BlogHide Resteemscynneth (25)in homesteading • 7 years agoHow to build Polytunnel - PART 1So, why are we using a poly tunnel? Here's a great extract from "The Quick Crop"Blog (www.quickcrop.co.uk/blog/polytunnel-gardening/) "Why Use a Polytunnel? Most importantly, a polytunnel will…cynneth (25)in gardening • 7 years agoHow to build a mini poly tunnelIn today's episode, I show you an EASY, CHEAP way to build a mini poly tunnel / Cold frame at home. I built 2 for around £30 in total. Not bad considering they can cost as much as £100 for…cynneth (25)in allotements • 7 years agoOrdering REAL SEEDS and SPREADSHEETS FOR PLANNINGSo we've bought our seeds for 2018! Super excited and can't wait to start planting them. We'll get into what seeds varieties we got when we plant them but in today's video I go over using excel…cynneth (25)in allotments • 7 years agoBURNING THE SHED!!!!! And the start of WOOD CHIP PATHSJust pottering around the allotment, burning the old shed and basically just keeping myself busy. For me, I actually enjoy doing anything on the allotment. I enjoy the preparation and "the boring…cynneth (25)in allotment • 7 years agoBuilding raised bedsThis weekend we made a start on building our first raised beds. It's so awesome to see the allotment taking shape. Can't wait to get the rest of them in. I talk a bit about what timber we used…cynneth (25)in gardening • 7 years agoPLANNING our ALLOTMENT - Initial ideasWe've done most of the prep work on our plot but now it's time to start planning what we're going to do and how we're going to do it. Today, I've gone through a basic idea of what we want to do -…cynneth (25)in allotments • 7 years agoAllotment inspirationA big part of learning about anything, is learning from others. On an allotment site, there will be all levels of knowledge from complete novices, to seasoned allotmenteers! We got loads tidied…cynneth (25)in allotments • 7 years agoClearing up an Allotment in NO TIME!A huge part of getting an allotment is in the preparation. I think a lot of folks seem to forget this and it's hugely important to know that, in the beginning, it isn't always fun! To be honest…cynneth (25)in gardening • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Getting an allotmentWhen I was younger, I had this "dream" of being a farmer but this was short lived and I ended up doing a host of other things. I moved to the UK from South Africa and started growing vegetables at…