I dunno what you do for a living, Great, but sounds like its time to change your job, lol! I'm not a veggie person, so can't give any useful advice I'm afraid, but it strikes me I'd cobble something together using bits of wood as a frame and lashing polythene to it to make my own cloche.

I work with children, hence the migraine!! Think I need a change too much stress! Seen some fleecy cloches with Velcro openings but they were like 60 pounds!!! I dont think so

I momentarily misread what you'd written and thought you'd said "fleecy clothes" - must be 'cos I'm freezing here today, lol

Suggestion: Tie 4 lots of 2 garden canes (3') together to make 4 'A' frames, stick them in the soil along the length of the bed. Run a cane along the apex top to act as a support. Put fleece over the top and peg down at the ends and sides. This will give you a 'tent' about 2' 6" tall in the middle. If you want steeper sides so you can cover taller plants near the edges you will need to put a short cross piece at the top of each A frame about 12" long so that the uprights no longer meet. I tried adding a couple of sketches but failed.

Thank you Rogerbee that sounds like a very good idea and a money saver to, thanks for that!

Bamboo hope you warm up soon. Im water logged can't take any more of this rain. Had enough now. Weather man says its gonna be the hotest summer ever. I bet will still have a water ban

Oh no, please don't tell me the "weather man" was from the Met Office! Cos if he was, it'll be wet as anything... Anyway, not sure I want a really hot summer, not now I have to wear blasted support tights every day...

You know that!!! ha ha Support tight are no fun are they not sexy either!!! lol Poor you have you varicose veins? Feel free to tell me to mind my own business, Its the old nurse in me. What you doing over Easter anything nice? I might be 50 but I do hope someone remembers to buy me an Easter egg!

Well mine are black tights, so not too bad - I have finally succumbed to post thrombotic syndrome, unfortunately which has caused varicosity stage II - they are congratulating me at the hospital for making it to this age without experiencing this before, they seem to think I'm a miracle, I guess cos I've had so many DVTs, but am now at risk of developing leg ulcers, OH NO! So tights it is, haven't worn those for about 25 years, I feel like a trussed up chicken... I HATE wearing tights!

Ah bless!!! You seem to be a happy soul. so that's good to know. Trussed up like a chicken - made me laugh!!! You never go till your numbers up!!! Must be the gardening keeping you healthy. Perhaps you are a 'miracle' and perhaps medical science will learn something from you, who knows. keep smiling Bamboo

Dunno about that - I keep telling everyone to put the words "I told you I was ill" on my gravestone...

I use the same phrase!!! and was told recently I have a slight heart problem great I thought. It won't stop me gardening, probably make me get out in my garden more often

Funny thing about hearts - I had a mitral valve insufficiency with a murmur 15 years ago - when they checked it again 3 years ago, it was gone... very odd.

Ever heard the phrase 'physician heal thy self' Perhaps we should use patient heal thy self! ha ha. The human body is a very powerful machine, Ive seen 'miracles' When I was nursing. People who were told they would never walk again and they have etc

I reckon it had something to do with 12 years of warfarin and giving up caffeine, personally! Though I carried on smoking...

tut tut Bamboo smoking!!

Yea, yea, heard it all before - as far as I'm concerned, it's not the length of life that matters, it's the quality - and I've already had to give up so much with increasing age, thanks. Tell me I'll live and be healthy for ever and I'll stop, lol!