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Tomato greenhouse or cloche

Updated: October 2026

Choose a tomato greenhouse or a cloche by the plant that has to finish the season, not by which box says tomato. A grow bag with two or three cordons needs a 100 × 50 × 150 cm film house. One young plant or a chilli can start in a pop-up about 110 cm tall, and you will outgrow it. The Products Compared editorial team compared those shapes from amazon.co.uk extracts on 16 October 2026. This is not a glazed greenhouse, and it is not a lab test. The full table, including mesh, is the [tomato plant cover comparison](/hub/plant-accessories/tomato-plant-cover). If you buy through our links, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

Choose a tomato greenhouse or a cloche by the plant that has to finish the season, not by which box says tomato. A grow bag with two or three cordons needs a 100 × 50 × 150 cm film house.

Our top picks

VOUNOT VOUNOT tomato grow house, white

Best overall

VOUNOT VOUNOT tomato grow house, white
9.0/10about £23.49
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DIVCHI DIVCHI tomato growhouse

Best value

DIVCHI DIVCHI tomato growhouse
8.2/10about £15.47
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Tierra Garden Haxnicks pop-up tomato cloche

Alternative

Tierra Garden Haxnicks pop-up tomato cloche
7.8/10about £20.99
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On this page
  1. 1.The two covers this fork actually is
  2. 2.When the 150 cm house is the one
  3. 3.When the cloche is the one
  4. 4.What neither of them is

The two covers this fork actually is

On one side is a film growhouse, about 100 × 50 × 150 cm, with a roll-up door. In this set that is the DIVCHI at about £15.47 (4.1 from 223 reviews) and the VOUNOT houses, white at about £23.49 (4.4 from 145) and green at about £24.99 (4.4 from 146). Both VOUNOT colours state 135 g/m² polyethylene. The written reviews are one sample. A maker line that also says 140 cm is not the height used here. On the other side is a pop-up cloche. The Haxnicks cloche, listed as Tierra Garden, is about 50 × 110 cm at about £20.99 (4.1 from 122 reviews). The maker page says D50 cm × H1.1 m and that it folds flat. The maker's £24.99 is not the extract price. The GardenSkill cube is 50 × 50 × 50 cm at about £13.48 (4.4 from 105). It is not a substitute for the 110 cm pop-up. Mesh bags and the 45 cm tunnel are neither side of this fork. Gardeners' World trains cordons to about 1.5–2 m. A 150 cm house can hold that plant if you stop it. A 110 cm cloche cannot finish it.

When the 150 cm house is the one

Use the house when the tomatoes will live in a grow bag and you want them under cover after the seedling stage. Reviews talk about two plants and about three. That is one bag, not a bed. The roll-up door is how you water the compost without lifting the frame every evening. The Haxnicks buyers do not have that door. The white VOUNOT states a 2.7 kg frame, 135 g/m² polyethylene, and ropes and stakes. The green one matches that spec at about £1.50 more, with the same review text. The DIVCHI matches the size and the door at about £15.47, and a listed weight of 200 g you should ignore. One DIVCHI review says the roof sags and holds rain. Which house to buy is the best tomato plant cover page. Stop the plant before an unstopped 2 m cordon presses the plastic.
VOUNOT VOUNOT tomato grow house, white

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VOUNOT VOUNOT tomato grow house, white
9.0/10about £23.49
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When the cloche is the one

Use the 110 cm Haxnicks cloche for one young plant or a chilli, before the cordon reaches the top. Vents are stated, and the cover folds flat, which matters if you cannot store a 2.7 kg frame. Pegs are listed, one buyer found them missing, and several buyers say the cover comes off every time you water. For one pot, that lift is acceptable. For three plants in a bag, buy the house. You will outgrow 110 cm. A cordon at 1.5–2 m does not finish inside it. The 50 cm GardenSkill cube is a different plan: reviews use it for trays and cool nights, and at least one buyer said it was too small for a tomato.

What neither of them is

Neither cover is a glazed greenhouse. The RHS notes that plastic mini-greenhouses often lack adjustable ventilation. This set has no price for a glazed house. Wind still applies to both. Box pegs fail in reviews of the houses and of the cloche. Add stakes on an open patio. A ventilated film skin can keep rain off the leaves, which is the RHS limit, and the detail is on tomato plant cover and blight. How to peg and when to open the door is on how to use a tomato plant cover. A grow bag points to the 150 cm house. One young plant points to the 110 cm pop-up.

Common questions

Do I need a tomato greenhouse or a cloche?
A grow bag that will finish the season needs the 150 cm film house. One young plant or a chilli can start in the 110 cm pop-up until it hits the top. The 50 cm cube is a seed-tray cover. Mesh is not part of this fork.
Will a 110 cm cloche fit a cordon tomato?
Only while the plant is young. Gardeners' World trains cordons to about 1.5–2 m, and buyers outgrow the Haxnicks cloche at about 110 cm. Vents do not add that height.
What fits one grow bag?
A house listed at 100 × 50 × 150 cm: the DIVCHI or either VOUNOT colour. Reviews mention two plants and three, which is one bag. The 50 × 110 cm cloche is a single-plant cover.
Is a 50 cm pop-up the same choice as the Haxnicks cloche?
No. The Haxnicks is about 110 cm with vents stated, at about £20.99. The GardenSkill cube is 50 cm, at about £13.48, and a review already found it too small for a tomato.
Why are mesh bags not on this fork?
Mesh does not shed rain and adds little warmth. It answers birds and insects. A bag at about £7.89 is not a small greenhouse.
Which one stores flat, and what do I give up for that?
The Haxnicks cloche folds flat at a listed 250 g. You give up height and a door you can water through. The VOUNOT house lists a 2.7 kg frame and keeps a season's height for a grow bag.

Related pages

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How to use a tomato plant cover through a UK season

Sources

Public UK sources checked for this comparison, plus the amazon.co.uk listing facts in the display file on 16 October 2026. Shelf prices and star lines are those UK figures. A cover in this set does not prove a temperature lift or that blight is stopped.

  1. RHS: Cloches (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  2. RHS: Fleece and crop covers (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  3. RHS: Tomato blight (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  4. RHS: Grow your own tomatoes (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  5. RHS: When to plant out tender plants (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  6. Met Office: Why frost can still occur in late spring (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  7. Gardeners' World: How to grow tomatoes (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  8. Gardeners' World: Tomato blight (retrieved 16 October 2026)