How to build a polytunnel
The addition of a polytunnel to our allotment would allow us to increase the amount of food we grew ourselves. But first we had to build it. Here’s how. www.self-sufficientinsuburbia.blogspot.com
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school boy error , wrong type of drill bit for a brace and bit :/
mrstevobonkers
August 3, 2012 at 10:28 am
So, does that mean if you add some goldfish and pondweeds and watersnails, from the petshop (and petshop weeds often actually have very tiny watersnails or eggs attached to them), that it will be okay? I am not an expert or microbiologist, and I know that animals must play some part in the cycle of transmission of liver fluke, just as you say. You are right about that.
zuditaka
August 3, 2012 at 11:13 am
Great video. what guage is the polythene?
videoMC2010
August 3, 2012 at 11:57 am
That’s a problem in areas where animal (especially sheep) droppings can be washed into the pond. However, we don’t have that problem on the allotment.
jonathanwallace
August 3, 2012 at 12:06 pm
how you air the polytunnel? just by raising the edge of cover? good you don’t have a snakes who eat frogs… :/
waterlilies should do well in your climate, they do well in our also, where sometimes the whole pond will turn to ice in wintertime.
apensiil
August 3, 2012 at 12:20 pm
wrong type of bit in the drill
paul1962uk
August 3, 2012 at 1:16 pm
Great about the beautiful waterlilies. (Isn’t lotus root edible?) But be mindful that watersnails may transmit liver fluke to humans via watercress. ♥
zuditaka
August 3, 2012 at 1:55 pm
Not too cold. we have a waterlilly in the pond already and it’s doing well. We also have watercress as well.
jonathanwallace
August 3, 2012 at 2:08 pm
Nice about the frogs moving in! That pool you dug will be nice for them, too. Is it too cold for waterlilies where you are? At least some watercress would be nice….
zuditaka
August 3, 2012 at 3:04 pm
yeah.. I have been wondering… If it was difficult
ShannyCleaner
August 3, 2012 at 3:19 pm