Polytunnel Handbook

Product Description

A polytunnel can be used as an affordable low-carbon aid to growing your own food all year round from crispy salads & fresh vegetables in the dead of winter to juicy melons & 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 & types you can buy? * Where should you put it & how do you put it up? * What can you use it for how do you look after it & what are the likely problems? The Polytunnel Handbook looks at all aspects of using a polytunnel from planning your purchase to harvesting the rewards &

Includes:: a step-by-step guide detailing how polytunnels are put up & maintained. There are chapters on developing healthy soil & preventing pests & 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 & the authors explain how to keep your polytunnel productive in every season.