Finally built a green house that won't blow away... and more recently added some raised vegetable garden beds and arches...

Farming grass has always been easy but growing vegetables has been bit of a hit and miss to be honest. Norsewood is not known for it's hot summers and they don't tend to last very long, while high winds and cold wet Winters are pretty common.

I had a small green house years ago and the wind basically ripped it to shreds in just over a year. So when I decided to give it another go I thought I would dig it into the ground (700mm) and use heavy treated timber (2x4) with clear lite plastic for strength and durability.

So I dug out the space I needed and graded the soil so you walk down a small slope and straight in to avoid steps and make it user friendly to take a wheel barrow in for convenience. Because the timber is so strong, I have been able to to have two rows of seedling shelves and the North side is the taller 2.4m (because thats the length of the clearlite to save cutting each piece) I added reinforcing mesh to train tomatoes up and raised the internal vegetable beds.

I've also added a misting internal irrigation system that runs off a timer and I have been absolutely stunned by what I can grow in there.... because it's dug down into the soil, its cooler in Summer and Warmer in winter (because thats what the soils temperatures naturally are) I have a large door and two good sized windows for ventilation and I did invest in a temperature and humidity thermometer which certainly simplifies life.

I have done a lot of companion planting to bring in bees for pollination and help prevent unwanted bugs. So lots of Garlic/Chives/Rosemary/Lavender/Calendula and Borage, I learnt this the hard way to be honest....my greenhouse was booming...then the slugs moved in.

The raised garden beds and arches are to try and create enough space to be as self suffient as possible. It's all highly addictive with a greenhouse that can grow anything, it's winter and I have tomatoes growing....so watch this space.