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Plastic Cloches for Plants

Garden cloches or plastic cloches for plants are enclosures that protect plants from several things, such as pest infestation and various weather conditions. In the process, you create a microclimate that allows seedlings, crops, and young plants to flourish throughout the year's cold or wet months.
Plastic cloches for plants come in various sizes, shapes, and materials. When choosing what best suits your garden's needs and what you are protecting it from, you may find it confusing. Worry not because, in this blog, we will discuss what plastic cloches are, how they work, the available types, and how to choose the different kinds that suit your needs.

What Is a Garden Cloche in NZ?

A garden cloche is a protective cover made for plants that ensure they are protected during the cold and wet months. Another purpose it serves is that they keep wind and pests away from plants enclosed inside.
A cloche is usually used to cover only one plant at a time. It is generally made of either plastic or glass materials, and both are proven beneficial to help protect certain plants from the cold so that their growing season gets extended.

How Do Plastic Cloches for Plants Work?

A cloche works on a small scale like a greenhouse.
First, the air inside the cloche is warmed by the sun's energy. The warm air then heats the soil. And it is the cloche's job to keep the warm air from escaping, so the air inside continues to heat up.
Now, cloches have holes that can be opened to let cool air in. The cloche keeps the hot air from suffocating your plants on a hot, sunny day.
A cloche can also moisten air and soil when the vents are shut. This keeps water from going away because of the wind and sun.
Some cloches are made out of glass material. The matter about glass is that it can get too hot for the plants. If you happen to have a glass type of cloche, you can prop them open from the bottom with a stone or stick to avoid suffocating the plant.

Why You Need a Garden Cloche

If you live in a country with four seasons, you need a cloche to make your plants' growing season last longer.
With a cloche, gardeners, in any climate, can keep heavy rains and winds from hurting their plants.
Types of Garden Cloches in NZ You Can Choose From
Ever since the cloches were made, gardeners have come up with many types of cloches. Here are the popular cloche options you can choose from:
Tunnel Cloches
A tunnel cloche is excellent if you want to cover a more extensive area. Most of the time, these cloches are long, rectangular covers or curved, tube-like structures that run along the ground.
Tunnel cloches can be made of mesh, netting, glass, or plastic, and they can have wire hoops or more solid metal frames with removable panes.
Bell Cloches
The classic bell jar cloche is beautiful and has been used for a long time. The simple bell shape, which is usually made of glass but can also be made of plastic, is excellent for covering single plants.
Some cloches must be lifted every so often to let air flow, while others have vents built right in. Plastic bell cloches are lighter and easier to move around than glass ones, but they need to be pegged to the ground to stay stable and in one place.
In the summer, bell-shaped cloches with open frames can keep pests away from your plants. During winter, you can cover them with fleece or straw to protect them from the cold.
Umbrella Cloches
As their name suggests, this garden cloche looks like clear plastic umbrellas. It also has a rod in the middle which goes into the ground to hold the cloche in place.
This type is an excellent option because they're light, easy to move around, and often have air holes.
Order Your Plastic Cloches for Plants from KIWIRECO
KIWIRECO can transform recyclable and renewable materials into tree ties and stakes used in various applications, such as gardening, horticulture, and landscaping. KIWIRECO also offers open-top cloches that do the following:
  • Winnd and light frost
  • Animal grazing
  • Slug and snail damage
  • Cats and bird damage

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Contact us on 09 426 7313 or sales@kiwireco.co.nz to order your plastic cloches or any of our environmentally responsible products.
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