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When I built my dome greenhouse earlier this year I took my time reading about coverings, so how did I end up with brittle greenhouse polythene? The greenhouse covering looked rather good when it was first complete. I had bought Allplas 500 polythene, recommended for small greenhouses and UV resistant. Clear Polythene sheeting 2m wide … Read more
In the last post I assembled the geodesic dome, this was to become the roof, now it’s time to build a greenhouse frame. The buildwithhubs kit is proving to be a real delight, for a few months it sat under my coffee table with me pondering. That pondering turned into a real project with the … Read more
Part 2 of my Hubs kit building and I’m ready to assemble a geodesic dome. At the end of my last session cutting out all of the beams for the dome I had a pile of long and short wooden poles. I varnished these all with an exterior wood paint and once dry (around an … Read more
We’re stuck at home and all wanted a project, how about a Hubs Dome Project, luckily I had been bought a hubs dome kit for my last birthday. Sturdy Canvas bag containing all of the parts with a chunky zip across the top. This is a really cool printed canvas bag that I’m sure will … Read more