During the Month of October the first years and some of the teachers got together and built a new tunnel. Thanks to Caoimhin Brosnan one of our first years who supplied the following notes and images.
New Polytunnel
We recently erected a new polytunnel at An t-Ionad Glás. The tunnel frame was moved from the community garden in Dromcollogher so it was reassembled with great care, to get just the right fit. It is 60×20 foot wide.
The tunnel was erected over two days. On Friday, after much debate over the final alignment of the tunnel, we dug the trenches and set the crop bars in the ground and squared the corners. We had about thirty students over the two days which was more than enough help!
Monday the10th October the conditions were perfect it was a bright day with very little wind. So with plenty of helping hands we then covered the frame with the new plastic. We also hung the new doors and rotavated the tunnel. The first years will be using this tunnel for their crops. It is divided into four beds with three paths. It has since been sown with different over wintering crops on a four year rotation of the Brassicas, Allium, Solanum, and Legume families.
