Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: jackie on January 04, 2011, 20:52
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we recently bought a polytunnel 4 x 2 metres. My husband seems to think they are only suitable for starting off seedlings whereas I was under the impression you could grow veg in all year round. I was thinking of putting a couple of raised beds in there. If I am right, what sort of veg would be suitable to grow in there. Any advice would be appreciated
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My local organic nursery uses them for both purposes. They grow the half-hardy plants in there, e.g. tomatoes, peppers, chillis, some herbs, cucumbers, courgettes, etc
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To grow all year round you'd need extra heat and lighting, but a polytunnel can extend your growing season by several weeks each way.
I used to love mine, but now it's Brian's store room for his excess bits of wood, lawnmowers and rotavators! But I have grown all sorts in there, including potatoes, carrots and leeks as well as the usual stuff!
You may find this interesting!
http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=30820.0
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in spite of minus 14 degrees locally and heavy snows I still have spring cabbage, swiss chard, onions and parsley doing well in totally unheated polytunnel. Thro rest of year have had all salads, toms potatoes, peppers, aubs, chillis, pumpkins, squash, early peas and beans etc as well as Chrysanths, herbs incl lemon grass and more usual stuff. Lots of potential all year round, only prob will be fitting it all in.
Best of luck
R