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Growing => Growing in Greenhouses & Polytunnels => Topic started by: bobsbooth on September 24, 2012, 20:55

Title: New poly tunnel
Post by: bobsbooth on September 24, 2012, 20:55

Just bought a new poly tunnel. It's not huge 6m by 3m but just put 4 raised beds in there. Really want to get something in but am I being too keen? Don't want to rush things but only got the plot 6 months ago (it's 30m by 3m) and haven't grown anything yet....if I can, what do you recommend?

Thanks for your help, Rob

Title: Re: New poly tunnel
Post by: david64 on September 25, 2012, 17:24

You could over-winter something. I haven't tried this, but things people do are onions & beans.

Other things you can grow all year round are greens, in particular Japanese greens. I believe you can also do Pak Choi. If you have it up, you may as well experiment with something like Pak Choi.

Title: Re: New poly tunnel
Post by: david64 on September 25, 2012, 17:43

Some ideas here:

http://www.thompson-morgan.com/autumnplanting

Title: Re: New poly tunnel
Post by: shokkyy on September 25, 2012, 19:27

You could do some Christmas spuds in there, with a bit of protection. You could do overwintering peas or onions. We are right at the end of September now, but according to my polytunnel book you can get away with a last sowing of calabrese (for March), turnips, kohlrabi and spinach this month.