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Another interesting item
From a UK planter for potatoes I found out about cloches, figured they might be interesting, so played with trying to find them and found these, which seem very interesting, yes more expensive than a self-made hoop house, but probably better than my efforts
http://www.thegardencloche.com/Garden-Cloche/
http://www.thegardencloche.com/Garden-Cloche/
arla- Posts : 109
Join date : 2011-09-09
Location : El Cerrito, CA
Re: Another interesting item
They sure look nicer than the ones I make out of milk jugs. Mine do have a square bottom though.
shannon1- Posts : 1697
Join date : 2011-04-01
Location : zone 9a St.Johns county FL
newstart- Posts : 335
Join date : 2011-11-22
Age : 42
Location : houston, texas zone 9
Re: Another interesting item
I live on a tight budget. I'd rather have large milk bottles as cloches than pay those sums. They, too, store easily stacked together.
I admit to liking the 'row' type better.
I admit to liking the 'row' type better.
quiltbea- Posts : 4712
Join date : 2010-03-21
Age : 81
Location : Southwestern Maine Zone 5A
Re: Another interesting item
shannon1 wrote:They sure look nicer than the ones I make out of milk jugs. Mine do have a square bottom though.
I admire your dedication to the square.
These are on sale and the Master Gardeners here recommended them if I wanted to grow bell peppers so maybe I'll go ahead and try a few. It's a flat $5.99 shipping rate - anyone here in Vancover/Portland want to split an order with me?
Re: Another interesting item
Remember, those small ones are only 10" high. Be sure they will be enough for your needs.
quiltbea- Posts : 4712
Join date : 2010-03-21
Age : 81
Location : Southwestern Maine Zone 5A
Re: Another interesting item
the large ones are only a foot high. I believe pepper plants get a bit larger than that. I'm going to try the wall-a-waters and a tall a-frame cloche with open ends for my peppers this year.
curio- Posts : 388
Join date : 2012-02-22
Location : Maritime Pacific Northwest zone 8A/B with ugly heat scale
Re: Another interesting item
Yeah, I saw the height. I guess I thought that they only needed to be covered when they were new babies out there, earliest in the season when the nights could still get too cool for them. But I've never grown peppers before; will they be larger than these cloches before the weather warms up enough for them to be on their own?
I'll look into the wall-o-water. I've seen others on here mention them. Thx!
I'll look into the wall-o-water. I've seen others on here mention them. Thx!
peppers in the Great Northwest
I've found that our summers aren't long enough or hot enough (not enough days over 80 degrees) for peppers to thrive here on the west side of the Cascades.
The one year we had lovely peppers was the year I left them all in wall-a-waters all season. Even though the WAWs are 18" tall the peppers were a bit taller than the tops of them.
If you decide to go with the WOW, I'd purchase at Home Depot, as theirs are the same as the ones in the garden centers, and are usually significantly less. I believe we paid about $14.00 for three. We use them for tomatoes also. Last year we didn't, and our harvest was quite miserable compared to the years we did (even though they're grown in an unheated greenhouse.
The one year we had lovely peppers was the year I left them all in wall-a-waters all season. Even though the WAWs are 18" tall the peppers were a bit taller than the tops of them.
If you decide to go with the WOW, I'd purchase at Home Depot, as theirs are the same as the ones in the garden centers, and are usually significantly less. I believe we paid about $14.00 for three. We use them for tomatoes also. Last year we didn't, and our harvest was quite miserable compared to the years we did (even though they're grown in an unheated greenhouse.
curio- Posts : 388
Join date : 2012-02-22
Location : Maritime Pacific Northwest zone 8A/B with ugly heat scale
Re: Another interesting item
Thanks for the info about wall-o-water, although I'm curious, do they not need a lid? My recollection is that hot-air rises, thus I'd sort of expect any hot air in the wall-o-water area to rise?
For my use I think maybe the cloche's work fine because I'm not getting frosts after about mid-jan, it's more just to give that bit better heat to the ground/seeds so that they grow. Not sure what size yet, if my square markings were buried in the soil then maybe the row-cover square style would work quite well, the large cloche seems a bit wide (13" diameter) but the medium is a bit small (only 7 inch's high)
Ahh, decisions, decisions!
For my use I think maybe the cloche's work fine because I'm not getting frosts after about mid-jan, it's more just to give that bit better heat to the ground/seeds so that they grow. Not sure what size yet, if my square markings were buried in the soil then maybe the row-cover square style would work quite well, the large cloche seems a bit wide (13" diameter) but the medium is a bit small (only 7 inch's high)
Ahh, decisions, decisions!
arla- Posts : 109
Join date : 2011-09-09
Location : El Cerrito, CA
Re: Another interesting item
Arla, the wall o water is accordian like, so the top sort of collapses closed to keep the heat in while the plants are small.
Furbalsmom- Posts : 3141
Join date : 2010-06-10
Age : 77
Location : Coastal Oregon, Zone 9a, Heat Zone 2 :(
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