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Growing cucumbers
Indoors or outdoors, growing cucumbers is easy provided you take good care of the seedlings.
Grow strawberries in a polytunnel for really early crops
Forget June - you can be picking fresh, tasty strawberries as early as April using a polytunnel.
Garlic and Elephant Garlic
Garlic is easy to grow and virtually pest-free, so it’s well worth giving it some space - especially in a polytunnel or greenhouse.
Growing citrus trees
It's quite possible to grow citrus trees in the UK, so long as you can give them a warm, sheltered spot.
Polytunnels in Winter
Understanding the tunnel environment in winter means separating three important factors which affect plant growth; sunlight, temperature and wind chill.
The Tashi Tunnel: sending a polytunnel to India
We're sending a polytunnel to an organic farm in south India. Why? Find out here.
Growing Onions
Easy to grow and easy to store, there are lots of different types of onion available and different approaches to growing them.
Types of Polytunnel
The basic structure of a polytunnel (hoophouse) is simple, but variations on the basic theme include some impressive high-end products.
Polytunnel Uses
A brief summary of the most popular uses of polytunnels from vegetable growing to sheltering animals in winter.
Growing Under Cover: an introduction
Being able to grow under cover is crucial in any plot. But which is right for you - growing under plastic, or under glass?
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