Category Archives: Polytunnel

Bindweed horrors!

Posted on December 26, 2020 by james

I meant to post this the other day after I completed the no dig conversion of the polytunnel. Early last year my father-in-law planted some early carrots and lettuce in the last wooden-sided bed to be removed, but it ended … Continue reading →

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No dig polytunnel #4

Posted on December 24, 2020 by james

Over the last couple of days I’ve been pushing forward with work to convert the polytunnel to “no dig” and today I’ve pretty much completed that. There’s still work to be done, with support wires needing moving and a little … Continue reading →

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No dig polytunnel #3

Posted on December 22, 2020 by james

It’s been a while waiting for the peppers to finish so I can remove more of the edged beds from the polytunnel, but I’m finally there and that’s what I’ve been doing over the last couple of days as time … Continue reading →

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Polytunnel garlic is go!

Posted on December 22, 2020 by james

A month ago I planted a second batch of garlic in the polytunnel. There were two reasons for doing so: first because I couldn’t get hold of the variety I wanted when I was looking to plant outdoors (that variety … Continue reading →

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Preserving polytunnel pepper plants

Posted on December 22, 2020 by james

Prior to a couple of months ago I’d never really thought about peppers (sweet peppers and chiles) as perennials. In the main in the UK they seem to be grown as annuals. Since they are perennials, trying to keep them … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2020: Multi-sown radishes

Posted on December 22, 2020 by james

I mentioned recently that I sowed some spare radish seeds in modules right at the end of September, four seeds to a module. A month later I transplanted the modules into the first new no-dig bed in the polytunnel. The … Continue reading →

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No dig polytunnel #2

Posted on October 30, 2020 by james

Yesterday we moved a trailer full of compost into the tunnel and spread it down the cleared side to make a bed about two feet six inches wide (it’s easier to work in imperial for this because it’s a fourteen … Continue reading →

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No dig polytunnel #1

Posted on October 29, 2020 by james

Yesterday we began work on converting the polytunnel to “no dig”. It’s a little tricky at the moment as there are still plants in some of the beds, but fortunately they’re all on one side of the tunnel and the … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2020: Goodbye to the tomatoes

Posted on October 25, 2020 by james

We decided this morning that the fruits remaining on the tomato vines really weren’t getting any riper, so this afternoon my daughter and I stripped off all of the remaining tomatoes that were worth having and pulled up all the … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2021: Going “no dig” in the polytunnel?

Posted on October 19, 2020 by james

I’ve been pondering today on switching to “no dig” in the polytunnel. It’s a 30’x14′ tunnel containing eight 6’x4′ beds with wooden sides, several of which are rotting away and should ideally be replaced this winter. However, I’m thinking that … Continue reading →

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