Poly-Tunnel Gardening

Given some of the things that I have seen being sold on ebay (and actually attracting bids), I wouldn't be surprised if someone didn't offer something. I'll wait and see once I get the new greenhouse up, and if there is nothing sensible looking possible then I'll either freecycle it or similar...

Great to see what you are up to Marley, it looks very productive

Some info from the place where I got my Pongo bean seeds from (only I got them from their stall at a local event to save paying P&P): Speedy - Pongo -

Don't do as I did! I used a bleach solution on a sponge mop to clean both the interior and exterior of my Poly tunnel It looked good, however, the bleach had contamiated the soil, no doubt breaking down to common salt. All the plants grew, but showed a lot of yellowing and were sub standard....

I've covered two of my own and helped two friends cover theirs, not a difficult job to do as long as there is a minimum of two people. If your covering your own and not sure how to do then ask on forums or google it. Plenty of info freely available for those who want to do it, you could even ask...

not sure about freezing them as to what nutrients you lose but I have a food dehydrator, which hopefully will give me Sun dried Tom's all year

I've seen pictures of an almost identical design, but covered with plastic and used a a cloche within polytunnels (was thinking about making some for putting over hotbeds), but it didn't click that the same design would also work with mesh. I've got my eye on a great roll of that pipe in a...

oops! not sure why it posted twice

Some pics will already be on this thread , but I'm rather behind on updating it. I'm currently setting up a second, identical arrangement in an identical tunnel.

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Also useful for watering. 2L plastic bottle, cut the bottom off, place upside down (original spout downwards) and put a cane in, through the spout to hold it in place. Fill the "bottle" with water and it will flow out at a slow-ish rate and percolate into the ground rather than run-off or...

Yes, I have found that too, but as a specialist forum they are very knowledgeable on Veg.But folk here are pretty knowledgeable on Veg too, and there are folk here who know about other aspects of gardening too Ask about growing Flowers on a Vegetable forum and they'll laugh you out of town!

You'd be better doing a self-build using decent polythene really - cos the main problem with these is the rubbish covers. They may be 'UV open' (which actually isn't an advantage) but actual transmission is poor to begin with, and the surface makes algae buildup faster than regular...

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...

Yep thats what it is I will be putting raised beds inside and screwing the frame to them, so the frame at least with be staying put.:yess: As suggested I will probably look at a replacement cover, I measured it today and its 3x2x2 so the eBay one is a little small , or maybe I will try the...

Try planting some Tansy Tanacetum Vulgare. ebay Premier seeds do them 1100 seeds for 99 pence & 59 pence P&P I get quite a lot of seeds from these people & have never been let down once & it dosent matter how many PKTS of seeds you buy you only pay the one 59 pence P&P per order. Take a look...

I did get asked by my neighbour if the Tomato in the kitchen was a pot plant. I have a friend who planted a real pot plant in the flower bed at the front of Sherbourne police station. It was there all summer Police walking past it everyday

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...

Just been in the tunnel & discovered that while I've been successful in preventing the caterpillars from getting my brassicas they're now covered in aphids, I'll get the soapy water out tomorrow, unless anyone has a better idea. Also decided to give up on my courgettes & pumpkins, the courgettes...

Cheers Lazydog, I thought it might be a case of suck it & see. I've also planted some seeds in trays 2 weeks ago, Basil/Broccoli/Carrots/Coriander/Parsley & Spring Onions, some of the Broccoli came up really quickly but no sign of anything else. I've been watering with a spray every day as the...