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To polytunnel or not?
We are thinking about buying a 10x10 polytunnel for our new garden -
this is the largest we can fit into space available. It will be situated on the southerly side of our home, and will get no shade at all during the height of summer, but some shade in depths of winter. The other option is, of course, a greenhouse, about 8x8 which we could put up against the south facing wall of the house. This would get exactly the same growing conditions, except that it would probably get less shade in winter. Both could be exposed to some of the gales that can blow in the valley where we live. Here on the Isle of Arran we don't get too much snow and the winter temperatures on the whole are fairly kind. Is there anybody out there living in Scotland who has a polytunnel and can give us any advice or information? Is there maybe a helpful website or two? Perhaps there's a good local supplier/manufacturer we can talk to? Thanks a lot -- Susie Thompson SPAM BLOCK IN OPERATION! Replace "deadspam.com" with "arrandragons.co.uk" to reply by e-mail. |
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To polytunnel or not?
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from SusieThompson contains these words: Is there anybody out there living in Scotland who has a polytunnel and can give us any advice or information? I live in Caithness and have bought a tunnel this year. I still have a small greenhouse, the tunnel being to replace a larger grenhouse that had finished its useful life and rotted away. I bought a Northern Polyunnel 18x24ft model. The reason being that a friend has had one in Wick for many years now and is delighted with it. I also know peole who live in a very exposed site on the edge of the Flow Country and their tunnel has lasted four years on the same skin. I think it is the way in which you site and erect your tunnel that gives it stability. For my money a greenhouse is better and more permanent, but of course more expensive. Whatever you choose, buy the best you can afford, and if you choose a tunnel go for one with straight sides - you can get more in and one thing I guarantee is that your greenhouse/tunnell will not be big enough whatever size you choose - mine isn't. I don't have the Northern Polytunnel company's address to hand at the moment but they do have a website. Email me if you want their phone number etc. and I will look it out for you. I am currently growing Maize, Toms, Peppers, Chillis, Melons, Beans, Onions, salad stuff, hops and grapes in the tunnel. Not sure if I will get a good crop off everything but gardening is all about trying things out is it not? On Arran you will be able to grow a much wider selection of stuff than I could ever hope for in the wilds of Caithness. -- Cheers, Compo. |
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