Planning Your Refurbishment

When you have been using your garden or allotment polytunnel for a good, few years, you may feel that it is time for a polytunnel refurbishment. Polytunnel gardening is very addictive. Once you have found out how enjoyable it is, you probably want to expand your tunnel or maybe even replace the old with new polytunnel covers to ensure good protection.

 


A New Polytunnel VS Polytunnel Refurbishment

 

Should you invest in a new polytunnel or refurbish your current one with new polytunnel covers?

There are a few things that you need to take into account. This will give you some idea:

 

●     Available space

●     Condition of your current covers

●     The plants and crops that you decide to grow

 

Perhaps the most important factor is space. If you don't have a lot of space in your garden, you don't want to end up turning your entire garden into a polytunnel.

 

Are My Polytunnel Covers in Good Condition?

 

You also should take a good look at your current polytunnel covers. If there are any tears in them or if they have been sun-damaged, it is a good idea to replace them.

 

How do you tell if your polytunnel covers have been sun-damaged? Even good quality covers will go slightly yellow in the sun. Remember that the climate is changing and the sun is more intense. It could be a good idea to invest in a new cover during your polytunnel refurbishment.

 

Yellowed covers change the wavelength of the light. That can in turn affect the type of crops and plants you can grow in your tunnel.

 

Think About What Plants You Would Like to Grow

 

Before you go ahead and pick up the phone to call your local polytunnel construction services, sit down and make a list of what you would like to grow in your polytunnel. That is going to determine the size of your new or extended tunnel.

 

If you would like to extend the range of crops you would like to grow, it is a good idea to layout your polytunnel installation using a garden planner. There are free garden planners available online and they are very easy to use.

 

Setting Up Your Tunnel

 

Once your polytunnel type has been selected and a location has been completed, it is time to set up your tunnel.

 

This is where your garden design planner comes in handy again. Refer to your planner as you layout your polytunnel using stakes and garden twine.

 

The better prepared you are when it comes to your polytunnel refurbishment, the easier it is to get started. In general, the best time to have your construction refurb is in spring.

 

Polytunnels in the UK are now so popular that you need to give your local polytunnel construction company plenty of notice. More UK gardeners than ever before are setting up polytunnels in their gardens.

 

Make sure that you give your local polytunnel company plenty of notice when it comes to a polytunnel refurbishment or when replacing your polytunnel covers.

Location: London, UK

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