The greenhouse

Lesson learned: You shall not buy cheap stuff on Trademe. Honestly, I haven’t had such a fiddly job in years. Even without making too many set-up mistakes this took me several days to complete. Thousands of tiny 8mm nuts and endless fix and un-do cycles to add more pieces of metal to each screw for stabilization. Added extra strong timber foundations made of leftover pieces from the builders to hook it more solidly onto the ground. Let’s see if this will survive the next sea breeze! I think I will have to extend the wind break around the green house before the strong spring winds hit…

Started out on a chilly winter day
Started out on a chilly winter morning
Plenty of extra thin aluminium frame parts
Plenty of extra-thin aluminium frame parts
Solid timer foundations. At least it will not be blown away in one piece!
Solid timer foundations. At least it will not be blown away in one piece!
A bird watching and probably laughing at me
A chaffinch watching – and probably laughing at me.
I had to wait for a zero-wind day. Back side tied to a potting table.
I had to wait for a zero-wind day. Back side tied to a potting table until it stands on its own.
Finally finished on a sunny spring afternoon.
Finally finishing on a sunny spring afternoon.
Well hidden behind the wind fence, aka the kiwi fruit trellis.
Well hidden behind the wind fence, aka the kiwi fruit trellis.
Doesn't it look pretty, with its windbreak at the back?
Doesn’t it look pretty, with its new windbreak at the back?
View over the fence from the neighbors' side
View over the fence from the neighbors’ side