poly tunnels / green houses

oddly enough - you don't want it too hot - so a more sheltered spot would be advisable.

but you should be able to grow lots in there - go for quicker growing things - that way when the light goes on the "shorter days" you've had most of the crops

i think you should try a good mix of everything - nothing ventured nothing gained

it might be worth keeping a record of the results for future reference - i would record germination times too - as these would vary from outdoor sowings.

It will get very hot Nathan!  My tunnel is 24ft long, and gets over the temp gauge on lots of occasions in the summer!  Its regulary 38 to 48°C in there, even in the winter!  I always grow tomatoes and chillies in there.  Last year I grew some brassicas, but as the polythene is the white translucent stuff. they do tend to bolt a bit, and had loads of catterpillars and whitefly.  Also stuck all my left over seed spuds in there, but again, they were all top growth, but not much spud!  Oh and I planted some carrots in a big plastic box which did alright too for carrots for Christmas!!  although they weren't very big.  And my leftover leeks were in there.  They do a clear poly which they say is for growing stuff, the translucent white is supposed to be for growing on, or so I've read, but if you buy a polytunnel, they nearly always come in white!!!

Oh and my cucumbers are better in there, and my melons were last year until they suddenly dropped of at grapefruit size, without ripening.

This year I've tried some peas, runner beans and butter beans, which are looking quite good.

The only other thing is, the ground does get VERY dry and I always feel an idiot walking down the garden in the pouring rain with my watering can!!!

Rather than line the whole thing, this winter I'm going to try some cloches inside and fleece to cover some of the veg, as I want to try to grow stuff for longer than is usuall outside, so be interesting to see how it all goes eh?