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Green Manure
Find out the benefits of green manure and its uses
grow your own
10:25, 14th Aug 2008
Build a Pallet Shed
Build yourself a shed from used pallets
shed
13:31, 23rd Jul 2008
Choosing a Greenhouse
Decide which greenhouse is right for you
greenhouse
13:26, 23rd Jul 2008
Chicken Coop
House chickens in a suitable chicken coop
livestock
13:13, 23rd Jul 2008
Keeping Chickens
Find out more about the practicalities of keeping chickens
livestock
13:11, 23rd Jul 2008
Growing Redcurrants
Find out more about growing your own redcurrants
grow your own
09:02, 21st Jul 2008
Nettles
Find out more about nettles - how to benefit from them and how to get rid of them
foraging
11:48, 19th Jul 2008
Growing Peas
Find out more about growing delicious peas
vegetables
16:16, 18th Jul 2008
Polytunnel Hot Spot Tape
Find out about the use of anti hot spot tape in polytunnels
Polytunnel Hot Spot Tape
building | grow your own | greenhouse
One important development in the longevity of a Polytunnel is Anti Hot Spot Tape. A typical polytunnel is made up of tubular steel frame covered over with a thick (~200 micron) polythene sheet. Under the blazing summer sunshine considerable heat can build up in the steel work (hoops, braces, and ridges) which, when in contact with the polythene sheet, reduces its lifetime by at least one year as the excessive heat oxidises the UV stabilisers.
Anti hot spot tape is included with most polytunnel packages, but can be purchased for pennies per metre. Basically all anti hot spot tape does is separate and insulate the steelwork of a polytunnel from the polythene cladding. As this tape is designed to be much smoother than the steel work it covers, it also helps to prevent the cover being snagged and worn as it rubs the steelwork. This adhesive foam tape should last up to 10 years before it needs replacing.
NEW - Click here to visit our Polytunnel Directory with details of suppliers of polytunnels and related accessories including anti hot spot tape.
Article Published: 12:29, 9th Jul 2008
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