I knew I needed a few main structures, like a shed, a compost bin or three and I also knew that polytunnel would come in handy. As I am a bloke I also went on the premise that if a particular size will do, then if you go a few sizes bigger it will more than likely be that much more useful.
Amusingly, my design for the polytunnel, although it is already huge, could have been that much bigger! But hey ho, it’s a lesson learned! I have also listed all the suppliers I used and the names of each of the various different plants.
Many of the plants have been grown from seed and as such I have tried a couple of different ideas for maximum products with minimal input time wise from myself. I am hoping that 2013/4 will be the year that I have managed to get the correct balance between time input and produce output to keep my “work” “life” balance correct.
I have also designed it so that my daughter can get involved as well. My daughter is a very important part of this project and she has been involved from the start. Even before she was born and was nothing but a speck in my partners tummy I was planning ahead to make this fun for her as she grew and developed.
She was 6 months old when she first went down and there are photos of her in her buggy having a munch on a piece of fresh spinach. She has been munching on vegetables and fruit ever since, so my project has already been a resounding success.