Coldframe's £19.99 @ Lidl from today

burnt toast · 03-03-2011, 02:58 PM

Available from today alluminium coldframes £19.99 sizes as below:

Description Lightweight aluminium frame with durable UV-resistant glazing
Protects and nurtures Ideal for growing seedlings
Split lid with adjustable ventilation and easy access
Easy to assemble
Includes 4 securing pegs, fixings and assembly instructions
Size approx. (cm): 31 x 99 x 59.5

BeatBeat · 03-03-2011, 03:20 PM

Sounds like a bargain.

My dad thinks I've entered my second childhood having torts at my age

..... but then he popped around at the week clutching a coldframe he'd bought them from Aldi. lol lol lol

I can't wait for the weather to get warmer so I can get them out there to try it out.

Beverley · 03-03-2011, 08:24 PM

I bought two of these last year, to be honest I thought they were rubbish, they are flimsy and break easily. Mine are now in bits, I am going to use some these to build good coldframes this year.

samincornwall · 03-03-2011, 10:18 PM

Just to clarify, am I right in thinking you guys use coldframes as sleeping quarters for torts when they are in outdoor enclosures? So if I build mine an outdoor run then a coldframe would serve as a hide for them?

burnt toast · 04-03-2011, 10:03 AM

Was thinking more of somewhere to warm up or get out of the wind on bad summer days. If you add a paving slab they warm up & TT reckon are about 10 degrees warmer than outside.

I was thinking of adding them to outdoor enclosure but also having a shed.

In previous years when mine have been tiny (some still are! lol) I have used a hutch with attatched covered run & plant propegators with a "door" cut in as a cold frame.

**Alan1** · 04-03-2011, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by samincornwall

Just to clarify, am I right in thinking you guys use coldframes as sleeping quarters for torts when they are in outdoor enclosures? So if I build mine an outdoor run then a coldframe would serve as a hide for them?

I did but don't now. I used only half the Aldi one

tort-a-lot · 04-03-2011, 08:57 PM

i bought 2 from lidl £19.99 each

yesterday and tbh for the money they are fine, quite robust i thought....bargain

samincornwall · 05-03-2011, 01:16 PM

They also have material greenhouses which I think I may use instead.

03-03-2011, 02:58 PM	#1
burnt toast Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5,246	Coldframe's £19.99 @ Lidl from today Available from today alluminium coldframes £19.99 sizes as below: Description Lightweight aluminium frame with durable UV-resistant glazing Protects and nurtures Ideal for growing seedlings Split lid with adjustable ventilation and easy access Easy to assemble Includes 4 securing pegs, fixings and assembly instructions Size approx. (cm): 31 x 99 x 59.5

03-03-2011, 03:20 PM	#2
BeatBeat Member Hatchling Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: East Midlands, UK Posts: 616	Sounds like a bargain. My dad thinks I've entered my second childhood having torts at my age ..... but then he popped around at the week clutching a coldframe he'd bought them from Aldi. lol lol lol I can't wait for the weather to get warmer so I can get them out there to try it out. __________________ BeatBeat 0.2.0 Testudo Hermanni Boettgeri (Matilda & Maizie) 3.0.0 Shetland Sheepdogs (Bryan, Cali & Bubble)

03-03-2011, 08:24 PM	#3
Beverley Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 3,493	I bought two of these last year, to be honest I thought they were rubbish, they are flimsy and break easily. Mine are now in bits, I am going to use some these to build good coldframes this year. __________________

03-03-2011, 10:18 PM	#4
samincornwall Member Hatched Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 290	Just to clarify, am I right in thinking you guys use coldframes as sleeping quarters for torts when they are in outdoor enclosures? So if I build mine an outdoor run then a coldframe would serve as a hide for them? __________________ Sam I love my tortoises, Glastonbury (And most other festivals) and Leonard Cohen.

04-03-2011, 08:57 PM	#7
tort-a-lot Member Incubating Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: south east Posts: 150	i bought 2 from lidl £19.99 each yesterday and tbh for the money they are fine, quite robust i thought....bargain __________________ *Tort-a-lot*

04-03-2011, 10:03 AM	#5
burnt toast Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5,246	Was thinking more of somewhere to warm up or get out of the wind on bad summer days. If you add a paving slab they warm up & TT reckon are about 10 degrees warmer than outside. I was thinking of adding them to outdoor enclosure but also having a shed. In previous years when mine have been tiny (some still are! lol) I have used a hutch with attatched covered run & plant propegators with a "door" cut in as a cold frame.

05-03-2011, 01:16 PM	#8
samincornwall Member Hatched Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 290	They also have material greenhouses which I think I may use instead. __________________ Sam I love my tortoises, Glastonbury (And most other festivals) and Leonard Cohen.

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