Definitely nippy now. Walked to the local shops, cardiganised, and wished that I had put on my coat.
This morning we decided to "winterise" the Garden Girls' run. This meant (a) stripping off the green covers on the Cube part of the run, and replacing it with a clear tarp which covers both sides and the top, and lets in more light; and (b) putting up clear corrugated PVC panels along the side of the walk in run.
The Girls were very interested in what was going on. They spent their time investigating what we were doing, examining our workmanship, and burbling their feedback to each other and to us. I think we'll need to get some panels for the end, and maybe the door, this year if snow is likely, other than that it looks OK. I'm sure they will appreciate the clear tarp if nothing else, as it will let the daylight in earlier and allow it in for longer, now that the days are shorter.
DH also planting garlic today. This year's harvest was fantastic, and we've already used lots of it with making passata. Speaking of which, we're hoping to take out the last tomato plants today. One final batch of passata. And it means that we can clean the greenhouse and use it to store logs for the winter.
This morning we decided to "winterise" the Garden Girls' run. This meant (a) stripping off the green covers on the Cube part of the run, and replacing it with a clear tarp which covers both sides and the top, and lets in more light; and (b) putting up clear corrugated PVC panels along the side of the walk in run.
The Girls were very interested in what was going on. They spent their time investigating what we were doing, examining our workmanship, and burbling their feedback to each other and to us. I think we'll need to get some panels for the end, and maybe the door, this year if snow is likely, other than that it looks OK. I'm sure they will appreciate the clear tarp if nothing else, as it will let the daylight in earlier and allow it in for longer, now that the days are shorter.
DH also planting garlic today. This year's harvest was fantastic, and we've already used lots of it with making passata. Speaking of which, we're hoping to take out the last tomato plants today. One final batch of passata. And it means that we can clean the greenhouse and use it to store logs for the winter.
