Here you will find out all about Polytunnel
Polytunnels are also known as a polyhouse, hoop greenhouse, hoophouse, grow tunnel or a high funnel.
Polytunnels come in all different sizes. They are often used in commercial business and garden centres for growing there plants in to sell.
Polytunnels work by heating up from the suns radiation which warms up all the plants and the ground.
Polytunnels are often made out of steel and polythene but they can be half brick then polythenee for the roof. It just depends how much you are willing to spend on your polytunnel.
Polytunnels are ideal for working in commercially and on the allotment as they can obviously be very hot in the summer but in the autumn and winter when it is colder and the weather is more unpredicatable you can use them to protect your crops from the snow and bad weather. Plus it stays that little bit warmer in them.
In more recent years polytunnels have now started to be used for livestock and farm yard animals. These can be from sheep, alpacas, goats, calfs, and chicken.
There are many different types of polytunnels. There are the more expensive ones which are made out of steel and need to be dug into the ground to support them. There are also a cheaper variety which has a green cover on – this cover does not provide the same UV as the ones with the clear covers on. These are a bit more flimsey and are usually for back gardens or even allotments.
When it comes to constructing a polytunnel it is definitely a two man job. It can be quite easy putting up a polytunnel but it certainly makes it easier have two sets of hands to put it up than just the one. Especially when putting the cover on over the top. The wind can be your worst enemy when trying to put it in place
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