New member in Ireland.

[ChickenGrass]

Hi all.
I am a new member living here in Ireland.
I have a 20 foot long and 15 foot wide polytunnel.
I grow everything in here because it's much easier to grow,
Stuff in there and I can grow stuff in there that I can't grow outside.
This year I will be growing
Cabbage, lettuce, cauliflower, beetroot, carrots, parsnips, swede, French beans, broad beans, peas, broccoli, Mellon, tomatoes, peppers, sweetcorn and spinach.
I will also pot up some flowers etc.
Fionn.

 

[Beekissed]

Nice to meet you, Fionn! One of our mods is also living in Ireland, so you have a fellow countryman here. Feel free to share pics of your poly tunnel and everything you grow...we LOVE pics. We'd also love to hear about your climate and soils and such.

 

[thistlebloom]

Hi ChickenGrass/ Fionn! Welcome to TEG from north Idaho!
Looking forward to hearing about how you garden in your climate.
It looks like you are growing a nice variety of vegetables.
Does your polytunnel allow you to grow year round?

 

[Larisa]

This impressive list of vegetables! Flowers in pots? I'm a fan. Hello and welcome!

 

[canesisters]

from Virginia.
It has ALWAYS been a dream of mine to visit Ireland.
I can't wait to see pictures of your gardens.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Welcome to this forum! I've seen you on the sister Chicken Forum. Glad you found your way over here!

 

[aftermidnight]

A big welcome from Vancouver Island B.C. Glad you joined us, looking forward to hearing about your garden and yes, yes, yes, we love pictures.

Annette

 

[Nyboy]

Welcome I love to live any place snake free.

 

[ChickenGrass]

Hi there.
Thank you all for your warm welcomes.
At the moment I am cleaning out the polytunnel for a new growing season.
With the pollytunnel I can usually grow stuff most of the year.
But I can't grow realy exotic things during winter like tomatoes and peppers.
I will try upload some pictures of the polytunnel from last year and then hopefully this weekend I will post some new ones.
It's not anything fancy, it's just a polytunnel so I can grow my own.
Right now it's 12 degrees celcius (53 F)
So in the polytunnel it's about 14-15 degrees celcius ( 57-59F)
There is no sun today but if there was it would be much warmer in the polytunnel.
The average summer temperature here is around 16 degrees ( 60F)
And on a sunny day in the tunnel it could be around 30 degrees (86F)
My soil in the polytunnel is quite sandy but my carrots still fork
I think it's because the small pebbles in the soil.
Thank you,
Fionn.

 

[so lucky]

Hello, and Welcome from Missouri. Lots of friendly gardeners here to encourage you.