18 October 2024
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Now that we’ve trimmed back the tomatoes in the polytunnel (still producing but air movement is vital as the weather gets colder) I’ve been able to roll the side window (blind?) down on the polytunnel. That will help keep the … Continue reading
9 September 2024
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Our tomatoes are running later than I’d expect again this year, despite having got them off to an earlier start. I think the combination of light levels and temperature have contributed. Possibly we’ve also had the polytunnel too well sealed. … Continue reading
23 April 2024
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My polytunnel is getting quite full of seedlings (all sorts) and plants that are in the beds on either side but will come into their own later in the year. However, it has also started to bear edible fruit. For … Continue reading
15 April 2024
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Putting small plants outside at the moment is a bit of a risk – warm weather over the weekend has been followed by windy conditions, a drop in the temperature, cold rain and even some hail today (although, to be … Continue reading
8 April 2024
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One of the things I’ve been doing today is building a couple more bench tops for the polytunnel. We’re at the exciting time of years where seeds germinate and grow quickly and I need to make maximum use of the … Continue reading
15 November 2023
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The tomatoes in the polytunnel have had quite a lot of fruit on them over the last few weeks but it has been showing very little signs of shifting in colour. Today I decided to draw a line under the … Continue reading
1 November 2023
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I’ve decided that the new door glazing isn’t making it too hot in the polytunnel – just pleasantly warm on days when the sun decides to stay out for a while. The tomato plants, which are lovers of warmth and … Continue reading
30 October 2023
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When we lived in Oxford, we put a polytunnel in the back garden in the autumn. One of the lessons we quickly learned as the following spring warmed up was just how hot they can get and we had to … Continue reading
12 October 2023
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It has been a few weeks since I last put seeds into soil and, of that batch, there seems to be little evidence of sprouting. That was direct sowing at the allotment but I’ve been meaning to make more use … Continue reading
15 September 2023
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I’m working on creating an outside storage bench from old pallet wood: somewhere to sit but with space under the seat to store things like bags of compost and other things that have been cluttering up the growing space in … Continue reading