Garden Grow Polytunnel 3M x2M Powder Coated Steel Frame, Walk In Greenhouse, Double Zipped Door & Windows (3 x 2 Polytunnel)

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The whole tunnel doesn’t take up a lot of space when extended, measuring 300 x 60 x 45 cm. It’s therefore suitable for a lot of differently-sized vegetable patches, allotments and gardens, offering a lot of flexibility for protecting plants. For shade-loving plants, choose white or green polythene . This lets less light in and provides a shadier environment. If you do not have purpose-built housing you could use a garden shed or polytunnel, as long as there is adequate light, space and ventilation.’ And to prove it, there are many accolades being collected by commercial growers and domestic gardeners. Farmer and food producers are winning industry awards for growing vegetables and fruits that would normally struggle in our notoriously changeable weather patterns. For example, growing varieties of chillies in polytunnels here in the UK, widening choice for the consumer. Crop bars and braces are horizontal bars that are added across the top of the polytunnel. They add reinforcement and create a stronger structure overall.

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Dobies strives to ensure that all its plants are delivered to you in the perfect condition for planting. While the majority of our nursery plants cope well with slight delays in intransit, sadly, the time it takes to deliver to certain locations in the UK means that we can't guarantee this for some of our smaller plug products and tender bedding and vegetable lines, which do not respond well to the extra journey time. So regretfully while we offer the majority of our live plant offering nationwide, we are unable to ship plugs, begging plants and tender vegetable plants to the following areas: HS, IV41-IV49, IV51, IV55-56, KW15-KW17, PA34, PA41-48, PA60-PA78, PA80, PH40-PH44, TR21-TR24, ZE1-ZE3. There are six “windows” fitted into the side of the polytunnel, made from netted mesh, that can either be covered or uncovered depending on how much ventilation is required. There is also a roll up door. All of these offer a useful way to either let in fresh air, or cool down the polytunnel during warmer weather. Assembly is straightforward, with galvanised steel hoops that support the polypropylene fleece. They push easily into the ground, and are threaded through the fleece, so all you need to do is extend the tunnel out like a concertina. It also folds up easily too.Although it’s a cheaper option, this Garden Point Polytunnel remains relatively robust and sturdy. It can cope with higher winds, and with being placed in allotments that aren’t particularly sheltered. Nevertheless, as with most polytunnels, there are still some customer reports of it tearing in the wind, and additional weights or stakes are required to secure it to the ground. Anchor plates can be used to create a firmer, more secure foundation for polytunnels. Anchor plates are buried into the ground, with a hollow metal tube that remains visible above ground level. The structural frame of the polytunnel is then inserted into this tube. This is a great way to stop the polytunnel from moving. Trenching From exotic plants and crops to raising seedlings, the polytunnel creates the ideal microclimate for all kinds of plants and crops. Covering 6 square metres, there’s plenty of space for your plants to grow – as well as room for you to attend to your plants in comfort.

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There are a couple of ways you can reinforce your polytunnel to make it stronger and more resilient against the elements (particularly against the wind). Adding Crop Bars/Bracing Our 3x2m polytunnel will make a suitable alternative to a solid structure to house birds during the Avian Flu outbreak. Our tunnel allows adequate light and ventilation and will help offer protection from wild birds that may be carrying the disease. Primarily, the cover is only held on to the frame using six pieces of Velcro, and there is no way to secure it to the frame in the middle. Therefore, it may be necessary to engineer additional ways to attach the cover to the frame when it arrives. Perfectly Sized– Measuring 3 metres in length and 2 metres in width, it offers plenty of room for growing. Follow the instructions set out in this guide to learn how to build a polytunnel DIY style. DIY Polytunnels

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Construct the frame– this is like a giant puzzle, making sure that all the right pieces are connected together to make the giant hoops, with storm braces, that form the tunnel structure. But there is no need to worry, we have all the helpful instruction guides and videos you need.

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Regardless of polytunnel size, choose a frame made from galvanised steel . This is hardwearing and rust resistant. Assembly is simple, with a manual that is clear and concise, as well as a design that fits together logically. At least two people are needed to put it together, to help ease the cover over the frame and avoid it catching on the bolts.

Windows– Netted windows ensure the temperature within the greenhouse can be controlled for optimum conditions. The standard method is to dig a trench around the polytunnel, then bury the polythene in the ground to deliver tension and keep it in place.