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How To Build A Polytunnel (using a kit) 2019
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- How To Build A Polytunnel (using a kit).Get 10% DISCOUNT off your new polytunnel and any other products from Direct Plants, by using my code LIZ10 at directplants.co.uk (affiliate link) Whether you call it a polytunnel, hoophouse, low tunnel, high tunnel or greenhouse, it's great to have a covered growing space. In this video we construct a polytunnel from a kit supplied by Direct Plants Ltd. This polytunnel measures 14ft by 30ft and was built in four days spaced out over a month.
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I share our organic homestead, called Byther Farm, with my loving partner, Mr J and our cat, Monty.
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Oh I absolutely love it!! Great video, thank you. I have been researching and wishing and thinking for the last two years about the best polytunnel to suit me and my space. I've looked at oodles of designs and spoke to so many people but never decided on the ONE! This year my seeds are in trays and small sunny areas before planting out. I need to just decide and go for a proper polytunel like this.
Anyway I wish you great enjoyment out of it and great crop success .
Thank you Denise, as you can tell I'm very excited to have it!
@@LizZorab your face as the polythene went over said it all 😁 I still have photos of the day we finished ours, we were knackered but grinning like Cheshire cats 🐱😁
@@denisedaly2307 go for it, seriously it's one of the best things we've ever done x
great video ! tell me please what music is playing here in video ?
I purchased a 30ft polytunnel from these guys in October and just busy prepping the ground on my allotment for where its going. Very excited (if not a bit fearful 😊) about building it. I have 2 son in laws that live in the gym so I've commandeered them, mostly for their muscle! Thank you so much for this comprehensive video. No doubt I'll be referring to it again and again! 😊 You make it look so easy lol. Hope my experience will be the same 😊 👍
It is as easy as it looks, except for pulling the sides tight while back-filling the trench. Good luck with your installation. 😃
Great video Liz. Turned out perfect. One thing to add about how to tension the plastic by lifting the hoops. Great stuff
Doh, I knew I had missed something! I'm really pleased with it Tony, thank you once again for your help in putting it together and covering it. It's massive on the inside, it's like a tardis!
@@LizZorab Yeah its the same size as mine
Tony's a star the amount of people he has help I've lost count . Nice of the company to give you a brand new poly tunnel
What a great gift! I was watching this video thinking about where I would put a poly tunnel if I had one 😆
I spent ages thinking about where to put it too. Needed to be behind some trees to reduce the speed of the wind and in an open enough space that we had room all around it, but not too close to the hedge etc etc.
We’re just starting to build our poly tunnel. Great video
Thank you! I hope your tunnel goes up easily.
A polytunnel!!!!! How exciting Liz, I'm looking forward to learning how you use it.
Hi Nigel, I am excited, there are so many plants that I can now try to grow as well as extending the growing season for staples like salads and peas :-)
Hi Liz, A great job done, It was very decent of Tony to come along and helped you out, Thank you for sharing, Take care.
Hi Ronald, how are you? Tony has been amazing help and support over the last year, he's a top bloke!
What a great surprise. I know how much use you will get from it. My fingers are crossed for the windy weather. Lol. Laura
Hi Laura, oh it's been so hard to keep this one quiet for so long! I've been filming pointing the camera away from this area for weeks! First I had to keep the Patron's Garden hidden and then the polytunnel. So it's going to be great to be able to just walk around the homestead and chat away without having to worry too much about what is in the background!
Liz, I just love your excited face when that plastic gets pulled over the top. What a fantastic growing space! Its going to be so great to see how it evolves over the coming year and beyond.
Hi Geoff, I felt that excited all day, but it's hard to concentrate on what you are doing if you are pulling 'omg' faces all the time!
Liz, I am so pleased for you and your new poly tunnel. I must say, the music you chose for this video was brilliant. Thank you so much for sharing this journey on your farm. Cheers!
Thank you Kate, I had a lot of fun with this video!
Awesome news. Good man that Tony O’Neil. A lot of hard work for you all but I’m sure it will be worth it.
Hi Fiona, yes it was quite a bit of work, but we stayed good humoured throughout and I'm delighted with the result!
now you need arm chair, a peachtree and a grapevine and you have the perfect space to enjoy heat. I love my tunnel and I couldn't imagine gardening without it. Enjoy
Hi, I have the grapevine and the peach tree just waiting to go in and I'm sure we still have a rocking chair somewhere in the barn - I had better dig it out and dust it down!
Usually in Ireland; we read instructions after but it is advisable to read and understand before ,like you Liz. Great work. Keep up the good work.
LOL, this was waaaaay too difficult to just wing it and I really didn't want to have to replace any/all of it!
That looks amazing.....and fair play to Tony for helping...
Tony was amazing, he just kept on going and going even when we were all so tired :-)
Your "Inspection Squad" has to be THE most adorable inspectors out there. ;)
Hi Rick, they 'inspect' everything! I have now shut them into their enclosure for the spring and summer and they aren't very happy about it. I'm trying a few ideas of how to protect the raised veg beds from ducky mouths and if I can work something out they will be allowed to patrol the veg garden too. They are so good at removing slugs and snails that I think it would be worth the effort.
How exciting to add a polytunnel! Looking forward to seeing what you grow and how you use the space in it. Thanks dearly to Tony for the great help - love that ladder platform!
The ladder platform was borrowed from my neighbours and it was a bit wobbly to say the least! I went up it a few times and each time I felt like it was going to crumble, Tony didn't seem to mind at all!
@@LizZorab perhaps some loose bolts :-)
Hi Liz, it looked very easy. When I lived in the Highlands there was a poly tunnel with raised beds, a grape vine and a fig tree. I needed to make new front and back covers but never came around doing it. The vine and fig tree had not been pruned for a few years, but my mum and her garden helper managed to get it growing again. Eveline
It wasn't rocket science to put together, but oh boy our arms and legs ached after all the digging and pulling the tension on the cover! Tony gave me a vine last year that I will be growing in it, it's all exciting stuff!
What a marvelous job the three of you did erecting this polytunnel, and what a wonderful friend you have in Tony to lend you his brawn and expertise. I have no doubt that you and Mr. J will pass on the blessing of your new knowledge and expertise to other gardeners who need a helping hand. PS: I have never before seen soil like yours that must be lifted out in blocks.
Hi Linda, the soil is dreadful! I keep saying that we have poor soil here - it's heavy clay with pebbles and sand in it - but it's hard to describe just how awful it is until you see it! LOL That is the reason for creating all those raised beds, my hope is to be able to create some decent soil above ground level and hopefully the worms will then take it downwards and improve the clay below the raised beds :-)
LOL. I love the dramatic music as the polythene comes over the frame! Last weekend we put up our first greenhouse so I totally understand your excitement.
It's really exciting when we add new growing possibilities to our gardens. Have you filled your greenhouse with plants yet?
@@LizZorab You would have thought wouldn't you! I'm chomping at the bit but we are paving the floor with bricks this weekend and then I can go for it. I all ready have a stack of seeds sorted ready to go! LOL!
Congratulations! Tony to the rescue LOL! It's just beautiful!
Thank you Dolly! It is beautiful, that's the perfect way to describe it :-)
my family and i bought the same one after seeing your vids,we told the seller when we ordered. today we started levelling the ground,your ground is lovely! we have rocks the size of pasties ! lol
Hi Justin, I hope you'll enjoy your polytunnel as much as I enjoy having this one. Digging out the ground was by far the worst part of putting it up. Easy to say, an absolute (insert your choice of swear word here) to do!
What a fab polytunnel wish I had the space great job also done by Mr J and Tony👍👍👏
Hi Anne, I have some pretty awesome friends around me! I am so happy to have this polytunnel, I started talking about one on this plot before we even moved in, and now we have one -eeeeeek!
Good work you three! Wow, that tunnel is massive. You are going to have loads of indoor growing space. I cannot wait to see what you do inside of there.
Hi Lorella, it is mahooosive! Hopefully much food will be grown :-)
Really good video, it will be fantastic for those wet and cold days, how lucky are you!
Hi Jan, I'm feeling very fortunate and looking forward to being able to work outside but out of the wind :-)
Kit looks well made with those brackets. Looking forward to seeing what your growing inside
Hi Ray, how are you? The kit is great, I'm very pleased with it and next week I will start planning what I will grow in it :-)
I’m so excited for you!! I’m sure you will get many years of enjoyment from it.
Thank you Brenda, I think you can tell that I am more than a little excited too!
Wonderful addition to your land! ❤️
Thank you, yes we are really pleased that we'll be able to extend our growing season :-)
We need one of those! Can't wait until we get more space so we can grow more. ~Drew
Hi Drew, we are on a small plot here 8/10th of an acre, but with a bit of careful planning I think I've squeezed lots of growing room out of the available space :-)
How exciting! Congratulations!
Thank you Judith, I am very excited, but I think you can tell that from the big grin!
Hello Liz, thank you for your channel where you share your projects, your successes. I am a fan! The assembly of your greenhouse inspires me a lot. I watched it at least 5 times! I absolutely must have one installed in my garden. The rains in the Indian Ocean are coming soon. And I live in the heights of the island surrounded by mountains. I must protect the few tomato plants waiting for me. Thank you for all the courage you give so kindly through all your videos. Tina
Hi Tina, so pleased that you've enjoyed the video. Which island do you live on?
was half way through before i twigged which tony was helping you lol
great job, looks awesome and that's a nice big space to play with, hmm peach tree? :-) wrong channel :-)
also one of the best "how to put up a poly tunnel"s i've seen. inspiring.
Thank you for your kind words about the video, I'm really pleased that you enjoyed it. Yes Tony from UK Here We Grow, what a fab guy he is!
I loved this video! Thank you for sharing your adventure! Good idea to add weed suppression around the outside, will make up keep so much easier! I can't wait to see you plant it all!
Hi Rose, thank you for keeping my secret about this polytunnel, I've been itching to tell the world about it! It looks good doesn't it? Now I just have to plan exactly how I'm going to use it!
@@LizZorab it looks lovely! I can't wait to see what you do!
Wow that’s a nice big polytunnel Liz. So kind of Tony to help you build it. Will help you so much to extend your season. Take care. Nick
Good day to you my gardening friends, excellent video today guys !! The polytunnel looks amazing and the tutorial on how you put it up was fantastic.
Aw thanks Simon, I'm thrilled to bits about it. It's been really hard to keep this secret for so long :-)
Congratulation on 10 K and a new polytunnel! Love to se it be build. Thanks for filming it and sharing with us. Have a wonderful weekend on the course🌹
Hi Benni, thank you for your kind words. If we are not completely exhausted I will try to do a live chat on Sunday evening, but I may just need to sleep instead!
Very nice. It's absolutely huge I could live in there lol. How exciting.
Hi Tracy, it does feel huge although strangely it seems bigger on the inside than it looks outside!
Congratulations Liz!! Job well done!!! You and Mr. J are so lucky to have such a fantastic friend as Tony!
That looks fairly easy to do.. Congratulations on 10k! 👍~Heather
The frame was pretty easy and pulling the cover over was easy, but moving the soil in and out of the trenches was TOUGH! lol
Great video Liz! We plan to build a high tunnel type of green house soon and this is great timing! 👍
Hi, oh I like it when a video is good timing! I look forward to seeing how you get on with your build.
Free stuff is awesome
Where’s the curtains Hahahaha nice job 👍👍👍
Liz, that soil looks like a lot of hard work for you all. BTW, can I borrow Tony for a couple of days, I need some paving flags re laying? 🤣 joking guys, great job.
That soil is just dreadful and it's an improvement on what it was like when we moved in! It is why I used raised beds with lots of organic matter in them, my hope is that over time the worms will take the organic matter down into the soil and lighten it a little, but in the meantime we just have to deal with the heavy clay with pebbles and sand in it!
Its so eazy .. I think i want it one in my back yard.
Your so lucky I dream of a poly tunnel like that :) good job to you 3 amazing work x
Thanks Emily, it's a bit of a dream come true! I've wanted a tunnel for looooong time:-)
My dream also Emily. Actually any type of green house 🙂
You can often find greenhouses being advertised free of charge if you can dismantle and take it away (that's where the one at this place came from) - possibly on the local pages on FB or freecycle.
That is a well put together polytunnel Liz. Good on Tony sharing his knowledge and hard work. It looks great!
Liz, I’m so excited for you! I can’t wait to see how you use that wonderful space. I especially loved the ducks “helping” you with the trench.
Another great video :D. Very envious !!
Thanks Debz, I've wanted a polytunnel for so long, I can hardly believe I have one!
LOL and I've just realised that perhaps I should say 'we have one'!
this was different...enjoyed it....like the tunnel...
You have your very own Tony O’Neil. That’s awesome. Enjoy the fruits of your hard graft 👌
This was a great how to video.... And I loved how excited you were! Very happy for you
Thank you, it continues to be a fab tool on our little homestead, I'm really only just beginning to learn about it's possibilities.
Nice 1 Liz and Mr J 👍🏻and good man Tony 💪🏻
Thank you, yes Tony is a star!
Awesome job you three! Thank you Direct Plants, looks like a great quality product.
Hi Nicola, we make a pretty good work team! I'm delighted to have such a great space to work in :-)
This video has some of the biggest smiles from Liz! I would love to have a poly tunnel one day maybe!!
You're all ready for tomorrow come rain or shine. Thanks Tony for helping them out.
We certainly are ready now!
Woooooo hooooo a polytunnel, we did the trench method for ours, it was hard work, but sssooo worth it. I'm never happier than when I'm pottering in the polytunnel 😁 looking forward to seeing what you produce in yours x
Well that’s just gone straight onto my Amazon wish list Liz!! Looks fantastic value for money! I’ve been looking at lots of different makes recently and this is by far the best deal I’ve found. Look forward to your review! x
Hi Kelly, I spent the last three years looking at polytunnels and wondering which one was best value for money. I'll give an honest review in a couple of weeks when I've had time to come down from my cloud of excitement and actually start using it!
Liz Zorab - Byther Farm YESSS! Look forward to it xx
Liz, it is so wonderful! I’m so excited for you , I can see you filming from the inside in the cooler seasons! I loved you put the double door. I know it was hard work, but I feel you’re going to love it , if not already! ❤️
Loved the editing and music choices on this Liz :-)
Thanks Chrissie, this one was a lot of fun to make as there was a gap between each stage so I had plenty of time to play with the editing :-)
Wow amazing, enjoyed the video look forward to seeing things grow.🙂👍😍
Hi, it is amazing, I'm thrilled to bits about it. Next week I will start planning exactly what will be growing in it :-)
Love the poly tunnel! Well done!!!
Looks great. Big job and as always you did a great job liz. Can't wait to see progress . Much love xoxo
Hello Molly, how are you? Is it starting to cool down now? It was a big job to get that built, but I'm so glad that we did. I will, no doubt, report on the progress regularly :-)
Liz Zorab - Byther Farm hey sweety. Yes finally we are over daylight savings and it's finally cool enough to start wearing jumpers and ugh boots . I watch you religiously . You always put a smile on my face. Going in to hosp in two weeks for a pancreas biopsy . Then who knows. I can not wait to see what's to come on your farm. Hope you are well . Hi to mr j xoxo
Hi Liz that is a Brilliant video! I look forward to the growing updates :-)
Thanks James, I really enjoyed making this video. It's lovely to have a record of the construction and it was great fun to do something a bit different too :-)
I would be as excited as you, well for a really good job and thank you for the motivation and sharing of your farm.
Great video, I love seeing the place come together!
How exciting and wonderful.
Hi, now I can spend hours outside and still be inside my cup warmers are going to come into their own! I can take a cuppa to the polytunnel and not find that it's gone cold before I get there - yay!
Lovely update Liz
That is awesome! Congratulations!!
Looks great Liz and a lot of hard work. Tony is a real sport and deserved a glass of your best homebrew! I can just imagine the filming: "Hold it there Tony ! I'm going to move the camera !"😂
Hi Steve, we worked smart with the cameras and I asked Tony to bring his with him so we could have 3 cameras on the go most of the time and then I edited it all together. So much better than the 'hold it there' situation!
@@LizZorab Very smart thinking Liz !
That looks great, Liz! Seems like a nice kit. I bet you're giddy over how much you'll be able to grow!
Brilliant thanks Liz!! I am sooo envious. In a good way.
Oh what a great thing!!! So excited for you!!
I'm so excited, I've wanted one for years and now I have it, I am not sure where to begin planting in it!
Music was like Royal ceremony ❤️
How exciting! You must be thrilled. 👍
That so awesome Liz now oh my what you can grow in there.😘🇨🇦❤️
Neil is such a great help glad you like it. I was the same when I finished putting mine up so excited ! Cheers 🍻
It's a great feeling, I keep going out and just standing in it, doing nothing and then coming back inside the house!
Yep that’s the one I keep doing that when I’m down the plot so lucky to have one always wanted one and me mom and dad bought it me a couple of years ago. Happy gardening cheers 🍻
Liz this was amazing watching all of you putting the tunnel together congratulations this looks great thank you for sharing.🙂
Thanks Carole! Well I'm sure you know how much I use this polytunnel, I absolutely love having the indoor growing space, it's been amazing to be able to extend the growing season so much.
I was so excited for you having one, and getting it from a great company a big plus. Ypu did a great review.Its huge Luz, so happy for you. Great job Liz , Mr J and Tony. It looks amazing. Congrats Liz.
Thank you Lorraine, I am thrilled and I can't wait to start planning exactly what I'm going to plant in it.
@@LizZorab im am so happy for you. Thats good karma back at you as you are so good to so many. Thrilled to say the least for you , happy pottering around in there. It looks brilliant.
Liz this is awsome. Thanks for the great video loved the ducks
Glad you enjoyed it! It's been a fabulous addition to our growing space.
Excellent work here Liz... Guru Likey… Guru Likey a lot!!!
That Young dark haired Welsh lad seemed keen and handy too... LOL... this is a classic upload mate... well done to You and Mr J and of course Mr O... This Tunnel will be a cracking grow space Liz, and the tomato's should fly in here... In fact everything should... Marvelous stuff!! :-).
We invested in a polytunnel (100ft x 30ft).. Great investment.
It's great fun erecting a polytunnel... I don't think 👿 Mine has been waiting for it's cover for quite a while now, over a year at least 😟 But I'm happy to say we're only waiting for a fine and windless day, so happy 😀 I've patiently waited so long I can't actually believe I'm finally going to get my polytunnel... It's been hard work but well worth it 😊👍👌
Happy growing Liz 🥂🍻
It looks amazing!
You three made it look so easy, but I bet you were shattered. Well worth it in the end. Tony did a great job hopping up and down the ladder platform, am I right in thinking he’s a firefighter? No fires inside that tunnel please!!! Can’t wait to see what you start growing first 👍🏼🙂
Hi Linda, you are right in your thinking. I highly recommend that anyone who wants to put up a polytunnel find a friend who is comfortable jumping up and down ladders! Shattered doesn't cover how tired I am, but I'm also very, very excited and pleased. :-)
Liz Zorab - Byther Farm Do you get that silly grin on your face just looking at it? When my greenhouse was put up I literally itched with excitement! 😂 I’d stand in it, inhaling the smell and a ridiculous grin plastered on my face. It’s SO good to be able to cheat the elements when it’s really not nice enough to be outside.
How wonderful Liz, so exciting 👍🏻💚
I may have squeaked a few times in the last couple of days!
I can't wait to see what you do with the space 🍇🥑🥒🍆
Looks great, lucky you to have such wonderful and great looking guys to help you put it up. Looks nice enough to live in with just some minor modifications. You looked like a little kid at Christmas, so nice to see you that way. By the way, you have lost quite a bit of weight and are looking fantastic. Now I want one as well.
Hi Patricia, Mr J and Tony were superstars when it came to putting the tunnel up. It is really nice, I think I may need to have a camping party in it. I've never been camping, but I'd happily sleep out in this big 'tent'. The weight loss is a concerted effort to shift some of the extra that went on when my thyroid 'broke'. For the last three years the doctors have been trying to get my medication levels right and, although they are not quite right yet, I decided now was the time to tackle the excess baggage that I've been carrying around for the last almost 4 years. It will be nice to get back to looking and feeling like me again - hopefully by some time in the autumn, just in time for my winter 'sit on my bottom and do nothing' phase!
Hello Liz, a very sturdy product and definitely not going anywhere.
♻️Happy Gardening........♻️Terry King ♻️
You all did an amazing job . It looks terrific. You'll be growing so much in there. 🌱🌱🌱🌈🌻
Hi Annie, I'm super excited about it (you could probably tell), I can't wait to start growing things like melons and sweet potatoes!
Tony gets about a bit! Time he was back on his own channel, its growing time! :) Nice job!
He managed to fit in helping us put this up last year just as the growing season started. I've been over to help out his plot a few times since then and I know that this year his plot is going to be fabulous!
Ok, officially inspired to get another tunnel. My one looks tiny by comparison to yours (10ft x 20ft) need a REAL one now!
Well you can have an inspect and see what you think of it, I'm as pleased as a pleased thing!
Hey Tony!!! Love his channel!
Great vid!
That’s amazing.
Look great thanks
How wonderful! Extremely good friend, too!
Hi Gayla, we are very lucky to have a friend in Tony, he's a good man!
Excellent I enjoyed your video.
Fantastic
We ate about to put one of these , the 60 ft one, up next week!
Ooh fantastic! I hope you enjoy growing in it 🌻
Good afternoon from sunny bolton, brilliant video of you building your new polytunnel, looks amazing, really need to sort myself one out sometime take care keep up the amazing work
Hello William, what a lovely day it's been weatherwise, hopefully it won't be long before most days are nice like today! I'm chuffed to bits with the polytunnel, it opens up a whole new range of possibilities!
I can imagine may I ask what u will be growing in your new poly tunnel??
christ Tony O'Neil - where did he pop up from ? lol - nice job everyone its Amazing !