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  A grower walks the farm after a night of heavy rain and spots the problem straight away. The salad beds under cover are holding well. The exposed section is wet, slow, and difficult to work. Over by the older tunnel, one loose edge is flapping against the frame, which is never a sound anyone wants to hear before the day has even started. This is usually the point where the buying decision becomes about far more than price . Commercial growing tunnels need to fit the job, the site, and the people using them. Polytunnel covers also deserve careful consideration , because the cover is what the weather, light, and daily wear will test first. At PolytunnelsRus, we see the same pattern repeated over and over: The right tunnel makes day-to-day work easier . The wrong one becomes another job on the to-do list. The best results are achieved when commercial tunnels and polytunnel covers are treated as a single working system. Start with the business use Before comparing frames, ...

  Plain polythene left out in the sun will fail fast. Ordinary plastic sheeting can’t take much sun before it starts to fail. A few months is often enough. It goes brittle, cracks along the fold lines, and rips apart the first time the wind gets under it. Some polytunnel plastic UK suppliers sell lasts five years. Other plastic can fall apart in one summer. There’s a reason for that gap. It comes down to whether UV stabilisers went into the mix before the plastic left the factory. Choosing the right polytunnel plastic makes all the difference. Does polyethene resist UV on its own? No, not without help. Polyethene is the base material in almost all polytunnel plastic UK growers use. Without treatment, it has nothing to stop ultraviolet light attacking it. Sunlight tears the polymer chains apart at a molecular level. Photodegradation is the name for that process. Give it enough exposure and the sheet goes cloudy, then chalky, then it starts flaking off in your hand. That’s wh...

  Polytunnel covers are used worldwide and the UK market for polytunnel recovering services, are always being required. The ever growing horticultural and agricultural industry, seems to have many uses for these structures. Polytunnel covers have been around for a long time and covers play a crucial role in benefiting growers to an extended growing season, whilst protecting crops, animals, and anything that is stored within them good protection. The differently manufactured polytunnel covers types that are now produced and available is extraordinary, all of the various covering types, offer a known microclimate environment. Different covers and what they provide. Polytunnel recovering services provide you with quality coverings and information, as well as supply and fitting services. Made from different types of material and offered in various thicknesses (gauge) and with different films (micron), that are applied in the production process. Polythene (PE): Is a common mater...

  You may have noticed that poly tunnels are beginning to pop up in many locations. They are popular in private gardens and allotments. Many community gardens have installed them. There is no doubt about it, polytunnels UK wide are quickly becoming a bit of a phenomenon. For many of us, they are the new normal. Let’s take a look at why poly tunnels are so popular.   What can I grow in polytunnels? The UK is in many ways the perfect place to grow crops in a polytunnel. The climate is ambient for growing crops that can thrive in the cold and the warm conditions when covered, make sure that you choose the right polytunnel cover, you can grow most types of crops and plants within polytunnels UK wide. If are looking to grow more exotic crops, there is plenty of scope for doing so, but you may have to use heavy duty covers and add a few accessories to control the temperature.   Can a polytunnel reduce my shopping bill? Poly tunnels are not very expensive to install....