Water Is Precious
Of course, as a commercial grower, you can plan ahead and think about the crops you are planting. Non-commercial growers may think less about water consumption when they plan their polytunnels supplies stock list. However, the need for a watering system should really be at the forefront of any early-stage planning decision you make as a polytunnel gardener.
One of the best ways to water the plants in commercial polytunnels is to install a drip-drip system as they are called. You can rig one up yourself. It is not very difficult to do. The main problem is often getting the water into your polytunnel in the first place. The smart money is on channelling in the water. You can do so in a number of different ways. When you first construct your polytunnel, you should add guttering if you can. Adding guttering and storage tanks to your polytunnel supplies list means that you will have access to free water.
Yes, water is another commodity that is quickly going up in price. Making sure that you save water from what comes out of the sky saves a lot of money. One of the easiest ways is to rig up a water system is to let the water from any guttering run into an outside tank. From there, it is easy to transfer the water from an outside tank to an inside tank. Set up a drip watering system and the water for all of the plants in your commercial polytunnels will be more or less free. Yes, you need to buy the tanks, but you quickly get your initial investment back. So, put some good quality water tanks on top of your polytunnels supplies list.
If you can't fit guttering to your commercial polytunnels, you can try adding large funnels. Believe it or not, this is used as a form of water collection in Spain. You rig large funnels to your polytunnel and then run a hose to the tank. Yes, you will have to buy quite a few funnels, but it is a technique that does work and works very well. Put large funnels on your polytunnels supplies shopping list and start saving water.
Using the water that comes out of the sky, is only one way of saving money in commercial polytunnels. Carry on reading our blog for even more money-saving ideas and tips when it comes to polytunnels supplies. There are many other everyday objects that you can re-purpose for use in polytunnels when it comes to saving money. Gardening and growing plants in polytunnel does not have to be that expensive.
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