Proof that vegetable growing can be done by anybody. From a couple of under 30s – one who grew up growing and one who has just got going…
Next up on the list of preparations for the greenhouse being erected was washing the panes of glass. We sorted ourselves a little conveyor belt system where we washed the panes with warm soapy water, rinsed them down with clean cold water. It was surprising how dirty the panes of glass were! We didn't realise... Continue Reading →
Now we'd cleaned the greenhouse frame up, we dismantled it to transport it round the side of the house and into the back garden. Needless to say, what we thought was going to be a quick job in theory really wasn't, and involved various different methods to try and get the nuts and bolts loose... Continue Reading →
We made a bit more progress with the greenhouse last weekend. This time, we needed to remove the old glazing foam that was stuck to the aluminium frame. This has got a bit old and dried out, so we'll look to replace it when we re-glaze the greenhouse. These are a couple of before and... Continue Reading →
We made a fair bit of progress on the greenhouse front last weekend. Firstly, we worked out where we were going to put it in the garden. Then we needed to fix the base in place. There were a few steps to this, the first of which was to tighten the nuts and bolts so... Continue Reading →
I mentioned in one of our recent blog posts that since moving into our own house, we don't have much of a set up in place for growing vegetables. However, we're still keen to grow a few bits and pieces in 2021. Although we haven't quite worked out what and where we're going to grow... Continue Reading →
