Try a B&Q Store chain. I’m pretty sure they sell a full range of PVC pipe & fittings.

I’m not sure how big a selection B&Q has in Scotland. I would use PVC fittings down the center. In the US we have Tees and Cross Fittings.

You can use Rebar to drive into the ground and slide the hoop ends over to keep the hoop positioned correctly. I rip PVC in half on a table saw and use it to clamp the Plastic Sheeting to the hoops. Clamping the Plastic to the PVC will keep it from ripping in the wind.

You can do the same thing to build row covers for raised beds.

so, just looking at the images of the row covers, a 4ft(48") wide bed would need a 7ft(84") pipe? what height would that give? I can’t get the maths of it and don’t want to waste money buying the wrong lengths!
As for the hoop house, I would like that to be about 5-6ft in height but not sure what width that would be either….. Maybe I will just buy huge pipes and bend them till I get the right height and cut them to size!! lol My head hurts now thinking of all these numbers!!
I really need to do something for next year because all of this rubbish Scottish weather (2weeks of solid sun at 20-25c followed by the last 3wks of downpours and temperatures down at 5c) is really not doing my plants any favours and I can’t afford £500, which is the cheapest I can find, for a decent sized greenhouse :(

And this is the actual garden. I know there is loads more space but I have 6 kids and I don’t think they would like me to take any more of their space!!

I just tie the kids to the fence with gardening twine while I am gardening then cut them loose when I am done!!!! lol :)

The picture you have looks great so just go with that, it looks perfect :)) I am getting quite excited now! I can’t wait til I can get started on it :))

Thanks again

Minxy:)

So is the width also 5’ (1.5m)? I couldn’t tell from the drawing.

Yes hotwired, 5ft width too :)

I hope so tralamander!! x

Great site nickyn! I like the look of the baja buggy for the kids! Next project maybe……..

Minxy ;)

Wow that’s awesome! My husband nodded, smiled and said something about the portable chicken run! Hope your greenhouse is great, post some pics for us!!!

You can also use Top Rail…. the top pipe on chain link fences….. it can be bent and makes perfect hoops for a coldframe/ greenhouse. My students are making smaller ones over raised beds and we are bending 1/2" conduit for our hoops and covering them with white plastic. Very easy to do. Hope it goes well for you!!!