[gowing238]

Hi,

I would love to get as greenhouse to grow tomatoes, cucumber and chillies/ peppers etc in, but the credit crunch will not allow it at this moment in time!! But funds can stretch to a decent sized polytunnel. Was wondering can i still grow the tomatoes, cucumber etc in a polytunnel in the same way as i would a greenhouse?

Cheers!

[Chappers]

Of course, grow in the same way. I prefer my poly tunnel to the greenhouse i had as they dont get so hot.  And if cash is a bit tight you can easily make your own tunnel from scaffold tubes and plastic water pipe 

HTH Paul

[gowing238]

Cheers mate. Funny thing wen i was searching for the answer for the above question i stumbled across the instructions to making a polytunnel out of water pipe and scaffolding!! Might be giving it a go!!

[agapanthus]

You won't regret it!!!!! They're the best!!!!!

[Chappers]

Ive got a small bought polytunnel at home but am gonna build a bigger scaffold tube/water pipe one on the lotty, and intend to cover 2m of the sides with debris netting and the rest with butterfly netting in an attempt to protect my brassicas from cabbage whites next year  :blink:

Paul

[Rusticus]

Hi growing 238 - please share where you found the instructions to build the polytunnel - is it on the web?

[gowing238]

Hi growing 238 - please share where you found the instructions to build the polytunnel - is it on the web?

I cant get the link up on here at the moment. All you have to do is go on the forum search and type in build a polytunnel and the subject comes up. then click on the links in the replys

[Rusticus]

Will give it a go - thanks!

[mumofstig]

Here you go link to instructions

[Rusticus]

Thanks so much   

[Rusticus]

Wow! That polytunnel is soooo impressive! Thanks again for the link. Maybe I'll try for a mini-mini version (when I've built my fruit cage...)

[mumofstig]

Yeah...just ease yourself in gently

[Rusticus]

  

[nickthegreek]

Of course, grow in the same way. I prefer my poly tunnel to the greenhouse i had as they dont get so hot.  And if cash is a bit tight you can easily make your own tunnel from scaffold tubes and plastic water pipe 

HTH Paul

nice carp !!!

does this gardening lark cut down you carping aswell?

[Kristen]

I got a 30' x 10' glasshouse off eBay for £400 (in addition to a 12' x 10' one I had bought off eBay a year earlier ), but I don't see larger ones come up very often.   An even bigger one was sold recently at a garden-clearance auction near here, fetched about £400 too.

Up to that point I had been planning on a plastic tunnel for cropping, but I think this has worked out better (much easier to keep a larger greenhouse cooler than a small one ...)

If you are having a bored moment! there are some pictures etc. on my Blog