Poly-Tunnel Gardening

Thought I'd post an update...we've been eating the oriental greens as salad and leaving the lettuce to grow on a bit. I think this little lot should see us through a few more weeks. In the other tunnel I've been using the thinnings from the Pak Choi and Chinese cabbage in salad but have now left...

Update ! The joiner came out this morning and measured everything up for my greenhouse/polyhouse. There's a possibility that he may build one bigger than 8' x 6', so that's even better, it could be 10 or even 12 feet long. His quote for 2 days work was very reasonable too at £200, and he's the...

I know the problem of the door zips opening and wind ripping the seams apart, I rescued mine and after sewing it up change the orientation and put it back on. The differences I made this time is turned 90 deg so side on to wind. Sank the frame 6" and pulled the cover under the frame before...

How's it going this year ?

i have removed all the fruits now.

I was considering getting a cheap hose and then putting some Hozelock jet nozzles into it as certain intervals, the hose being cable tied to the ridge bars of my tunnel (though I don't know how many ridge bars you might have)Something like these :-It's another of my brain waves..... Idea...

First ever polytunnel crop! But better still aubergines are growing like mad and tomatoes have flowers on them. Wish I could say the chilli peppers I grew from seed are thriving they look pathetic but maybe they'll catch up.

At my allotment, someone who has a grapevine in a tunnel offered the advice to plant it outside, but train it into the tunnel, that way you'll get the benefit of rainwater when it rains.

Like this, sloping curved canes to suit curved sides. As mentioned above I grow beefsteak toms closest the cover that are terminated lower than the likes of Sungolds closest the central path which will be taken up to (and along in a good year) the apex. It may look a bit 'tight' and the top of...

Because we were due to have frost the other night, i went out and brought a parasene heater. got home with it, assembled it and filled it as per instructions. Once it got dark i lit it, reduced the flame till there was no smoke from it. Went back an hour later to recheck, still no smoke. Next...

Rather than make the shelving fixed, i made it so that i can take it out, i also made a caster wheeled board, that way when i want to harder off my plants i can put them all on the board and just wheel it up the garden in one go. this was me trying to save a bit of time at 5 in the morning...

Probably the most effective way would be to dig a trench, submerge the largest size guttering and backfill with gravel. The guttering would need a run down to a well that you dig. It will need a means of pumping it out though.

OK, must just be Drought Hosepipe Bans where trickle is still permitted (or was last time around ...)

A grow tent isnt essential, outdoor/greenhouse hydro is more productive and the light is free.

Prices have dropped by another fiver, now only £114.90 incl P&P

Premier Tunnels have reduced their prices [1] and their 10 x 20 foot tunnel has been reduced from £433 to £389.70, making it cheaper than a DIY tunnel made from bought materials [1] 10% Off until 1st July 2014. 15% off 'dream polytunnels'

Wow looking good, your benches are superb too.. Very organised from a disorganised person..

Is one with a green mesh reinforced plastic covering that has Velcro tapes to secure it to the frame? When I first erected one of those and secured it with all the tapes as per the instructions it started to rip in a couple of places at the ends around the circular part of the hoops, but after...

I've read (& seen pics) that polytunnels are OK on a slope (lengthways), but obviously the hoops need to be at 90 degrees to the rails/sloping ground or the cover wont fit. If you construct doors they will always swing towards the lowest end (unless you construct sliding doors. You could...

Thanks Steve