A cloche or two can make a big difference to any home vegetable grower. These simple structures will protect growing plants and help to extend the growing season. With careful use you can raise strong and healthy young plants that grow on to be superb croppers.
You can buy a cloche of course, but it really is easy and cheap to make your own. You can make one to a size that you want and you can make one that’s strong enough to survive windy weather. Better still, you can bring out your recycle-and-reuse best intentions and think of ways to cover plants that don’t cost a fortune.
SOME CLOCHE FACTS
■ A garden cloche is a raised cover that fits over plants to create a protected
