Back in September 2010, when I constructed our first polytunnel, I noted that, “even with a relatively thick instruction book, there were still plenty of times when it came down to puzzling out how to proceed.” From my current building experience I concur with that although perhaps not with the follow-on statement, “I think it would be much easier to build a second one.” It might have been easier if we’d started on flat ground but, between working over the differently shaped footprint of the first tunnel in this garden (a much less solid construction but, to be fair, much easier to put up) and working in winter and spring weather, this one has been at least as hard.

However, it has inspired me to look back at my pictures from the time. Perhaps there I will find some of the answers to questions which the manual (probably much the same as the previous one) doesn’t clarify as much as I would like.