I should really remember it every year as a hard month, but my enthusiasm and sheer determination tends to make me forget that I have the same struggle every year. September – the middle spring month is just yucky. It is always stormy and windy and rainy and soggy and boggy and really hard work. But the thing is – it is an uphill battle … Continue reading This is the last day of the worst month of spring.
I have become a bit complacent. The greenhouse is still not quite finished. It is just a couple of roof panes that need to go in, but I can’t do it by myself as I really don’t want to be climbing ladders with glass all by myself – it just seems a little bit too dangerous. So the plan is to climb the ladder safely … Continue reading That had to be the worst night ever!
I have been putting the glass in slowly and carefully and haven’t cut myself so I see this as a success. But I can’t claim victory as it isn’t finished. I reckon one more day and one more push and the roof will be up. I really truly hope so, as this has been a big project and I just want to get on to … Continue reading Does a greenhouse really need a roof?
The long cold winter has finally passed. Oh and what a cold and horrible nasty winter… NOT! Oh my goodness. It was so mild. We had two frosts – at most so a lot of the soil diseases may still be lurking in the warm damp earth. It rained a lot, but once again not as much as it should have. In fact I had … Continue reading HOORAY HOORAY! IT’S A SPRING DAY!
After the other day when I thought I’d never get the greenhouse up, well now it looks definitely achievable. I finished the laying the pavers and while it’s not perfect, it is good enough. Its ‘she’ll be right, sweet as’ and that is good enough for me. Although I feel like I have used every single muscle in my body and am scared that if … Continue reading Oh my gosh it is so exciting.
You aren’t going to like what you see! If you thought the way I measure my wood is a debacle, wait until you see how I levelled the ground beneath the pavers! The ground that will be beneath the greenhouse needs to be elevated ever so slightly otherwise it would just flood and fill with water in our soggy boggy spring and winter. Half of … Continue reading Any technically proficient people – look away now!
Ok… I may be exaggerating a little bit. But it was driving rain on and off all day. Mostly on. I was so determined to push on with my greenhouse build that I even dressed like an ocean going fisherman in big thick wet weather gear, but it was too cumbersome and combined with the wet and the mud it was impossible. So I tried … Continue reading Raindrops the size of golf balls
As far as construction goes, not a lot has happened, however there has been a lot of thinking and procurement. I swung by our local hardware store and ordered 90 more pavers, some building sand and weed mat. To be honest, I’m not sure if I have too many or not enough as I tried to figure it all out on paper, but every time … Continue reading Tape measures are wasted on me!
There is now no trace of the old greenhouse… Well except in the debris lying about the place. When I’m on a mission I don’t have time for trivial things like tidying up. I’ll do that at the end! Boy it was really exhausting getting the last foundation bits out. I had to use a sledge hammer and everything! But now there is nothing remaining … Continue reading Gone!
I well I did it. I pulled down my precious polycarbonate greenhouse. Having said that – it wasn’t so precious lately. If it wasn’t for the duct tape and the emergency repair bolts then I think I would have had it down in an hour! I’m sure that was all that was holding it together! It was a good feeling pulling it down and the … Continue reading There is no going back now.
