In the last update I gave you on the polytunnel, I showed you the very basic structure I had managed to get together using whatever I could get my hands on.

Well hold on to your chair friends because I am delighted to announce: IT’S FINISHED!!

Is it perfect? Absolutely not. The pipes lean backwards because I didn’t have anyone to help me make sure they were straight! It is also a little lower than I was aiming for – it’s ok for me at 5′ 4″ but anyone taller would struggle! I didn’t want to go too tall because that would block the kitchen window but I think I would chance it and go a little higher next time.

Having said all that, it’s mine and I built it myself – out of scrap. All in I think it has cost me about £20. I don’t know if it will survive a heavy downpour, never mind the winter, but at the moment the plants and I are very happy in our new little home.

It’s held together with duct tape and hope and I need a little more woodchip for the floor (there is a GIANT stone underneath and the tip sticks out – yes I did try to dig it out and it wasn’t happening).

I used bubble wrap for the sides as high as I could get and it really does make it warm.

Just in case it falls apart if a bird sneezes though, I think I will start saving for a ‘proper’ one for some time in the future!