Poly-Tunnel Gardening

But relatively easily dealt with using beer traps and non-rain proof organic bird/hedgehog friendly bait, being under cover.I usually use an upturned plastic bottle with the bottom cut off and placed on a stick projecting into the hole through the mulch for bushy plants and a similar...

My husband made me a small set up very similiar to what I am seeing here. We grew our tomatoes in it, but did not grow year round. It works great! Cheers! Cody Wellard

The DIY tunnel in the first post above has been knocking around for a number of years now, it was published I think before the raft of cheaper tunnels we have available today came up for sale. My point being here that it was a cheap solution at first, and still is if your resourceful or lucky...

I still have a few Pumpkins (edible ones) and squashes to plant at the Alottment, so I may temp erect this new tunnel over them to aid growing/ripening of them before moving it in Spring to its final position. Steve...

Nice...let them take over..!! ...More to eat! Steve...

What sort of size/cost are you thinking of?

things are jumping fast in the poly tunnel know we have been eating some lettuce leaves this week nice and early for us

I've been trying to post a reply but no luck. 3rd time lucky, I hope!I just wanted to say thanks to all for your insight and advice. I will now prepare for the worst!I plan to get an electric greenhouse heter that will kick in if it goes below 5C, I can get one online here for €29.99 (Not...

Q How many people does it take to put a cover on a polytunnel if failure is not at option?A Only one three attempts to get it over the frame though.Well here is an update on the progress :- After managing to complete the project on Friday whilst the wind was at a minimum ( the day...

I did say the prices I quoted were based on 50M length. Doesn;t surprise me that a company selling scaffolders debris netting doesn't sell by the metre!You can have 8.9M of Enviromesh, delivered, for the same price as 20M of Debris Netting (by my calculations)We cover all sorts of things...

Hello ChopperThanks for your safety advice. Leather gloves & goggles at the ready!!...mmm....rather windy today. Sods law that when I have a day off the weather is bad!! Dare not risk it as I or it may take off Thank you & thanks for your luck too.....I'm going to need it!!:DBest...

Thats a better idea than I had, I was thinking about putting the pots in the mushroom trays. Thats how I transport plants to car boot sales, but most of my plants for sale are in 3" pots.If you sow your salad generously, then you can regularly make a "Baby leaf salad mix" that would cost...

:WINK1: We thought you could have a Poly Tunnel forum after all..!! There are a few people on here with them so a forum for you all seemed the way to go.. :D I shall look forward to your poly-tunnel thread "growing" then Chopper...:WINK1:

I've a load of ex-garden gazebo poles (large diameter verticals from the 'better' quality ones) that I thought about using for additional bracing, flattening/drilling the ends and fixing with something made from the thinnest metal straps sold at Wickes, also fitting something (tube, hardwood...

Hi Alice, Thanks for your advice, You would think after 3 years of growing veg here I'd be used to late frosts but obviously not ! I used to grow my Tomatoes in a sun room on the back of my south facing house where they were lovely and warm, but sadly we had to take it down ! Where do I get...

If you dig a reasonably deep trench and bury the polythene it does help anchor the whole structure. If you fasten to a wooden rail you have the option of putting the rail higher up and putting netting at the base to improve ventillation. You will need to st the base tubes in concrete though and...

The polytunnel covering would last a lot longer and be much easier to replace too. Poly doesn`t like high temperatures especially on a sharp edge. A cover in contact with treated/stained timber without any hotspot tape will act just like a solar collector :wink:

Thanks John - we did indeed apply horse manure!

I swear by enviromesh over water pipe hoops for all brasicas also leeks.Im not wonderfully convinced by poly cloches but enviromesh is worth it alone for the fact it stops butterflys further it creates a microclimate.

A polytunnel is a different proposition than a greenhouse they are more expensive to heat the temperature is suject to instant change they are difficult to ventillate and keep at a constant temperature,having said that they will protect your plants from the wind and rain you would need to start...