Poly-Tunnel Gardening

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

That tunnel with the staging is 4 x 2.5m, no plans I made it up as I went along.

Thanks all. I went for the 6x3 blowaway and will place it at the far end of my veg plot.

same one European cranefly or daddy longlegs , your#s are having a good feed if orrible fat things

So site it as if it's going to be your first tunnel, planning ahead for another at some stage. In this thread I've shown how demountable low level + high level fixed staging can be installed to maximise use of space

Lol no not really I was trying to tie some toms up other day and had to come out as my arms was dripping I was sweeting that much

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.

its finally done ")Sent by smoke signals

Hi Steve, yes I was hoping find a system of guttering to fit at about 4-5ft up the tunnel wall to direct water into a butt - We did try a commercially available stick-on type, but apart from it being difficult to fit well, the 'trough' is only about a quarter inch across so overflows or chokes...

well day 3 and we have life :Dcucumber ,basal and Popeye grub is pushing thu .Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2

looking good

can't visualise it - pictures please - my new pt goes up this month Diolch, John

Steve, if I cut strips of tape I could probably do it but I might just change the cover, will have a think about it. Mine doesn't flap like the small tunnels, its a good fit.Sent from my HTC One X+ using Tapatalk 2

Why have the scallies got him ?

My blog is called c k plant nursery and its on blogger, have over 100 videos on youtube under juliedrake23.Polytunnel growing is generally going well, have had tomatoes, cucumbers, melons, courgettes and squashes in their for a few weeks in the larger tunnel. However the 6 x 10ft one hasn't...

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,...

Yes mate we have got mains water and right at the side of the plot

Take a look at northern polytunnels cantilevered roof vents for some diy vent inspiration The best way to deal with condensation is to convince the humid air to condense somewhere it cant drip and cause problems. Better still, somewhere it`ll do a bit of good. Drying out the soil is the last...

I understand your thinking but all the paths are higher on the whole allotment. However the plots above mine were skimmed of weeds with a JCB before I got my plots by a lazy plot holder but the plot in question wasn't in the equation.Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2