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Polytunnel Handbook by Mark Gatter and Andy McKee (2008, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Publishing

ISBN-101900322455

ISBN-139781900322454

eBay Product ID (ePID)72750790

Product Key Features

Book TitlePolytunnel Handbook

Number of Pages128 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicVegetables, Fruit, Techniques, Organic, Greenhouses

Publication Year2008

IllustratorYes

GenreGardening

TypeHandbook

AuthorMark Gatter, Andy Mckee

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight15.9 Oz

Item Length1 in

Item Width1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

ReviewsPolytunnels have a key role to play in the grow-your-own revolution, and a comprehensive guide such as this is long overdue., "Polytunnels have a key role to play in the grow-your-own revolution, and a comprehensive guide such as this is long overdue." -- Simon McEwan, Country Smallholding magazine, "Polytunnels have a key role to play in the grow-your-own revolution, and a comprehensive guide such as this is long overdue." -Simon McEwan, Country Smallholding magazine, "Polytunnels have a key role to play in the grow-your-own revolution, and a comprehensive guide such as this is long overdue." Simon McEwan, Country Smallholding magazine, "Polytunnels have a key role to play in the grow-your-own revolution, and a comprehensive guide such as this is long overdue." --Simon McEwan, Country Smallholding magazine

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Edition DescriptionHandbook (Instructor's)

Table Of ContentIntroduction Planning your purchase The big day Self-build tunnels The tunnel environment Planting through the year Preventing pests Thinking outside the tunnel Afterword Appendix 1: Further information and suppliers Appendix 2: Further reading Appendix 3: Glossary

SynopsisA comprehensive guide to all aspects of polytunnel usage, from planning your purchase to harvesting the rewards. A polytunnel, high tunnel or hoop house, can be used as an affordable, low-carbon aid to growing your own food all year round, from crispy salads and fresh vegetables in the dead of winter to juicy melons and mouth-watering grapes in high summer. But once you've decided to invest in a polytunnel, there are many questions to be answered... Do you need planning permission? What are the different sizes and types you can buy? Where should you put it, and how do you put it up? What can you use it for, how do you look after it, and what are the likely problems? The Polytunnel Handbook looks at all aspects of using a polytunnel, from planning to harvesting. The book features a step-by-step guide detailing how polytunnels are put up and maintained, and also detailed instructions on building a polytunnel from scratch for DIY enthusiasts. There are also chapters on developing healthy soil and preventing pests, and a jargon-free guide to the range of often mystifying accessories that many tunnel retailers offer. Learn how to keep your polytunnel productive in every season with this brilliant guide, A polytunnel can be used as an affordable, low-carbon aid to growing your own food all year round, and this manual looks at all aspects of using a polytunnel, from planning your purchase to harvesting the rewards. It includes a step-by-step guide detailing how polytunnels are constructed and maintained. There are chapters on developing healthy soil and preventing pests, and a jargon-free guide to the range of often mystifying accessories that many tunnel retailers offer. For the DIY enthusiast, there is a full set of instructions for building a polytunnel from scratch, and the authors explain how to keep your polytunnel productive in every season., This book looks at all aspects of polytunnel use from planning your purchase to harvesting the rewards. It includes a detailed guide on how polytunnels are put up and maintained.

LC Classification NumberSB415