How to set up your polytunnel, cage or cloche

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In the event of snow, we strongly recommend that cloches are taken down and stored. They are NOT designed to withstand the weight of any significant snowfall. Snow will collect on the surface and your cloche is likely to collapse.

1. Remove the product carefully from the storage bag, taking care not to lose the ground pegs.

2. Select a reasonably flat area to use your Pop-up cloche.

3. Open out the cloche. When erected, peg down firmly, using the sewn tabs around the base.

4. In windy areas, you may need to add extra pegs for maximum stability.

5. At the end of the season fold away the cloche, allow it to dry and either lay flat or store in the bag provided until next season.

6. If your product becomes twisted or distorted, simply fold it up and open it out again. The metal has memory, and will eventually correct itself. If the metal on one side remains distorted, try twisting it with your fingers to correct its shape.

To fold away your cloche:

1. Grip diagonally opposite ends of the cloche.

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If you live in a particularly windy area, you may find that your pop-up cage can be blown over. While this will not harm the cage, there are a few ways to prevent this from happening. 

1. Peg cage into the ground using the tabs sewn into the bottom edge (for particularly light soils, you may wish to use longer pegs or corkscrew pegs)

2. Push two bamboo canes or pieces of tubing firmly into the ground on either side of the cage, close to the sidewalls. Add extra canes if needed in extreme conditions.

3.  Many of the cages have sewn tabs in the middle of the LH and RH sides at top and/or bottom. Thread string or cable ties through these and attach to the canes.

4. If your cage has no side tabs, push the canes into the ground as above, thread string or ties through the seams, and secure to the canes.

5. At the end of the season remove the canes, fold away the cage and store in the bag provided until next required.

In the event of snow, we strongly recommend that cages are taken down and stored. They are NOT designed to withstand the weight of significant snowfall. Snow will collect on the mesh and your cage is likely to collapse.

Please note: Occasionally, one of the metal hoops which hold the sides can twist inside the seam. 
If this happens, feel round until you find the two ends of the twist and return the hoop to a flat plane. This will enable you to fold the net properly.

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1. Find a suitable location for your tunnel - fairly flat ground is best. Lay out all of the components, ensuring no parts are missing. Next open out the tunnel. 

2. Assemble carbon rod sets to form long rods. Take each rod and insert through the external sewn tabs in the middle and end sections of the tunnel, easing through to the other side. 

3. Locate one end of the rod on the inner hole of the plastic locator (attached to the strap below each seam). Bend the rod gently in a curve, easing the seam back along the rod as you go. When the loop is complete, put the other end of the rod in the plastic locator at the other end of the strap. DO NOT OVER BEND.

4. Place the tunnel in a suitable location in your garden, then gently stretch the tunnel out to it's full length. Attach the guy ropes to the tabes located at the top of the tunnel (2 guy ropes at each end). Peg down as required. Peg down the sides of the tunnel through the plastic locators along each edge, then finally, peg down the guy ropes at each end. 

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