My Polytunnel is finished!!

The epic job of putting together our polytunnel is done!!!

It has taken us several weeks, due to weather, the fact we have full time jobs, missing parts etc, but we finished it yesterday! We covered it despite there being winds between 12-20 mph (which is a strict no-no in any polytunnel book!), as we'd seen the forecasts for the next few weeks and that seemed the least wind we could hope for!



It's 10ft wide by 30ft long, and has timber base rails instead of being trenched.

If you can spot by the double doors, a huge puddle of water.... just as we were finishing the last end, we had 30 minutes of torrential rain, which drenched us and the dogs, and we spent 30 minutes in the tunnel making a makeshift poncho and hat for me out of cut-offs of polythene. There will be no pictures of this.

I haven't put anything in it yet, as we've got irrigation systems and groundcover to put in, although I'll be moving stuff in this week. We visited B&Q yesterday and got loads of growbags - we're not planting directly into the ground, as it's infested with couch grass and bindweed. The plan is eventually to have raised beds, but I think I've given Mr IsoChick enough projects for the time being!

Woo! Can't believe we've actually got it done...

Brilliant, have a bash at planting spuds late in the year so you have new potatoes for christmas dinner!
Becky

Well done - we have one with a large paddling pool in (15-22foot) but we grow cucumbers and tomatoes (and a few other things) in there in the summer.

Looks good

That looks fabulous, I'm very jealous.

Why can't we see the poncho and hat?

Famtastic - well done. Go on you know we want to see the poncho and hat!!

I'll second that one

Well done it does look smashing though cant wait to see it fully laden
Elaine xx

Is it just me or are more and more people growing their own nowadays. Just wish I had the room. You can't grow much on a postage stamp can you

Yes, look, potatoes, beetroot, carrots, salad leaves all in containers;




Give it a go.

Go for an allotment! The councils have to provide them so the more people who have allotments the more green space there is around!
Becky

Looks great, you will soon be self sufficient

Oooh I want one!! It's looks fantastic, bet you'll grow loads of stuff in there! You could set up a side business selling produce to Dogsey members!!

Bet max and murphy love it!

Oh and we definitely need to see the poncho and hat photos!