Polytunnel part 1 - Groundworks

Back in March The Gentleman Farmer ordered a 30' by 16' tunnel from First Tunnels. We bought our original 20' by 10' tunnel from them for the Yorkshire Garden over a decade ago and we were very pleased. When we left that garden, the sheeting was still in good order, despite having been in place for more than twice the time we'd expected it to last.

Our field is on a slight slope, so The GF sought the services of a local contractor to build a level site. He came with his mini digger, and within a couple of hours he'd scraped off the grass and top soil, levelled the sub-soil and then returned the top soil so that we had a decent medium in which to grow plants. Now we have the platform upon which to start building.