27 March 2023
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If you click the image below to view it on my Flickr account and then look back to the equivalent shot from February, you might be wondering what has changed? It is true that there hasn’t been as much progress … Continue reading
28 February 2023
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I almost missed the chance to photograph the garden as it looks in February: I was waiting until I’d made worthwhile progress on the polytunnel. As of yesterday, the metal framework is finally complete although we did have to lift … Continue reading
26 January 2023
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Slow progress on the polytunnel but at least the hoops are up:
13 January 2023
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My polytunnel project has passed the next significant marker. I finished getting the foundation poles in and was able to mount the four hoops and main stabilisers. That’s an important step forward for a couple of reasons. Practically, it means … Continue reading
9 January 2023
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Today I managed to put in a grand total of one more of the foundation posts for the polytunnel. One is better than none though and it does put me over half-way through the process. For the first four, I … Continue reading
6 January 2023
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Today I’ve been doing more work on erecting the new polytunnel. To be honest, there isn’t a lot to show for it so far because I’m still on the first stage of putting in the foundation poles. Each pole needs … Continue reading
3 December 2022
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Although it rained more than I expected, we managed to get the old polytunnel frame up to the allotment this afternoon. It is set up and weighted down with some old compost sacks weighted down by bricks. That should be … Continue reading
18 November 2022
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Plans to move the old polytunnel to the allotment are coming along, or at least the metal frame part of it. This morning we took out the remaining tomato plants and removed the wooden frame. Now to head over to … Continue reading
10 November 2022
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Here is yesterday’s photo of the back garden. At the back, towards the centre, you can see the late-flowering Cosmos I mentioned last week is looking even more glorious although many other things are heading through their autumn or even, … Continue reading
7 November 2022
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Today was another step forward in our garden infrastructure project. Jane and I went out and removed the failing cover from the polytunnel in the back garden. It has been shedding an increasing amount of its plastic and the top … Continue reading