Don’t change your look for KZfaq, be who you are - that’s what I like about your channel ❤

Your polytunnel is just gorgeous and I cannot believe how much you are growing in it! Try not to have too many regrets, you have done amazingly with it. Things can always be better in everything we do so it is better not to think too much about it. Have a nice folding chair you can use to sit in the polytunnel and a little folding table. They do very comfortable camping chairs nowadays. You can fold them away and pop them into the shed when you don’t use them, just an idea. I was very lucky to get that 20% off discount too on our polytunnel otherwise we couldn’t have afford it. They are such a wonderful space to have in winter, even if they are small ones like ours. Don’t worry about your clothes! They look fine to me. It shows the reality of a garden! Have you seen my clothes? Covered with silicone and paint! And my hair is turning grey but again it is a reality of life as I am nearly 50! I like to think people don’t watch our channels to see what we look like or what we are wearing! It is only for seeing our attempt at gardening ( in my case!!!😂🤣) and sometime cooking what we have grown. I am leaving to the young ones to worry about what they look like! You are doing great! I love watching you exactly as you are! No need to change a thing! 😄👍😘💕🌸❤️

Never change! There are plenty of tubers who put on makeup but have nothing useful to say. Keep showing us your work and I'll keep watching.

I’m considering a polytunnel and this has been very useful as I’m considering the sliding doors. Thanks Claire

Thank you very much.

What a fantastic video reviewing the tunnel! Honest and precise. You should be really proud of this. Well presented. No wonder the views are high! Well deserved. Danny 🌱

Hello from the Appalachian mountains in the US. I currently have about 2 1/2 feet (about a meter?) of snow surrounding me. Just stumbled upon your video - love it! You're not lazy, just have priorities ... and I sure hope you don't change your style now that you're over 1000 subscribers. Congrats!!!

The entire allotment thing blows my mind

Looking forward to watching this with Tricia ❤ Tricia would love a poly, maybe next year. 😊 xx

A lovely guided tour of the polytunnel. Perhaps reclaim a tiny corner for a comfy chair to lounge on. The beauty of growing things isn’t just to feed your tummy but also feed your soul. So sit and be still, enjoy a peaceful moment in there ❤

Sometimes I think to myself, I should put on a bit of lippy and mascara for filming - but then inevitably by the end I've got panda eyes and mud on my face anyway!! I do like the winter filming - no need to wash/brush hair - just stick a hat on 😂😂 This was a super useful video Clare - thank you for sharing. I would love a poly, but not quite there yet. Must get this greenhouse up first! 😂

Built a polytunnel at daughter's request this May and its been well worth it. Our polytunnel is 9'x 5' (two 2' beds and centre path) as that is all the space we can allocate in the garden and also limited by the bits of wood etc i had in the shed to cobble it together with. Tomatoes, lettuces, cabages and cucumbers have been great - had to hand pollinate the cucumbers though. Mesh at the top yes but then when you put the plastic over it hang it from the top and leave the bottom loose then as wind blows you will get some simple ventilation. I initially closed up my mesh with plastic stapled in place and it got really humid inside ( we keep the doors clipped shut because of local vermin (squirrels, foxes and cats).

Nice tunnel and good advice go bigger! The ventilation is an area many overlook. I am a drip irrigation snob and have underground water delievery for my raised bed and grow bag garden.

Hi Claire, i agree with your comment about using screws rather than nails, as it allows you to make adjustments and changes without wrecking the wood. When your cover eventually wears out, First polytunnels can supply you with additional hoops so you could make your polytunnel longer at that time.

It looks so good!

loving the sneaky wee look inside :D

Hi Claire, I really enjoyed watching this 😊 lots of info and its given me lots to think about too, especially the doors as I have the same as you. Your polytunel layout looks really fab and so neat and tidy.....the complete opposite of mine 😅 great video Claire 👍

Amazing video sharing

Look at that beautiful blue sky 🥰. Oh I’d love another 10 feet on my poly but we have a huge fir tree 🌲, which I call the lady of the garden because in the high winds she dances. It’s amazing how lush the greens look Clare 🥬. Those radish (red) look lovely and such a vibrant red. It is fantastic to just sit and be warm in he poly. Oh email first tunnels and see if they’d sponsor you one 🤭🤭. No regrets Clare just look forward to new plans it’s all a learning curve and a fun one to boot. Have a superb week and keep warm, Ali 🥶🇨🇦 Bag lady 🤭🤭🤭🙋‍♀️ me too, be who you are Clare we love it 😍

Hi, I bought an 18ft x 30ft polytunnel 11 years ago after a very bad summer when nothing grew. I'm in the process of moving it to new ground because of the red spider mites that have infested it, the old cover was still in good condition so the 5 year guarantee is really not needed. I did have high raised beds to save my back but I am going to plant straight into the ground this time because of the endless summer watering needed for raised beds. I did try two types of irrigation but neither were very good for various reasons. The perforated soak pipe was much wetter at one end than the other and the sprinkler type was very hard to get right if at all. There is no substitute for watering and feeding plants in a bespoke way. Some like their leaves wet and others dry and they differ in the feed they need. Like you say go as big a tunnel as you can, you won't regret it. Put some shading up in the summer or nothing will grow well if we have a hot summer. The sun just seems to scorch the plants even the outside ones last year.

Aww such a lovely video, stay as you are Clare, you don’t need to glam up😘 you look fab just the way you are, Lovely tour of the polly, that’s how I found you when you started building it, keep up the great vlogs x

Hi, Just found your channel and subscribed! I have a Poly tunnel and have changed the layout several times over the past 4 years! Its a case of live and learn, with nothing ever having to be too permanent ! Some of your thoughts on what you would do again or change , will no doubt come about over the next year or two! My only suggestion is to use more of the vertical space to grow stuff! Feel free to take a look at my poly tunnel vids and see if anything is useful, as the more ideas you see makes making any alterations easier! Keep up the good work , Shaun.

You bring up good points to consider. I have been promised a polytunnel/hothouse/potting shed but need to wait for the new tractor shed to be built as it will be at the end of it. Alas the build keeps getting put off with lamb prices dropping, interest rates rising, summer drought etc. I am hoping things will start in the ne year ready for next winter. Looking forward to seeing the hats. BTW I enjoy watching the natural you. No need for make-up and fancy clothes.

Magnifique bravo 😊 A bientôt

Getting closer to 1000 👍

Eyup Duncan she's admitted she was wrong and you were right! I think you should buy her another bigger polytunnel (cos she wants a chair in it - just imagine how quiet it'll be!)😂😂❤❤

Hahaha roll on Xmas hats ❤

Thanks for the video. I have also just got a new polytunnel this year a little smaller than yours and as yet not planted anything. I have the same thought about how to hang string down from the side for tomatoes etc next summer. I shall be interested to know what you do about this.

Interesting listen on what you'd change with the polytunnel

Hi Clare. Lovely update. And fab poly! Roll on the new season. 👩🏼‍🌾 Rach

I know what you mean about regrets I've just finished the 3rd rearange of the outdoor veg beds i also wish I'd gone bigger with the polly as ive got a few akward areas to figure out, this is a fab vlog for people looking to get a tunnel, bag lady you should see me at least your coats clean an at least were comfy 😂 vegies are looking fab maybe drees up as a vegie for the 1000 subs 😂 have a great weekend clare See you on Danny's live later 🥰

A large water barrel with a battery timer and drip hoses attached may work for watering.

I grow my daikon/mooli outdoors…survives overwinter😀

It’s a poly tunnel it’s used mainly for warmth not light

What are the dimensions of your polytunnel please? Thanks

Thanks, do you have a farm ? You look fine as you are.

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