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16 - Tomatoes and Runner Beans in 25lt barrels are carried in and out as the weather permits.
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15 - Lettuce, Cauliflower and Chinese Cabbage all doing well under the cloches.
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14 - The cloches are made from plastic 2lt Coke bottles with the bottoms cut off.
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13 - But it does protect the plants from bird droppings...
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12 - The shade cloth cover provides very little protection from the weather.
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11 - The smaller Square Foot Garden box has a few simple Cloches to cover the plants.
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10 - Everythings working our quite nicely now.
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9 - The veggies are doing well even in the middle of our South African winter (0 - 8 degrees celcius)
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8 - A few veggies planted in the box to test the tunnel
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7 - When the tunnel is lifted open it provides easy access to the front side of the raised bed.
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6 - Bottom frame is fastened to the raised bed with hinges to allow easy access.
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5 - This growing tunnel is cheap to make and provides good protection from both the weather and bugs.
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4 - The air vent flaps are covered with shade netting to prvent bugs getting in
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3 - Air vent flaps on either side to let the air circulate
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2 - Made from Uvidex Plastic Sheeting, PVC Piping and Duct Tape
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1 - Our mini greenhouse growing tunnel
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6 - The finished product. Light and heat for our budding Garden of Eden.
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5 - At the moment we only have normal 'Cool White' fluorescent tubes in there, we're still trying to find wide spectrum tubes.
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4 - Heat is provided by a small 'Heated Foot Rug' purchased at a carpet shop.
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2 - See, it all worked out in the end.
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3 - At last the seedlings are planted out into seedling trays.
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1 - Am I a messy worker? No really... Am I?
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6 - Within a couple of days almost everything has sprouted.
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5 - Lettuce (both varieties), cabbage and peas follow soon after.
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3 - Four days for the Radishes to sprout - Not bad at all.
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2 - Four or five holes poked in the vermiculite and 1 - 3 seeds in each hole.
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1 - Growing seedlings in 2lt Coke bottle bottoms.
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11 - Kathy enjoying the Light & Fluffy feel of our own perfect Square Foot Garden soil.
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10 - What the perfect soil should look like - Our Mel's Mix
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9 - The perfect soil is mixed on an old tent groundsheet.
