New Polytunnel Pt1 | First Steps | First Tunnels | Green Side Up
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- Опубликовано: 26 янв 2023
- New Polytunnel Pt1 | First Steps | First Tunnels | Green Side Up
Today I finally get started on this new Polytunnel kindly given to me by First Tunnels, packed with hints and tips from start to finish you wont want to miss a second, really useful info if you are planning to put up your own Polytunnel in the coming months.
Tunnel supplied by First Tunnels www.firsttunnels.co.uk/
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New Polytunnel Pt1 | First Steps | First Tunnels | Green Side Up
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You know what Steve? I don't have a polytunnel, have never had one and can't as I just don't have the space. Yet, I STILL watch the video, in full and enjoy it all the same. Some very valuable and useful information. Star man 👍
Gosh Phil, thank you so much for that!...Steve...🙂
Proper job Steve! RUclips is lucky to have you and all your experience 😀
I will give you a like Jb ❤
Big thumbs up to First Tunnels Steve for supplying you with the Tunnel..
I couldn't of put it better myself Stephen, I'm really thrilled with it all...Steve...🙂
I've got 5 polytunnels, 4 covered with polythene and 1 with mesh for brassicas, (one from First Tunnels and the other 4 all have additional fittings from First Tunnels), plus a First Tunnels fruit cage.
I've also relocated tunnels four times and helped a neighbour get their (First Tunnels) cover on.
And I'll still be watching these videos.
Many thanks David, you are a tunnelaholic like me!...Steve...🙂
3-4-5 stay in school kids 😁 Well deserved Steve as you have taught us all so much. 🌱👏🏻
Many thanks!...Steve...🙂
About time you got that tunnel built! It’s taking longer than JB’s greenhouse 😂
In all seriousness though looks like your doing a smashing job there Steve. Getting that first bit right is so important in the overall build 👍
Nothing is taking longer than Jb's greenhouse Mark 😁...Steve...🙂
@@GreenSideUp I wish I had a comeback but I've got nothing at all
@@JBNat Nah you don't need one you'll get it done and it will be all the better for the care you have put into it...Steve...🙂
Really helpful vid Steve, it can be nerve wracking fitting something like a good quality poly correctly so this is really confidence inspiring to show everyone the proper process 🌺
Thank you Clare, not long to go now thankfully!...Steve...🙂
The 3-4-5 method is useful and you will have mind your p's and q's with those clips Steve
Ooh very nice, always mind my p's and q's 😁😁...Steve...🙂
Steve, I’m looking forward to see the PT build, you always do such a good job of explaining everything on your projects.
Happy Gardening from Southern California.
Thank you Darry for those kind words...Steve...🙂
Steve here is a tip you might not know. When doing your ends make sure you fold the plastic down when you pucker it for the curve so the condensation drains out and doesn’t pool in the plastics folds.
Thanks Joelle, I did know this actually but it is harder to achieve than one might think as I have found if you stop collecting condensation on the inside, you then collect rainwater on the outside. Sounds daft but that is how it goes.any bad areas for water collection after the tunnel is completed can be punctured with a small drain hole close to the door frame where it is not subject to high degrees of stretch, so it does not tear...Steve...🙂
Hi Steve, I bought my polytunnel from first tunnels, just over a year ago and i love it. I also got all the goodies too 😉 looking forward to seeing the next polytunnel video. Thanks for sharing and take care 🙂
So you are still in that "honeymoon" period with your tunnel then Christine 😁...Steve...🙂
Nice helpful advise there Steve
Many thanks Lee...Steve...🙂
I think I may be getting one soon I love the idea about it!!
Inspired by Tony Smith, Emmas Allotment Diaries, Lifesabooch, Malcolm Kingswell, Jessie at Plot 37 and you. Not sure when I'm going to find time to watch all the blogs and still get the work done on my Allotment. Have access to a large plot (0.75 of an acre). Plan is to create a community resource. Have a few volunteers in the team so far and made connections with a local food bank and support groups for survivors of domestic violence and people suffering from anxiety. I'm going to record the progress, not initially for blogging reasons but for progress reporting. Thank you for inspiring me. My seed potatoes will start chitting this week I think. Red Duke of York is one of mine. No idea what I am letting myself in for. Very little experience. But I find myself really excited. Time to graft ......
HI Red Saint, it sounds like a lovely project to be involed in with a high satisfaction value attached for yourself. Steady away is the phrase that springs to mind so you dont overdo it or yourself and I hope you get plenty of volunteers over the course...Steve...🙂
Looking forward to seeing the build, thanks Steve.👍
Many thanks Michael, should be up in a day or two now...Steve...🙂
Looking forward to this build, u make alot of sense with the tea and reading the Instructions.
Thanks Mark, I've just got to hope I read the instructions well enough now ...Steve...🙂
@@GreenSideUp I'm sure u have
Hello from the US, South Carolina. I enjoy your videos
Thank you Susan...Steve...🙂
Really wish polytunnel kits were easily available in the US for small-scale growers!
Hi Karen, that surprises me I wonder why that is...Steve...🙂
I’m very excited to watch this process!🎉
Thanks Joelle, will be up in a couple of days now...Steve...🙂
Looking forward to how you construct the ploly tunnel Steve 😀 Tim.
Thanks Tim, should be up and video in a coupleof days now...Steve...🙂
You certainly deserve that tunnel. Learning so much from your channel.🇨🇦👍👍👍👍🥒🥕🥦🫑🥬
Thank you so much Frances, I'm glad you are enjoying what I do here...Steve...🙂
Steve- As you know, im Also an owner of the same Tunnel, your video is 1st class. The teabag led to a personal addiction in me reading and studying the instruction booklet. With the wooden base rail, never seen or heard a polytunnel as drum tight. Take care mate. Graeme
Thanks Graeme, the more you read the manual the easier it is to construct and avoid doing some things that are not mistakes so much but can set you back with time, what size was your tunnel again?...Steve...🙂
10x15 Steve.
Nice Video Steve looking forward to seeing it go up mate
Nearly there now Alan...Steve...🙂
Great timing Steve, we have just received our 20x10 tunnel from first tunnels. We will have to trench ours though. Will be watching you closely on the build as this is the first time putting up a grown up tunnel 😁
Nice one Martin, exciting times ahead for you then! I love your phrase "Grown up tunnel" 😁...Steve...🙂
I prefer to measure the two diagonals to get things square.
Hi Valeire, I use the diagonals when setting the tubes properly in their final position, in the ground as a final check...Steve...🙂
Really appreciate this, Steve. We're planning to put up our first Polly T this spring. I'm guessing this first part will be the hardest as I anticipate a number of tree roots, just where a pole needs to go 🙂
I wish you the best of luck with your build, sharpen your spade to help cut through those roots before you start...Steve...🙂
I'm using our old tent that lost its roof due to sun damage. I have a tarp over it but eventually the sides of the material will go too. The frame is good and I'd like to convert it to a Polly tunnel. I'm hoping to get extra parts for the frame. Would the company sell parts to convert my tent into a Polly tunnel?
Hi. We are new to this , and have a plot prepared. Would you recommend these tunnels (I know you have it etc etc) or northern poly tunnels. I’m torn between the two
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Thanks Ronald...Steve...🙂
when you did the first 3.4.5 why didnt you screw all 3 parts together as a permenant set square for the rest
I could of done Dean, but it is just a temp thing needed only twice and very quickly those pieces of timber are used in other ways...Steve...🙂
Wish I could have a polytunnel 😥
Do you not have space for one Mags?...Steve...🙂
@@GreenSideUp small garden is all I have. I grow in pots cause I've no room for beds. But I love it anyway. 4 year waiting list here for allotment.
@@mags9536 4 years seems like an awful long time but it soon comes around, I hope you have your name on the list. I have heard of waiting lists of up to 20 years or more...Steve...🙂
Mind your Ps and Qs 😂
Hehe, I will !...Steve...🙂
Nice advertising for the polytunnel company.. they're not fools are they....
Well yeah thats the idea of it and no they are not fools good marketing is what it is 👍
@@MrMush78 yea well ir's a choice for youtuber to be honest and say they're advertising/taking goods in order to promote... some youtubers won't as it compromises their integrity.........
I think it’s lovely that companies are happy to help people with their goals.
@@helenlatimer9230 😅😅😅😅 how sweet