That’s awesome. Nice work.
I need to get into gardening more. I build the infrastructure (beds, trellises, irrigation etc.), carry the soil bags and plant trees but I mostly let my wife do the growing things from seeds and seedlings part.
It is amazing to watch though and I think I’d take great satisfaction from it. In the meantime I still get to eat all the produce, of course! 
Polytunnel is now clothed.
I’m interested to follow your progress of how this goes this year.
My better half is in charge of farmy type stuff, unfortunately it’s me with the green fingers, so she’s having to learn.
She wanted to go straight for the polytunnel route without having any idea of what you can and can’t do. This is complicated by where we are in Wales, our growing lags by about 3-4 weeks of lowland areas and is shorter at the tail end, so I’m interested to see if this could help plug any gaps.
As am I
Hi @keets a polytunnel will extend the growing season anywhere. North Northumberland spring starts about 3 weeks later than say Nottingham but the polytunnel gives us an earlier start for growing stuff as it is free from frost and we can extend the season way throughout the winter with potatoes leeks, salad crops etc. You can pretty much become a year round gardener with one. It is also a great place to chill out on evenings where it is normally too cold to sit out. My initial outlay was about 700 gbp and since moving house and resiting it has cost another 200 quid for new door and cover. It will easily pay that back in fresh veg over the year. If in doubt or any specific questions please feel free to ask.
We also have a vine that I had to cut down to move but it was producing lots of grapes before that.
Quick video of the inside
Pretty cool @Cib.
I was expecting you to be doing a raised bed green house and not to actually use the ground. How far away from the sides do you intend to plant, or need to plant, to keep frost from becoming an issue?
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Nice video! Awesome stuff. Looking forward to the updates!
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The frost will not be an issue in the tunnel. By the time the cold weather comes back most everything will be over winter stuff like kale pots and winter veg. The addition of a bin of water helps maintain the heat and also we stick the chickens in over winter which keep weeds down and fertilise as they wander
Proper bit of Eden you got there mate, lovely! Thanks for giving us a peek, and what a nice accent you have 
Thanks Cib. I’ll definitely make use of this. 
We’re having a think about the best location. We’re on a hillside, quite exposed, but there are hedges and some shelter available.
We can see days of high winds, do you have to combat this, or anchor points etc? Our greenhouse for example is built into the base, so it’s as secure as it can be.
I used anchor plates I go out and send a snap…
Gardens are started. We are going to try cedar wood chips as a barrier around the gardens this year…
Just picked up another load of dirt and materials, and this weekend will be expanding my area and putting in a few other things. We also found blueberries along the fenceline, but I’m figuring the birds will probably get most of those, so I’ll add another bush in next to the garden beds.
We have some blueberry bushes…I don’t think I’ve ever managed to get any off of them before the critters do. I think one year I had some in my pancakes. Same for our peach tree. They start to grow and a few weeks before they are ready a deer or something else comes along and eats them. I guess I need to eat deer and squirrels.
Or you could, you know, get a dog.
Dogs are great for (attempting to) scare them off, as well as raccoons and some of the more annoying birds. In his own mind, Prince is singlehandedly saving us from all the fuzzy Disney critters that would otherwise turn our back yard into their own nature preserve.
Also, I’m figuring bushes closer to the house in general will help - I figure let them have their bushes, and maybe they’ll get the hint that the rest are ours.
I have a “pros” and “cons” list for dog ownership…LOL… At this point in my life, I honestly don’t think I could be a responsible dog owner. I would love a dog…I’d kill for an Australian Shepherd (even though they aren’t from Australia apparently). I think we’d be good buds. But not yet.
How old is Kai now? Just saying. 
