A lot of work to do.......

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  1. Jenny namaste

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    Awesome Nathan
    :love30: absolutely awesome,
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    A little bit more done today....

    All four corner holes dug, posts cut and nails banged into the base of each post, Scaffold boards put into position at either end, which were then screwed to the posts (luckily, scaffold boards where they sat were level, how lucky !), knocked up some concrete and then filled the holes in...

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    And this is how I left it today

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      Had to pot up a few plants today, and have been making use of tunnel #2

      Tunnel #1 :

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      Tunnel #2 :

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      My Strawberry planter this year

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        I'm putting my polytunnel up tomorrow

        What are the dimensions of those wooden posts? They look like 2inch by 2inch but what length?
         
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          They are 3"x 3" treated fence posts, I bought 2.4m long lengths and cut them in half, so each was around 4' long
           
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          Cheers pal
           
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            I've just read, from the start, to yesterdays post. What you have acheived is fantastic! It's brilliant. Can't wait to see how it all goes now you've accquired the next door plot.
             
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              I've heard there is going to be an idiot doing a video update on an allotment..... And he speaks in the video as well !!!!
               
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              Here's the fool!

               
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                Looking very good Nathan, you're going to have loads of veggies this year :)
                 
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                  looking good! I love the polytunnel :dbgrtmb:
                   
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                  An 'ickle update ...

                  Been doing stuff to Tunnel #3 today, not long until the cover goes on.

                  What it looked like just after I'd started :-

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                  Top of frame put in place :-

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                  Frame jambs in place :-

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                  Holes dug. nails spiked into bottom of frame jambs .... Just need to mix and pour concrete in now :-

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                  In other news....

                  I placed a Ladybord Larvae on one of my chilli plants :-

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                  Bought more Jacks Magic (another 8x 40 litre bags) :-

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                  Someone was having a BBQ whilst I was busy ..... I was starving once I got a whiff !! :-

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                  And finally, Donna found this metal rack left out for the Tin Fairies at her mothers and scooped it up for me at the allotment... Nice free bit of shed racking :-

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                    looking good! must be costing you a fortune
                     
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