Polytunnel
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Growing undercover
The vast majority of popular fruit and vegetable crops can be grown outside in the UK; however our growing season is relatively short and can be quite variable weather-wise to say the least.
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Perfect Polytunnels and Glorious Greenhouses- All you need for undercover
Shopping for a Polytunnel or Greenhouse? No problem, Kitchen Garden has a great selection to help you find the perfect cover. Premier Polytunnels With the development of new polythene covers it is possible to grow all kinds of crops and…
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Video: Take a tour of the KG Greenhouse and Polytunnel – Steve’s Plot Diary
In today’s videos you can take a look at what we’ve got growing in the KG greenhouse and polytunnel right now! In these strange times, gardening may be a fantastic way to take your mind off everything. Steve has been…
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Video: Welcome to the Polytunnel – Steve’s Plot Diaries
During these strange times, gardening may be a great way to take your mind off everything. Find out what Steve has been sowing in his first plot diary. For more videos, visit the Kitchen Garden YouTube channel at the link…
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Podcast 50: Everything you need to know about polytunnels
The Kitchen Garden Magazine Podcast – packed full of hints, tips and advice from the team. A polytunnel is an elongated semi-circular or square shaped tunnel. It is most often constructed using steel and is covered in polythene. Polytunnels come…
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Why a Polytunnel Makes All the Difference in Winter
The winter season is a difficult time for a gardener who wants to continue growing their produce all-year-round. The winter season is a difficult time for a gardener who wants to continue growing their produce all-year-round. After all, the unpredictable…
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Growing broad beans under cover
If you have a greenhouse or polytunnel you can guarantee yourself a very early crop of broad beans in May Not only are broad beans delicious if picked young, they are easy to grow too. I usually grow a crop…
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Pollinating indoor strawberries
If you’ve been growing strawberries under cover, don’t forget you can help with their pollination It’s April and the strawberries in my polytunnel are starting to flower, which is great! However, although strawberries are self-fertile (which means they are self-pollinating)…
