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Polytunnel Update

February 20, 2006

It has been hovering around freezing here for over a week, and there has been a mixture of gale force winds, rain and crystal blue skies. But none of that has stopped progress with the Polytunnel. This past week found me braving frostbite to haul in several wheelburrow loads into the tunnel to improve the [...]

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Polytunnel Stage II

January 22, 2006

Over the past week I’ve had a bit of a chance to work on the polytunnel. Now that the seeds have arrived there is more incentive than ever to move the project along. This past weeks efforts have included adding a baseboard along the outside, beginning to frame in doorways, anchoring the ribs to the [...]

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The Polytunnel

January 16, 2006

This past weekend saw the beginning of our first polytunnel. The project will be documented in pictures here, so keep checking back. As DIY projects go this one is fairly easy to tackle and the materials are simple to come by. I scoured the web for ideas and never quite came up with what I [...]

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