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Shiny - Keep all the weight as low down as possible . To support the upper structure , is there anyway you can fit a couple of guy ropes front and back and tie them to something sturdy , or a couple of ground screws.......
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I have one of them Greenhouses, i have mine in the top corner of my garden, i put a big bag of sand in the bottom of it and from one side round the front to the other i have fixed it to the fences with them Bungee cords, seems to keep it in place, but if the wind does blow a gale some of the light stuff inside still seems to fall around.

 

Hi Shiney, I've just put a "blow away" up and mentioned its progress and some things I have done to secure it against the wind in this thread;

http://gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/general-gardening-discussion/36929-my-autumn-winter-plans-8.html

I managed to get it all done just before the winds came, I have some guys ropes on the outside that are helping to hold the cover down, but that is also tied inside to the frame. The DIY strengthening work I have done is definitely holding it in place and it is a sheltered position too - however there is a little movement in it and the wind was strong enough to make a few pots fall off the shelves - no harm done though.

I still have to put some bricks or slabs around the outside to hold down the overlapping section of the cover. But given the strength of the wind last night especially I'm pleased its held up :thumb:

I also have a small "blow away" and that has a large slab of slate on the bottom shelf and is wired to some stakes, that hasn't moved an inch in 3 years - and its been battered at times :D :thumb:

 

Shiney,

If you have a few spare slabs, you could stand them on end and lean them onto the blow away too until the wind has passed then remove them after to allow access.

I also weight the bottom shelf down on mine with a paving slab, but I have found in very strong winds the framework itself can be blown apart. Thats just the nature of blow aways though. If I was going to continue using these two blow aways next year I would get some duct tape and tape the framework joints together.

And finally over one windy weekend last winter, I removed all plants and moved the blow aways into the greenhouse till the weather had passed, I keep my plants on big trays in the blow-aways to make emptying easier.

Steve...

 

'Gut instinct' suggests that if you have an opening of some sort at opposite sides (or ends) of a structure, then wind resistance should be reduced. Never having had one though, not sure how practical this would be for a plastic greenhouse.

 

Shiney, would it be possible to re-site it against the garage or somewhere
I had a blow away that blew away
When I got my green house, I have my blow away against a fence, with a cord tied around the top half around the blow away and the fence. two paving stones on the base rails ,one each side
I just use it now for keeping my tools, plant pots and some compost in, with a couple of cuttings in trays
It has survived the 80mph gales we had last night

Jack McH

 

Will be putting my blow away inside the new greenhouse for the winter

 

That is cheating is it not ?, think of the wasted space man

Jack McH

 

Shiney, I had a 'blowaway' for a couple of years and put some rocks at the bottom on the side struts. Yes the greenhouse stayed where it was, but the wind tore the cover to shreds instead. I binned it!

 

Don't bin it, i saw replacement covers for these Greenhouses, about £12 for my one that stands with 3 shelfs, didn't buy it though as mines still ok at the moment, now don't ask where i saw them covers as i can't remember now if i do remember i will post where they sell them