Thanks very much for those helpful replies.
That sounds like a great idea. Does the camera send a signal to your home router via wi-fi? If so how far does the signal extend? I suppose it...
And managed to move some more soil into one end. I bit the bullet and bought a few tonnes of screened topsoil (and some sand) though it wasn't...
First raised bed in place . Built using reclaimed timber. Some old paint on it but I've removed most of it from the sides nearest the soil.[ATTACH]
Yes - I just put it in the poly tunnel to see what the temperature was - I was building a raised bed and could tell it was pretty hot - or at...
I also purchased a max / min thermometer and tested it out today. Max temp for 10th October - 43 degrees c. Mad!
There are two methods. Burying the polythene is one option and the other is affixing it it a base rail. I didn't have much of an option because...
I decided that using the blinding was the way to go. Basically put a strip of weed fabric around the edge of the tunnel and brought it inside...
Thanks for that tip. I had just tried that small section with blinding at the bottom but you are right, a strip of mypex or similar, underneath...
[ATTACH]As a base rail was used to attach the polythene, there's a gap at the bottom. I'm going to use some blinding that I had lying around to...
[ATTACH][ATTACH]A view from the inside
And we're up :)[ATTACH]
The 4" x 3"s that came with the kit weren't just good enough (a bit warped) so a quick trip to the timber yard and some nice new ones for the...
Adding the crop bars.It was a lovely day here on Friday.[ATTACH]
Cheating when attaching the hoops - standing on a trailer makes it much easier[ATTACH]
More ground work done. The base pipes are now embedded in concrete - so this shouldn't blow away ... Managed to get a water pipe buried and...
Thanks - I welded the strips of plate metal to the bottom of the 10 ground tubes to add a bit of extra strength for gripping the concrete.
And here is the site. I needed to get a large digger in but I think a good job was done.
[ATTACH] The poly-tunnel has arrived but still in bits.
Thanks - I had looked through that thread before - I hope mine turns out half as good. :)
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