The Polytunnel Handbook

A polytunnel can be used as an affordable, low-carbon aid to growing your own food all year round, from crispy salads and fresh vegetables in the dead of winter to juicy melons and mouth-watering grapes in high summer. But once you’ve decided to invest in a polytunnel, there are many questions to be answered, including:

• Do you need planning permission?

• What are the different sizes and types you can buy?

• Where should you put it, and how do you put it up?

• What can you use it for, how do you look after it, and what are the likely problems?

The Polytunnel Handbook looks at all aspects of using a polytunnel, from planning your purchase to harvesting the rewards, and includes a step-by-step guide detailing how polytunnels are put up and maintained. There are chapters on developing healthy soil and preventing pests, and a jargon-free guide to the range of often mystifying accessories that many tunnel retailers offer. For the DIY enthusiast there is a full set of instructions for building a polytunnel from scratch, and the authors explain how to keep your polytunnel productive in every season.

Title - The Polytunnel Handbook

Edition -

Author - Mark Gatter,Andy McKee

ISBN 13 - 9781900322454

Imprint - Green Books

Publisher - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Date Published - 03/12/2008

Prize -

No. of pages - 128

Binding Type - Paperback

Dimensions - 156 x 234 x 10mm

Weight - 277 g

Languages - English