Trampoline to Polytunnel - Page 2

madfrozen · **Posted: 23-04-2012 , 11:47 AM** #16

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 · **Posted: 23-04-2012 , 02:16 PM** #17

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 · **Posted: 28-04-2012 , 10:58 PM** #18

very good well done

miss lilac · **Posted: 14-05-2012 , 11:13 AM** #19

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

feelights · **Posted: 27-05-2012 , 06:04 PM** #20

Absolutely brilliant !!!!

Mensa6 · **Posted: 27-05-2012 , 06:48 PM** #21

That's seriously clever !!

mayniamh · **Posted: 03-06-2012 , 05:42 PM** #22

That is fantastic!! well done (",)

citygirl73 · **Posted: 17-06-2012 , 12:21 PM** #23

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 · **Posted: 18-06-2012 , 09:13 AM** #24

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

heyhey · **Posted: 06-04-2013 , 10:22 PM** #25

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

kilk · **Posted: 10-01-2014 , 11:59 AM** #26

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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

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 · **Posted: 11-01-2014 , 02:33 PM** #27

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 · **Posted: 11-01-2014 , 02:35 PM** #28

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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

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

madfrozen · **Posted: 11-01-2014 , 07:07 PM** #29

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 · **Posted: 20-01-2014 , 10:49 PM** #30

great idea...well done mate..

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	Posted: 23-04-2012 , 11:47 AM #16
madfrozen Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kilmacanogue, Co. Wicklow Posts: 165	hi 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! :-)

	Posted: 23-04-2012 , 02:16 PM #17
mondubics Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: D6 Posts: 446	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

	Posted: 28-04-2012 , 10:58 PM #18
Green Girl Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Co. Dublin Posts: 33	very good well done

	Posted: 14-05-2012 , 11:13 AM #19
miss lilac Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Leitrim Posts: 239	polytunnel love the idea....have the raised beds already so now thats a new project for the hubby to do for me....

	Posted: 27-05-2012 , 06:04 PM #20
feelights Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Co Laois Posts: 2	Absolutely brilliant !!!!

	Posted: 27-05-2012 , 06:48 PM #21
Mensa6 Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Co. Dublin Posts: 158	That's seriously clever !!

	Posted: 03-06-2012 , 05:42 PM #22
mayniamh Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3	Brilliant! That is fantastic!! well done (",)

	Posted: 17-06-2012 , 12:21 PM #23
citygirl73 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 59	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

	Posted: 18-06-2012 , 09:13 AM #24
madfrozen Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kilmacanogue, Co. Wicklow Posts: 165	hi Hi Citygirl73 - great! Would love to see your finished polytunnel - let us know how you get on!

	Posted: 06-04-2013 , 10:22 PM #25
heyhey Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: cavan Posts: 12	very impressive, well done ....and I'l defo be stealing the scare crow/hen!!! bottle....love it

	Posted: 11-01-2014 , 02:33 PM #27
joanmul Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin Posts: 151	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?

	Posted: 11-01-2014 , 07:07 PM #29
madfrozen Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kilmacanogue, Co. Wicklow Posts: 165	bottle 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....

	Posted: 20-01-2014 , 10:49 PM #30
bestdogevers Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Swords, Co. Dublin Posts: 2	great idea...well done mate..