By dint of doing it piecemeal, the polytunnel has finally had a good clean inside and out. It has a beautiful slivery glow about it now. The green algae and gunk which built up over winter has finally gone.
The outside vegetable beds have been dug over and the strawberry beds have been planted up. Young plants are settled inside the tunnel, just waiting their turn to either be planted outside, or coddled and nurtured inside.
This is where old Sparky likes to come and drowse away part of her day, snug and warm, waiting for the unwary birds or mice to come in, looking for whatever they can scavenge.
She is too old to do much more than watch and remember her gory glory days. The delicious warmth of the polytunnel is the perfect place for her to warm her old bones in peace.
Having said that, she is back indoors now and is sitting at my feet, giving me a hard stare. She who must be obeyed!
Time to go and feed the old girl.
The farm where we have purchased a year's worth of veggies has lots of these tunnels. Today Daughter Emily did the pick up and brought us spinach, arugula, radishes, bok choy, and young garlic.
ReplyDeleteThe tunnel is really helpful, especially in our climate, Marcia. I wish we had a handy vegetable farm. Enjoy those veggies!
DeleteThat is a lovely sized polytunnel.
ReplyDeleteWe used to work the whole space ourselves as our SiL wasn't interested in growing vegetables. That has changed over the last couple of years, so we share it with him-which works out well for us, now that we have a little less stamina!
DeleteYour polytunnel is lovely. So are the plants inside.
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed that the vegetables and salads will grow tasty and strong. Young Frankie and her father are great at getting things started-so we tend to buy the young plants from her, as her plant business money will go towards funding her 'World Challenge' adventures in a few years.
DeleteThat is one bossy puss!
ReplyDeleteShe has always been an Alpha! Her little body is frail, but her spark is still there. I dare not disobey!
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