The Polytunnel Handbook
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The Polytunnel Handbook

  1. 128 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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The Polytunnel Handbook

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A comprehensive guide to all aspects of polytunnel usage, from planning your purchase to harvesting the rewards. A polytunnel, high tunnel or hoop house, can be used as an affordable, low-carbon aid to growing your own food all year round, from crispy salads and fresh vegetables in the dead of winter to juicy melons and mouth-watering grapes in high summer. But once you've decided to invest in a polytunnel, there are many questions to be answered... Do you need planning permission? What are the different sizes and types you can buy? Where should you put it, and how do you put it up? What can you use it for, how do you look after it, and what are the likely problems? The Polytunnel Handbook looks at all aspects of using a polytunnel, from planning to harvesting. The book features a step-by-step guide detailing how polytunnels are put up and maintained, and also detailed instructions on building a polytunnel from scratch for DIY enthusiasts. There are also chapters on developing healthy soil and preventing pests, and a jargon-free guide to the range of often mystifying accessories that many tunnel retailers offer. Learn how to keep your polytunnel productive in every season with this brilliant guide

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Publisher
Green Books
Year
2008
ISBN
9781907448065
Edition
1
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Horticulture
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Introduction
  8. Chapter 1: Planning your Purchase
  9. Chapter 2: The Big Day
  10. Chapter 3: Self-build Tunnels
  11. Chapter 4: The Tunnel Environment
  12. Chapter 5: Planting Through the Year
  13. Chapter 6: Preventing Pests
  14. Chapter 7: Thinking Outside the Tunnel
  15. Afterword
  16. Appendix 1: Further Information and Suppliers
  17. Appendix 2: Further Reading
  18. Appendix 3: Glossary
  19. Index
  20. Back cover