This is my field, youngest is pointing the area my polytunnel is about to be. Believe or not, there is a veg plot behind all of that weed.
First went the ground cover (as the field has been an actual field before) and then we spent a couple of hours to set up the frame. Which was suprisingly easy task, if you forget horseflies and torching heat of the sun (a rarity these days). On the background is my old greenhouse, on the front is a pile of horse manure.
My cold frames. This picture was taken in the early July, peas are blossoming and pumpkin/courgette is just started it's growth spurt (and I still haven't found time to put wood chips around the frames... shame on me).
Site managers.
Now the frame has been anchored to the ground with bended rebar bars. Once the rain stops we'll be putting the membrane over the frame (it will be August by then I guess, according to wheather forecast). I'm not hoping to get anything growing in there this summer, I just want it to be ready before winter so I can build beds in there to be ready before spring.
I thought I wouldn't have to cover my veg plot against frost until mid august. I was wrong, week ago my pumpkins got frost bite, because I didn't bother to go and cover them with fleece. So the next couple of night I bothered, so damage was fortunately limited to those few leaves. And again two nights ago I had to cover everything again! It is JULY and I have to worry about frost!
So far I have been collecting spinach, herbs and some swiss chard. All radishes have been eaten, some of them bolted. I sowed some more radishes, but they bolted right away, which is shame, because they were nice in salad. All the frowers in my pumpkins (pumpkins and courgette) have been male this far. A week ago I digged my potato bags and managed to get enough spuds for a supper. Yesterday I did it again. I'm not pulling potato plants up, I just dig around in the bag trying to find big enough potatoes. I hope they will continue to grow so I can harvest them again later. Never tried growing potatoes in bags before so I don't know if this works.
