (heavy duty) sheet plastic?

[madfrozen]

Hi,
thanks....
The bottle just has a hole made in the cap of the bottle and the coat hanger is threaded through to a hole in the base. Then you cut flaps out of the middle of the bottle and fold back alternate flaps to create like a windmill. Was intended to stop the hens and or birds from attacking the veg....

[bestdogevers]

great idea...well done mate..