A new Door
With some old fence posts donated by Brian Goodfellow, I’ve made a door for the East end. The wind from the North is really a north easterly so this gable end will keep out the cold. In hindsight, I may need a base board…
Layout of the Poly-tunnel
The layout has gone through several design iterations. My constraints that have been through various changes are: 3 ft wide path down the center, allowing easy access for wheelbarrows and wheelchairs. 2ft reach, so a 2ft bed if accessed from one side, and 4ft…
Mice
While I was away for the weekend, the little buggers have enjoyed a diet of broad bean seeds with seedling lettuce on the side. Crunchy peanut butter will be their last supper…. One of the courgette stems has split, and I’m blaming them too….
So far so good
The poly-tunnel has taken a few weeks to get to it’s current stage. The structure is not ready; the two ends need to be trimmed, the doors added, strengthened and ready to accept the poly-tunnel cover. Conventional steel poly-tunnels have a tape that insulates…