The mud and rain made things a bit tricky in the early weeks of the project so it's a good job us lot here at Transformers North are used to all kinds of weather and conditions ... and we love a bit of mud, so we had no problems gracefully maneuvering around the site (honest!!)
We began by marking out the polytunnel area, then moved on to bramble root removal and clearing the site of a very old, sodden, mouldy carpet! From there, we put together the door frames, and began to construct the polytunnel framework (putting our collective thinking caps on to figure out how best to keep it level on a sloping site - with some great problem solving on display).
The polytunnel gradually took shape (check out the slideshow below) and before long, we were putting the polythene cover on, attaching the doors and growing chilli's and tomatoes inside!
We had an absolute ball putting it up, the allotment was filled with laughter and smiles; everybody worked so brilliantly and were quite rightly very proud of themselves, we were massively proud of each and every one of them too! Now everyone can add 'polytunnel builder' to their ever expanding list of skills :)
We're currently still working on the pergola/shelter but will update the site with pics very soon...