Do I Have Enough Space for a Polytunnel?

Do I need a lot of space for a polytunnel? You may look at a polytunnel and think it is a rather flimsy construction. However, that is far from the truth. They are available in a variety of lengths, heights and widths.

 

As long as you use a professional polytunnel construction service for large builds, polytunnels are a great way of growing almost anything. If you are a new grower, polytunnel installation is sometimes best left to an installation company that fully understands and specialises in large or commercial polytunnel technology builds.

 

Surprisingly though, you don't need a lot of space. You can go up as well as along the ground. It all depends on what you would like to grow in your tunnel. If you have a head for heights, growing vines such as tall climbing cherry tomatoes.

 

Trellising Cherry Tomatoes for All Year Production

 

A polytunnel installation that has been constructed correctly can help you to fulfil your dreams.

 

Tomatoes are now one of our better loved crops. We have realised that this red fruit contains a range of antioxidants that can help us to combat disease. Cherry tomatoes are packed with lycopene which can benefit prostate health problems.

 

Cherry tomatoes often produce more lycopene than their larger cousins. The right polytunnel construction may even encourage your tomatoes to produce even more lycopene and antioxidants.

 

More growth can also be encouraged by trellising cherry tomatoes. The truth is that cherry tomatoes simply love to climb.

 

And yes, with the right polytunnel installation, you can grow cherry tomatoes in the UK all year around.

 

How Do I Keep Tomatoes In a Polytunnel Pest-Free?

 

Good hygiene is essential. The thing about good plant hygiene is that it starts from the ground up.

 

Make sure that you feed your tomatoes with the right feed. Many new to growing tomatoes don't realise that they benefit from being loved every day. That means you constantly need to be on the lookout for fallen and wilting leaves. When you do find leaves that don't look great remove them and discard them correctly and keep them away from your tomato plants.

 

Keeping the soil aerated helps as well. Oxygen is something that tomatoes are passionate about. You want to make sure that your polytunnel construction makes it easy for fresh air and oxygen to circulate.

 

Should I Close My Polytunnel Construction When I Am Not There?

 

The thing is that it is not only humans that love tomatoes. Mice and other little critters also love tomatoes. One animal that enjoys cherry tomatoes as much as we do is the squirrel. To squirrels and other pests, this handy sized fruit must be like manna from heaven.

 

If you have ever grown cherry tomatoes in an area inhabited by squirrels, you may have found cherry tomatoes in unexpected places. They love to hide and squirrel away their fruit of their labour.

 

Discuss how to protect your crops with your polytunnel construction company. They will give you the best advice and guidance on how to keep unwanted critters and vermin out of your polytunnel.