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Linette · December 28, 2014

Thanks to all of you for reading and leaving a comment.

Our garden is in the eastern point of Normandy, on heavy clay soil with water up to the surface all winter. A land of meadows and grazing cows, and rich grass grows naturally there. Unlike our neighbour we never sowed a lawn, just cut the grass when it gets too high. It doesn't look neat, but at least it's alive with insects and frogs.

In reply to Maggie (I dreamed of a high tunnel as big as yours, lucky you! Mine aren't high enough and the tomatoes quickly touch the top):
I don't kow about growing zones here. Winters are quite mild with little snow and cold waves between -5/-8°C (18 - 23°F) but some years we can have a whole week at between -15/-18°C (1 and 5°F). It can freeze hard in the tunnels.

So Ginger, you noticed my splendid vintage shade cloth,

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We had very hot weather in may/june, (then rain all the rest of the season) and we had tomato blossom drop, so I used those old sheets from the late seventies (nostalgia…)

December 28, 2014	#15
Linette Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: France Posts: 18	Thanks to all of you for reading and leaving a comment. Our garden is in the eastern point of Normandy, on heavy clay soil with water up to the surface all winter. A land of meadows and grazing cows, and rich grass grows naturally there. Unlike our neighbour we never sowed a lawn, just cut the grass when it gets too high. It doesn't look neat, but at least it's alive with insects and frogs. In reply to Maggie (I dreamed of a high tunnel as big as yours, lucky you! Mine aren't high enough and the tomatoes quickly touch the top): I don't kow about growing zones here. Winters are quite mild with little snow and cold waves between -5/-8°C (18 - 23°F) but some years we can have a whole week at between -15/-18°C (1 and 5°F). It can freeze hard in the tunnels. So Ginger, you noticed my splendid vintage shade cloth, . We had very hot weather in may/june, (then rain all the rest of the season) and we had tomato blossom drop, so I used those old sheets from the late seventies (nostalgia…)