The polytunnel is starting to take shape, we have the metal structure mostly completed with the door frames, doors and cladding yet to complete. The cladding requires a warm still day and a few friends to lend a hand. The problem is that we need to get it all done in one day. One of the tasks involves digging two 15m long trenches 30 x 30cms so by my calculations that's one person digging for each trench, two sets of two watching one set for each trench and then another person to get the tea on. It's not me, this is just how these things work. We also have to tape over all the metal parts that come in contact with the plastic and then there's some pretty fiddly bits and pieces involved in finishing everything off and getting the plastic nice and tight so it won't damage during the winter.
What has been erected so far has been with Sally doing most of the calculations and Jake and I doing the heavy lifting. Jake lifted so much he had to take a rest after lunch...
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| Foundation tubes carefully positioned and hammered into the ground |
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| Jake having a rest after lunch |
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| The first few poles going up |
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| Starting to take shape |
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| Looking more like it |
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| Does that look straight to you? |
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| That'll do, we hope |
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