How to Set Up Your First Polytunnel Construction in Your Garden

Are you thinking about expanding the growing season in your garden? When you need to expand the growing season for fresh vegetables all year round, installing a polytunnel is a great idea.

 


There are many different types of polytunnels and covers. Many gardeners often start with putting up their own polytunnel installation within a low tunnel that runs along the ground. Once you have discovered that growing vegetables in a polytunnel construction really does extend the growing season, you may probably want to increase the size of your polytunnel.

 

Installing Your Own Polytunnel

 

When you feel ready to install a larger tunnel in your garden, it is best to use a professional polytunnel construction service. Although you can easily buy construction kits, just be aware,of cheaper kits that are poorly manufactured using inferior parts and covers, they are not always that easy to put up and install, especially if you are unfamiliar with a spot of DIYand may not carry a guarantee.

 

Most gardeners who try to install their own larger polytunnel say that they find it frustrating. The end result is often that they end up calling in a professional service. It is better to get it right from the start. Always read the instructions (twice).

 

The upside of having your polytunnel professionally installed is that it takes less time from start to finish and everything will be fitted correctly. The average size polytunnel installation takes a day or two. If you have no previous experience of building a greenhouse or a polytunnel, it maybe best to contact a professional service.

 


Choosing the Size of Your Polytunnel

 

Do you need to go “super big” straight away? If you have only been growing vegetables in a small polytunnel so far, there is no need to install a supersize one right away.

 

One of the best things about a polytunnel installation is that you can add an extension to it any time you like. If you are not sure that you have the time to grow crops in a large polytunnel, start with a smaller one. You can easily upgrade your polytunnel installation by adding sections to it at a later stage.

 

A polytunnel construction company can advise and add to your tunnel by taking off the front or rear of the tunnel and adding another extra section.

 

Can I Make My Polytunnel Wider?

 

If you don't have the space to make your polytunnel longer, you can expand it to the side. Once again, this is probably not something that you should do yourself.

 

As polytunnels are such flexible structures, you can even add a walkway in between the two tunnels. That will make it easy for you to transfer plants and walk in between the two tunnels. You now have a large polytunnel installation in no time at all.

 

In Conclusion

 

A polytunnel installation is a great way to extend the growing season and it helps toproduce more crops for yourself and your family. In the future, it is likely that we will see more polytunnels in gardens across the UK. In the current climate change, they can help us to reduce carbon pollution.

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