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Building a polytunnel

Polytunnel

So this post is somewhat late but the tunnel now has a cover…

I had some help from some friends. All of us didn’t have a clue but we got it done!

Building a polytunnel
Building a polytunnel
Building a polytunnel

This means we can get on with the next exciting part of our project and it will be about creating zones in the tunnel and growing some much needed produce. However, we want to make it fun… We want the young people to enjoy gardening and enjoy the farm, to enjoy being in nature and to understand how we can work with nature to produce something beautiful. This will happen all over the site and in the tunnel. We will have a stream running through the tunnel connecting the two ponds. We will build four zones – a desert, tropical, English country garden and a flower zone. It will take time but we will get there.

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