Poly-Tunnel Gardening

Hello.I have just put up a polytunnel (10x20ft) which will mainly be used for seedlings, peppers, tomatoes etc. But I'd like to have a couple of permanent residents as well.I was thinking of growing a vine (there are roof bars) but I'm not sure I want lots of eating grapes (and I don't want...

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...

I did this on my first, small tunnel on a plot full of voles and moles and nothing got through the skirt, but voles got through the door opening.I didn't bother on subsequent tunnels (where voles still got through the front door!), and when replacing covers I've never found holes through the...

its finally done ")Sent by smoke signals

don't wanna walk through right after they've been watered

What sort of size/cost are you thinking of?

I think you are about right for planting now until mid April LG. But of course you must plant tomatoes and peppers somewhere warm, for germination. Aim for about 23C but you should be OK at 20. Over a radiator indoors is fine if you haven't got a propagator. Don't transfer to the tunnel until...

I'd remove it and only put back when a frost is forecast,but looking at your location that is unlikely. water them if the soil is very dry. They need moisture to soften up and start off.

It's all weeds in the top pic. Yes, that's ground elder along the border. I'm thinking about doing exactly what you suggest of spraying around the outside to control it, although I'm not a big fan of spraying. All the advice I hear about ground elder is that nuking is the only way to really...

Thank you

Hi,Not a polytunnel grower, but as its a low one doubt there are many plants that would benefit from one in summer when you normally want them to get maximum sunshine and fresh air.You do see Strawbs in large polytunnels like the commerical growers but for domestic use would think some...

Many thanks for the info, saved me wasting money.

Well it shouldn’t be leaking, but they do make a lot of condensation are you sure it isn’t that which is dripping?

@Scudo good workspace i have similar ....but now looking at the side of the Chicken coop to add another raised overwintering area for Dahlia pots etc .....no wall space wasted with us gardeners eh

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...

Hello and welcome to Gardeners Corner. Any chance of closer pics? Its impossible to see any detail at that scale. With mushrooms though, I'd say assume they are very poisonous unless you can confirm otherwise with 100% certainty.

The smallness is worry me a bit. I think tunnels can be hard to get the temperature right/ventilate, and the smaller they are the move difficult that can become. I wonder if you might be better off with a glasshouse at that size? Second hand ones come on eBay / Freecycle etc. now and again,...

I've got a gravity fed drip system in my greenhouse. I set it up over the holiday season, so I can go away for a few days without worrying. It does the job, but all of what Kristen says is relevant. I use a clean water butt filled from the mains rather than collected rainwater to avoid getting...

Steve, Name is Les.... thanks a lot for the reply - I will do as you suggest ....rotovating grass is a bit of a job anyway and I have a great soil supplier locally. Whoops, sorry for sending with the spelling so poor. Also apologies for the delay in getting back but I have been making the most...