It's been like a proper summer the last two days, to the point that at lunchtime yesterday I had to retreat home from the allotment as it was just too hot to be digging.
The digging was to clear a space for our new polytunnel to go on. There was a patch of mud and couch grass that was crying out for something to cover it , so I set about clearing a 10ft x 6ft space for a small tunnel to go on. The space is the bare patch near the white post in the picture below.
After much turf and weed removal and about half a ton of gravel and soil the space was something like. Buster acted as a foreman some of the time and a clown the rest of the time.....he is so sweet but so so annoying at times as well....bless him !
By the end of the first day the frame was up and the wooden posts knocked in to add a bit of support to the frame.
Day two and a couple more posts added to the front, a trench dug all round and some kick boards just to protect the cover when I m cutting the grass.
We managed to knock up a few low supports for the plants to stand on, they were from some of the bits of left over scrap pallets we had left.
We're not expecting the cover to last very long but the frame is very sturdy, so when the cover gives up we'll fit a more sturdy poly tunnel polythene, but we should get this season out of this one.
We wrapped a long day in the sun off by putting the tomato plants and chilli plants in to bigger pots and grow bags.
I've rigged up some twine supports above the tomatoes, I just need to tie in some canes as the plants grow.
Everything else is now starting to show some growth as well, the beetroots are just poking their heads up , as are the radishes. All the brassicas are slowly coming along and the spuds are well away. We just need a bit of rain next few days really as the ground is starting to dry out and crack in places.
That's all for now.
