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Growing cucumbers

Indoors or outdoors, growing cucumbers is easy provided you take good care of the seedlings.

Forget June - you can be picking fresh, tasty strawberries as early as April using a polytunnel.

Garlic is easy to grow and virtually pest-free, so it’s well worth giving it some space - especially in a polytunnel or greenhouse.

Globe Artichokes are a gourmet delight, and if you haven’t ever tried one then, well, you don’t know what you’re missing.

Beans are hugely popular vegetables and very easy to grow, so there is almost sure to be a bean out there that will be perfect for your garden.

Autumn in the polytunnel is a time for planting for the winter and hungry gap, as well as for harvesting melons and other autumnal treats.

Easy to grow and easy to store, there are lots of different types of onion available and different approaches to growing them.

Beetroot is an easy and rewarding crop. With a little know-how it can be harvested fresh for 9 months of the year, and stores well.

Peas are one of the vegetable grower’s favourite plants. Easy and fun to grow, it’s well worth making room for some.

With every plant in the tunnel bursting with vitality and raring to go, the polytunnel gardener is much in demand.

Being able to grow under cover is crucial in any plot. But which is right for you - growing under plastic, or under glass?