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B&Q are selling decent sized, plastic cloches with little vents at either end for £4.99 each. I got four yesterday and may well go back and get some more. Quite sturdy, and complete with metal pegs to secure into the ground. DDL

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Sounds good, checked out the Poundland ones but they were really flimsy (thin wire hoops and the covers looked about as substantial as sandwich bags)

Yikes! I paid out towards £40 for 3 a couple of weeks back. Still, I haven't taken them out of the packaging yet, so don't know the quality; maybe you gets what you pay for??

Thanks for the tip DDL, will look in my local tomorrow - could use some cloches. I was promised some from Mother in Laws neighbor, but they don't seem to be coming my way

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oooh cloches

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Hi, I also bought these cloches and thought they were good value for money-I posted it somewhere on the forum but can't seem to find it! I've already stuck mine down the allotment and at last it looks as if i know what I'm doing! (still know naff all , but hey!)
Raine

Single cloches try old pop bottes.
Just take the top off & cut to the height you require!

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Does anyone know where you can get those big plastic bottles they use on the water machines you see in offices? Bernie aka Dexterdog

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We have them at work, I fancied one, I was told that they were returned, all as prt of the arrangment. I have often dreamt of all the uses for them.

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apparently they have to replace these every 6 refills or so, so there are potentially lots of them around for the asking. Try Googling water bottle companies in your area, or phoning round big employers.

I use 2 or 4 pint milk bottles meself

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Some supermarkets sell water in larger bottles trouble is you have to buy the water!

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If you bought all that water you would be running to the loo every five minutes! If you drunk it of course! Bernie aka Dexterdog

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