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    The Polytunnel Handbook: Planning/Siting/Erecting/Using/Maintaining
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    The Polytunnel Handbook: Planning/Siting/Erecting/Using/Maintaining

    By Mark Gatter and Andy McKee

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    A polytunnel 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, including:

    • 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 your purchase to harvesting the rewards, and includes a step-by-step guide detailing how polytunnels are put up and maintained. There are 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. For the DIY enthusiast there is a full set of instructions for building a polytunnel from scratch, and the authors explain how to keep your polytunnel productive in every season.

    LanguageEnglish
    Publisher UIT Cambridge Ltd.
    Release dateDec 1, 2008
    ISBN9781907448072
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