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Cynneth

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Grow you own vegetables!

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Cynneth
@cynneth Feb 21, 2018, 1:02 PM UTC

How to build Polytunnel - PART 1

So, why are we using a poly tunnel? Here's a great extract from "The Quick Crop"Blog (www.quickcrop.co.uk/blog/polytunnel-gardening/) "Why Use a Polytunnel? Most importantly, a polytunnel will enable…

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Cynneth
@cynneth Feb 21, 2018, 12:38 PM UTC

How to build a mini poly tunnel

In today's episode, I show you an EASY, CHEAP way to build a mini poly tunnel / Cold frame at home. I built 2 for around £30 in total. Not bad considering they can cost as much as £100 for standard o…

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Cynneth
@cynneth Feb 21, 2018, 11:43 AM UTC

Ordering REAL SEEDS and SPREADSHEETS FOR PLANNING

So we've bought our seeds for 2018! Super excited and can't wait to start planting them. We'll get into what seeds varieties we got when we plant them but in today's video I go over using excel sprea…

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Cynneth
@cynneth Feb 21, 2018, 11:11 AM UTC

BURNING THE SHED!!!!! And the start of WOOD CHIP PATHS

Just pottering around the allotment, burning the old shed and basically just keeping myself busy. For me, I actually enjoy doing anything on the allotment. I enjoy the preparation and "the boring stu…

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Cynneth
@cynneth Feb 20, 2018, 11:01 AM UTC

Building raised beds

This weekend we made a start on building our first raised beds. It's so awesome to see the allotment taking shape. Can't wait to get the rest of them in. I talk a bit about what timber we used to bui…

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Cynneth
@cynneth Feb 20, 2018, 9:33 AM UTC

PLANNING our ALLOTMENT - Initial ideas

We've done most of the prep work on our plot but now it's time to start planning what we're going to do and how we're going to do it. Today, I've gone through a basic idea of what we want to do - rai…

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Cynneth
@cynneth Feb 20, 2018, 8:58 AM UTC

Allotment inspiration

A big part of learning about anything, is learning from others. On an allotment site, there will be all levels of knowledge from complete novices, to seasoned allotmenteers! We got loads tidied up to…

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Cynneth
@cynneth Feb 9, 2018, 1:56 PM UTC

Clearing up an Allotment in NO TIME!

A huge part of getting an allotment is in the preparation. I think a lot of folks seem to forget this and it's hugely important to know that, in the beginning, it isn't always fun! To be honest, I LO…

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Cynneth
@cynneth Feb 9, 2018, 11:27 AM UTC

Getting an allotment

When I was younger, I had this "dream" of being a farmer but this was short lived and I ended up doing a host of other things. I moved to the UK from South Africa and started growing vegetables at ho…

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