With a bit of wrestling and gentle persuasion the first hoop was in place, but it made us wonder how on earth were we going to get them straight and stable???
However with 4 hoops in place we had something to straighten them up to and before long we were on a roll.
With 11 more to go we needed to get a wriggle on as we only had help from Matt for the day and there was no way Sal was going to be able to lift these whoppers!
By 6pm somehow by hook or by crook we'd done it and yes it is massive
Just think how many veggies we can get in here - we can feed the world - let alone Godney!!
The next job was to install the all the wood work, the door frames, doors and the side rails - then it really did start to take shape - our polytunnel started to grow - much like the food that it is going to help us grow.
With the doors and ridge on the structure was getting sturdier all the time and our concerns about being able to get it straight and it being stable disappeared.
Finally we are ready....
Next is the plastic - but for that we really do need the experts - we can't even lift the roll of plastic, never mind get it over the hoops. Fortunately there is a nursery just down the road who needs a polytunnel covering - and they have the contact for folk who specialize in such things - now we just need a calm, sunny day.
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