2010, ISBN: 9781900322454

Green Books. Very Good. 6.15 x 0.4 x 9.2 inches. Paperback. 2008. 128 pages. <br>A polytunnel, high tunnel or hoop house, can be us ed as an affordable, low-carbon aid to growing yo… Meer...

Green Books. Very Good. 6.15 x 0.4 x 9.2 inches. Paperback. 2008. 128 pages. <br>A polytunnel, high tunnel or hoop house, can be us ed as an affordable, low-carbon aid to growing your own food all year round, from crispy salads and fresh vegetables in the dead o f winter to juicy melons and mouth-watering grapes in high summer . But once you've decided to invest in a polytunnel, there are ma ny questions to be answered, including: ? Do you need planning p ermission? ? What are the different sizes and types you can buy? ? Where should you put it, and how do you put it up? ? What ca n you use it for, how do you look after it, and what are the like ly problems? The Polytunnel Handbook looks at all aspects of usi ng a polytunnel, from planning your purchase to harvesting the re wards, and includes a step-by-step guide detailing how polytunnel s are put up and maintained. There are chapters on developing hea lthy soil and preventing pests, and a jargon-free guide to the ra nge of often mystifying accessories that many tunnel retailers of fer. For the DIY enthusiast there is a full set of instructions f or building a polytunnel from scratch, and the authors explain ho w to keep your polytunnel productive in every season. Editorial Reviews Review Polytunnels have a key role to play in the grow- your-own revolution, and a comprehensive guide such as this is lo ng overdue. -Simon McEwan, Country Smallholding magazine About the Author Andy McKee grew up in Belfast, and first grew vegetab les with his father at the age of five. After an early career in pharmacy, he pursued his interest in gardening and vegetable grow ing, and has grown in situations ranging from a seventeenth store y window box to guerrilla gardening in the middle of a Christmas tree plantation. Andy has lived in Birmingham, Belfast and the Is le of Man, and now lives with his wife and family in rural Dorset . The family is entirely self-sufficient in vegetables. Andy has also helped to set up the Transition Town initiative for Dorchest er, which is scheduled to 'go live' in Spring 2009. Andy has cont ributed regularly to the blog section of the Ecologist Online, an d his personal blog can be found at www.hedgewizardsdiary.blogspo t. Mark and Andy have written two books together for Green B ooks: The Polytunnel Handbook and How To Grow Food in Your Polytu nnel. Mark Gatter grew up in suburban London, but always wanted to live somewhere rural. He eventually got his wish when he swapp ed houses with a friedn from the Lake District, both agreeing to deal with the landlords later. After living there for five yers, and co-running a printing partnership, Mark went on a two week ho liday to California, and ending upliving there for eighteen years after meeting his wife. Whilst in California, his love of garden ing grew, with a special focus on growing food. Mark currently li ves in Carmarthenshire with his wife, and spends a full week in e very month in his two-acre smallholding with his rescue sheep, ch ickens and dogs, a 10 x 20ft polytunnel and an area of raised bed s. They grow as much organic food as they possibly can, and enjoy giving it away at least as much as eating it themselves. Excer pt. ? Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. The Polytunn el Handbook By Andy McKee, Mark Gatter Green Books Ltd Copyrigh t ? 2010 Andy McKee and Mark Gatter All rights reserved. ISBN: 97 8-1-900322-45-4 Contents Introduction, Chapter 1: Planning your Purchase, Chapter 2: The Big Day, Chapter 3: Self-build Tunnel s, Chapter 4: The Tunnel Environment, Chapter 5: Planting Throu gh the Year, Chapter 6: Preventing Pests, Chapter 7: Thinking O utside the Tunnel, Afterword, Appendix 1: Further Information a nd Suppliers, Appendix 2: Further Reading, Appendix 3: Glossary , Index, CHAPTER 1 Planning your Purchase A step-by-step gui de from first thoughts to ordering Having made the decision that polytunnel ownership is for you, the temptation is to rush off a nd order one straight away. Catering for customers who do exactly that, there are some friendly-looking sellers around who keep ev erything looking very simple and offer you a choice of only a few different kits. Don't be fooled; this simplicity is for their be nefit, not for yours. At best you will miss out on some of the ch oices that make polytunnels such a flexible asset: at worst you w ill end up with a completely unsuitable product. On the other ha nd, approaching a polytunnel manufacturer directly can leave you bewildered by the range of products and accessories on offer: dif ferent films, different ventilation strategies and a choice of do or options, to name but a few. In reality these things are only c onfusing if you are not clear about exactly what you need from yo ur polytunnel, and that's why there are a few things to consider before you're completely ready to go ahead. Planning permission The very first thing you need to think about is whether anything is likely to prevent you from putting a tunnel where you would l ike to put it. You should contact your local council's planning d epartment to find out if you need planning permission. Despite co ntroversy over larger commercial applications, at the time of wri ting single-span tunnels for domestic use don't need permission i n most areas, but the position varies depending on where you live ; in Andy's stamping ground in West Dorset, for example, you don' t need permission unless the structure is concreted into place or connected to mains services. We would advise anyone who is told that they need permission to ask for a copy of the relevant guida nce that the planning officers follow, since there is often confu sion between the rules for domestic use and those for commercial growers. There is also a layer of more local bureaucracy to cons ider before you go any further. If the polytunnel is on your own property, this just means checking to see whether there are any r estrictions written into your deeds. This is unlikely to be a hin drance, but if you are considering erecting the tunnel on an allo tment, then there will probably be specific rules that you will h ave to follow. While you need to be aware of what these rules say , don't speak to the allotments manager until you have a better i dea of just what you would like to do. Nothing is more likely to produce a negative reaction than vagueness on your part. Decisio ns on use Now it's time to ask yourself a very simple question, but one that often goes unasked; what exactly do you want to use your tunnel for? This question will strike at the very heart of y our installation. All subsequent questions - where the tunnel wil l be sited, what size it should be, whether water will be needed - hinge on what you intend your polytunnel to do. For example, if you intend to use it to bring on hangin </div About the Author Andy McKee grew up in Belfast, and first grew vegetables with hi s father at the age of five. After an early career in pharmacy, h e pursued his interest in gardening and vegetable growing, and ha s grown in situations ranging from a seventeenth storey window bo x to guerrilla gardening in the middle of a Christmas tree planta tion. Andy has lived in Birmingham, Belfast and the Isle of Man, and now lives with his wife and family in rural Dorset. The famil y is entirely self-sufficient in vegetables. Andy has also helped to set up the Transition Town initiative for Dorchester, which i s scheduled to 'go live' in Spring 2009. Andy has contributed reg ularly to the blog section of the Ecologist Online, and his perso nal blog can be found at www.hedgewizardsdiary.blogspot. Mar k and Andy have written two books together for Green Books: The P olytunnel Handbook and How To Grow Food in Your Polytunnel. Mark Gatter grew up in suburban London, but always wanted to live som ewhere rural. He eventually got his wish when he swapped houses w ith a friedn from the Lake District, both agreeing to deal with t he landlords later. After living there for five yers, and co-runn ing a printing partnership, Mark went on a two week holiday to Ca lifornia, and ending upliving there for eighteen years after meet ing his wife. Whilst in California, his love of gardening grew, w ith a special focus on growing food. Mark currently lives in Carm arthenshire with his wife, and spends a full week in every month in his two-acre smallholding with his rescue sheep, chickens and dogs, a 10 x 20ft polytunnel and an area of raised beds. They gro w as much organic food as they possibly can, and enjoy giving it away at least as much as eating it themselves. Excerpt. ? Repri nted by permission. All rights reserved. The Polytunnel Handbook By Andy McKee, Mark Gatter Green Books Ltd Copyright ? 2010 An dy McKee and Mark Gatter All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-1-900322- 45-4 Contents Introduction, Chapter 1: Planning your Purchase, Chapter 2: The Big Day, Chapter 3: Self-build Tunnels, Chapter 4: The Tunnel Environment, Chapter 5: Planting Through the Year , Chapter 6: Preventing Pests, Chapter 7: Thinking Outside the Tunnel, Afterword, Appendix 1: Further Information and Supplier s, Appendix 2: Further Reading, Appendix 3: Glossary, Index, CHAPTER 1 Planning your Purchase A step-by-step guide from fir st thoughts to ordering Having made the decision that polytunnel ownership is for you, the temptation is to rush off and order on e straight away. Catering for customers who do exactly that, ther e are some friendly-looking sellers around who keep everything lo oking very simple and offer you a choice of only a few different kits. Don't be fooled; this simplicity is for their benefit, not for yours. At best you will miss out on some of the choices that make polytunnels such a flexible asset: at worst you will end up with a completely unsuitable product. On the other hand, approac hing a polytunnel manufacturer directly can leave you bewildered by the range of products and accessories on offer: different film s, different ventilation strategies and a choice of door options, to name but a few. In reality these things are only confusing if you are not clear about exactly what you need from your polytunn el, and that's why there are a few things to consider before you' re completely ready to go ahead. Planning permission The very f irst thing you need to think about is whether anything is likely to prevent you from putting a tunnel where you would like to put it. You should contact your local council's planning department t o find out if you need planning permission. Despite controversy o ver larger commercial applications, at the time of writing single -span tunnels for domestic use don't need permission in most area s, but the position varies depending on where you live; in Andy's stamping ground in West Dorset, for example, you don't need perm ission unless the structure is concreted into place or connected to mains services. We would advise anyone who is told that they n eed permission to ask for a copy of the relevant guidance that th e planning officers follow, since there is often confusion betwee n the rules for domestic use and those for commercial growers. T here is also a layer of more local bureaucracy to consider before you go any further. If the polytunnel is on your own property, t his just means checking to see whether there are any restrictions written into your deeds. This is unlikely to be a hindrance, but if you are considering erecting the tunnel on an allotment, then there will probably be specific rules that you will have to foll ow. While you need to be aware of what these rules say, don't spe ak to the allotments manager until you have a better idea of just what you would like to do. Nothing is more likely to produce a n egative reaction than vagueness on your part. Decisions on use Now it's time to ask yourself a very simple question, but one tha t often goes unasked; what exactly do you want to use your tunnel for? This question will strike at the very heart of your install ation. All subsequent questions - where the tunnel will be sited, what size it should be, whether water will be needed - hinge on what you intend your polytunnel to do. For example, if you intend to use it to bring on hangin </div Excerpt. ? Reprinted by perm ission. All rights reserved. The Polytunnel Handbook By Andy Mc Kee, Mark Gatter Green Books Ltd Copyright ? 2010 Andy McKee and Mark Gatter All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-1-900322-45-4 Conten ts Introduction, Chapter 1: Planning your Purchase, Chapter 2: The Big Day, Chapter 3: Self-build Tunnels, Chapter 4: The Tunn el Environment, Chapter 5: Planting Through the Year, Chapter 6 : Preventing Pests, Chapter 7: Thinking Outside the Tunnel, Aft erword, Appendix 1: Further Information and Suppliers, Appendix 2: Further Reading, Appendix 3: Glossary, Index, CHAPTER 1 Planning your Purchase A step-by-step guide from first thoughts to ordering Having made the decision that polytunnel ownership i s for you, the temptation is to rush off and order one straight a way. Catering for customers who do exactly that, there are some f riendly-looking sellers around who keep everything looking very s imple and offer you a choice of only a few different kits. Don't be fooled; this simplicity is for their benefit, not for yours. A t best you will miss out on some of the choices that make polytun nels such a flexible asset: at worst you will end up with a compl etely unsuitable product. On the other hand, approaching a polyt unnel manufacturer directly can leave you bewildered by the range of products and accessories on offer: different films, different ventilation strategies and a choice of door options, to name but a few. In reality these things are only confusing if you are not clear about exactly what you need from your polytunnel, and that 's why there are a few things to consider before you're completel y ready to go ahead. Planning permission The very first thing y ou need to think about is whether anything is likely to prevent y ou from putting a tunnel where you would like to put it. You shou ld contact your local council's planning department to find out i f you need planning permission. Despite controversy over larger c ommercial applications, at the time of writing single-span tunnel s for domestic use don't need permission in most areas, but the p osition varies depending on where you live; in Andy's stamping gr ound in West Dorset, for example, you don't need permission unles s the structure is concreted into place or connected to mains ser vices. We would advise anyone who is told that they need permissi on to ask for a copy of the relevant guidance that the planning o ffi, Green Books, 2008, 3<

2008, ISBN: 1900322455

[EAN: 9781900322454], D'occasion, très bon état, [SC: 22.54], [PU: Green Books], GARDENING BOOKS,GREENHOUSES,CONSERVATORIES,PATIOS,GARDENING: PLANTS,GARDENING: GROWING FRUIT & VEGETABLES,… Meer...

[EAN: 9781900322454], D'occasion, très bon état, [SC: 22.54], [PU: Green Books], GARDENING BOOKS,GREENHOUSES,CONSERVATORIES,PATIOS,GARDENING: PLANTS,GARDENING: GROWING FRUIT & VEGETABLES,SPECIALIZED METHODS,ORGANIC, 128 pages. A polytunnel, high tunnel or hoop house, can be us ed as an affordable, low-carbon aid to growing your own food all year round, from crispy salads and fresh vegetables in the dead o f winter to juicy melons and mouth-watering grapes in high summer . But once you've decided to invest in a polytunnel, there are ma ny questions to be answered, including: ? Do you need planning p ermission? ? What are the different sizes and types you can buy? ? Where should you put it, and how do you put it up? ? What ca n you use it for, how do you look after it, and what are the like ly problems? The Polytunnel Handbook looks at all aspects of usi ng a polytunnel, from planning your purchase to harvesting the re wards, and includes a step-by-step guide detailing how polytunnel s are put up and maintained. There are chapters on developing hea lthy soil and preventing pests, and a jargon-free guide to the ra nge of often mystifying accessories that many tunnel retailers of fer. For the DIY enthusiast there is a full set of instructions f or building a polytunnel from scratch, and the authors explain ho w to keep your polytunnel productive in every season. Editorial Reviews Review Polytunnels have a key role to play in the grow- your-own revolution, and a comprehensive guide such as this is lo ng overdue. -Simon McEwan, Country Smallholding magazine About the Author Andy McKee grew up in Belfast, and first grew vegetab les with his father at the age of five. After an early career in pharmacy, he pursued his interest in gardening and vegetable grow ing, and has grown in situations ranging from a seventeenth store y window box to guerrilla gardening in the middle of a Christmas tree plantation. Andy has lived in Birmingham, Belfast and the Is le of Man, and now lives with his wife and family in rural Dorset . The family is entirely self-sufficient in vegetables. Andy has also helped to set up the Transition Town initiative for Dorchest er, which is scheduled to 'go live' in Spring 2009. Andy has cont ributed regularly to the blog section of the Ecologist Online, an d his personal blog can be found at www.hedgewizardsdiary.blogspo t. Mark and Andy have written two books together for Green B ooks: The Polytunnel Handbook and How To Grow Food in Your Polytu nnel. Mark Gatter grew up in suburban London, but always wanted to live somewhere rural. He eventually got his wish when he swapp ed houses with a friedn from the Lake District, both agreeing to deal with the landlords later. After living there for five yers, and co-running a printing partnership, Mark went on a two week ho liday to California, and ending upliving there for eighteen years after meeting his wife. Whilst in California, his love of garden ing grew, with a special focus on growing food. Mark currently li ves in Carmarthenshire with his wife, and spends a full week in e very month in his two-acre smallholding with his rescue sheep, ch ickens and dogs, a 10 x 20ft polytunnel and an area of raised bed s. They grow as much organic food as they possibly can, and enjoy giving it away at least as much as eating it themselves. Excer pt. ? Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. The Polytunn el Handbook By Andy McKee, Mark Gatter Green Books Ltd Copyrigh t ? 2010 Andy McKee and Mark Gatter All rights reserved. ISBN: 97 8-1-900322-45-4 Contents Introduction, Chapter 1: Planning your Purchase, Chapter 2: The Big Day, Chapter 3: Self-build Tunnel s, Chapter 4: The Tunnel Environment, Chapter 5: Planting Throu gh the Year, Chapter 6: Preventing Pests, Chapter 7: Thinking O utside the Tunnel, Afterword, Appendix 1: Further Information a nd Suppliers, Appendix 2: Further Reading, Appendix 3: Glossary , Index, CHAPTER 1 Planning your Purchase A step-by-step gui de from first thoughts to ordering Having made the decision that polytunnel ownership is for you, the temptation is to rush off a nd order one straight away. Catering for customers wh, Books<

2008, ISBN: 1900322455

[EAN: 9781900322454], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Green Books], GARDENING BOOKS,GREENHOUSES,CONSERVATORIES,PATIOS,GARDENING: PLANTS,GARDENING: GROWING FRUIT & VEGETABLES,SPECIALIZ… Meer...

[EAN: 9781900322454], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Green Books], GARDENING BOOKS,GREENHOUSES,CONSERVATORIES,PATIOS,GARDENING: PLANTS,GARDENING: GROWING FRUIT & VEGETABLES,SPECIALIZED METHODS,ORGANIC, 128 pages. A polytunnel, high tunnel or hoop house, can be us ed as an affordable, low-carbon aid to growing your own food all year round, from crispy salads and fresh vegetables in the dead o f winter to juicy melons and mouth-watering grapes in high summer . But once you've decided to invest in a polytunnel, there are ma ny questions to be answered, including: ? Do you need planning p ermission? ? What are the different sizes and types you can buy? ? Where should you put it, and how do you put it up? ? What ca n you use it for, how do you look after it, and what are the like ly problems? The Polytunnel Handbook looks at all aspects of usi ng a polytunnel, from planning your purchase to harvesting the re wards, and includes a step-by-step guide detailing how polytunnel s are put up and maintained. There are chapters on developing hea lthy soil and preventing pests, and a jargon-free guide to the ra nge of often mystifying accessories that many tunnel retailers of fer. For the DIY enthusiast there is a full set of instructions f or building a polytunnel from scratch, and the authors explain ho w to keep your polytunnel productive in every season. Editorial Reviews Review Polytunnels have a key role to play in the grow- your-own revolution, and a comprehensive guide such as this is lo ng overdue. -Simon McEwan, Country Smallholding magazine About the Author Andy McKee grew up in Belfast, and first grew vegetab les with his father at the age of five. After an early career in pharmacy, he pursued his interest in gardening and vegetable grow ing, and has grown in situations ranging from a seventeenth store y window box to guerrilla gardening in the middle of a Christmas tree plantation. Andy has lived in Birmingham, Belfast and the Is le of Man, and now lives with his wife and family in rural Dorset . The family is entirely self-sufficient in vegetables. Andy has also helped to set up the Transition Town initiative for Dorchest er, which is scheduled to 'go live' in Spring 2009. Andy has cont ributed regularly to the blog section of the Ecologist Online, an d his personal blog can be found at www.hedgewizardsdiary.blogspo t. Mark and Andy have written two books together for Green B ooks: The Polytunnel Handbook and How To Grow Food in Your Polytu nnel. Mark Gatter grew up in suburban London, but always wanted to live somewhere rural. He eventually got his wish when he swapp ed houses with a friedn from the Lake District, both agreeing to deal with the landlords later. After living there for five yers, and co-running a printing partnership, Mark went on a two week ho liday to California, and ending upliving there for eighteen years after meeting his wife. Whilst in California, his love of garden ing grew, with a special focus on growing food. Mark currently li ves in Carmarthenshire with his wife, and spends a full week in e very month in his two-acre smallholding with his rescue sheep, ch ickens and dogs, a 10 x 20ft polytunnel and an area of raised bed s. They grow as much organic food as they possibly can, and enjoy giving it away at least as much as eating it themselves. Excer pt. ? Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. The Polytunn el Handbook By Andy McKee, Mark Gatter Green Books Ltd Copyrigh t ? 2010 Andy McKee and Mark Gatter All rights reserved. ISBN: 97 8-1-900322-45-4 Contents Introduction, Chapter 1: Planning your Purchase, Chapter 2: The Big Day, Chapter 3: Self-build Tunnel s, Chapter 4: The Tunnel Environment, Chapter 5: Planting Throu gh the Year, Chapter 6: Preventing Pests, Chapter 7: Thinking O utside the Tunnel, Afterword, Appendix 1: Further Information a nd Suppliers, Appendix 2: Further Reading, Appendix 3: Glossary , Index, CHAPTER 1 Planning your Purchase A step-by-step gui de from first thoughts to ordering Having made the decision that polytunnel ownership is for you, the temptation is to rush off a nd order one straight away. Catering for customers wh, Books<