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Commenced:	01/08/1981
Submitted:	15/11/2012
Last updated:	07/10/2015
Location:	Carrington Rd, New Plymouth, NZ
Website:	http://www.facebook.com/katikaraa.ecocommunity
Climate zone:	Warm Temperate

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Tunnel House Refurbishment

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Posted by Richard Grevers over 11 years ago

Our spring project is getting the remaining tunnel house (there were once two) back into commission. We've analysed how damage occurred and planned remedial action.

Almost-before shot of tunnel house

Our spring project is getting the remaining tunnel house (there were once two) back into commission. We've analysed how damage occurred and planned remedial action.

- replacing 6 damaged posts.

- wiring around the top of all posts to prevent splitting.

- putting two longitudinal braces to hold all the hoops at constant spacing.

- new pro-grade plastic from Redpaths. (which is actually much cheaper than the inferior greenhouse plastic sold by hardware stores).

- lowering all the raised beds to only 100mm

- putting in a thermal wall of concrete rubble along the south side.

- bringing the plastic much lower on the north side (pictured) to avoid shade.

Pictured is an "almost before" photo, late on our first day of work, with three posts replaced and a start made on the top rail for the north side iron wall. Behind the tunnel house is a chicken coop which is more or less ready to use - it just needs a little more rain-sheltered roosting space.

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Richard Grevers : We've also cut down pine branches on the south side which could potentially damage the tunnel house in a big storm.

Posted over 11 years ago

Richard Grevers : Update: Plastic is on, with a little more anchoring work needed at the east end. A new door has been constructed (wire mesh, to boost ventilation and insect access), and beds have been built on the south and east sides. Beds were sheet-mulched, with all soil screened to remove as much weed root as possible, and irrigation pipes laid below the beds. The north and central beds will be built this autumn. Summer crops include tomatoes (20 plants), courgette, cucumber, squash, parsley, basil, beetroot and rhubarb.

Posted about 11 years ago

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