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Cost-Effective Way of Growing Crops

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  Polytunnel supplies, for everything that involves domestic polytunnels, as one of the leading companies that are competing in the industry, we have certainly benefited from the popularity of new and existing customers, who have found a cheap and cost-effective way of growing their own fresh produce, within a domestic polytunnel. This is definitely the way forward for growers and newbies, who enjoy the great outdoors, whilst producing delicious produce, or flora, that most probably would not survive outside in the open when grown from seed, bulb, or cutting. The protection and enhanced growing environment that a polytunnel offers, at what is a very competitively cheap cost, is fantastic. Why you should regularly maintain your polytunnel We sell a range polytunnel supplies and our best-selling items are, commercial and domestic polytunnels, as well as a range of various gauges of polythene covers. That do need replacing after quite a few years of service, but this is fairly well k...

Cost-Effective Way of Growing Crops.

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Polytunnel supplies, for everything that involves domestic polytunnels, as one of the leading companies that are competing in the industry, we have certainly benefited from the popularity of new and existing customers, who have found a cheap and cost-effective way of growing their own fresh produce, within a domestic polytunnel. This is definitely the way forward for growers and newbies, who enjoy the great outdoors, whilst producing delicious produce, or flora, that most probably would not survive outside in the open when grown from seed, bulb, or cutting. The protection and enhanced growing environment that a polytunnel offers, at what is a very competitively cheap cost, is fantastic. Why you should regularly maintain your polytunnel We sell a range polytunnel supplies and our best-selling items are, commercial and domestic polytunnels, as well as a range of various gauges of polythene covers. That do need replacing after quite a few years of service, but this is fairly well know,...

Commercial Polytunnel Services

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  PolytunnelsRus are a leading Commercial Polytunnels UK Company who have years of knowledge and experience within the industry, our expertise has put us in the top five commercial polytunnels installers UK wide. We have constructed and installed all types of commercial builds, ranging from single span to multi span constructions and are bespoke specialists when it comes to thinking outside of the box, for some of our large Commercial Polytunnels UK wide growers and farmers. The unprecedented weather patterns in the United Kingdom can be from one extreme to the other and because of the UK’s short growing seasons, this impacts on commercial growers, small businesses and farmers. Commercial polytunnels UK wide, have proven to be extremely beneficial in both the cost factor and in providing a protected environment to suit all types of crop-growing and has the added benefit of enhancing and extending the UK growing season. Polytunnels offer really good protection from the vagari...

Do I Need Planning Permission for a Polytunnel?

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  Many UK farmers are thinking about erecting polytunnels on their land to extend the growing season. It is a great idea. But there is one issue that is causing headaches for some UK farmers and that is planning permission. Farmland does not usually require you to get planning permission? Do you need planning permission for commercial polytunnels in the UK? The answer to the question is, in general, no. However, both erecting new polytunnels and using polytunnel supplies to restore an old tunnel is a bit of a grey area. If you are thinking about erecting commercial polytunnels on your land, approaching your local council is the best way forward. Your council should be able to tell you if you can add a polytunnel to your land. The emphasis is very much on the word “should.” The truth is that not all planning offices are aware of the latest guidance on commercial polytunnels in the UK. They may not even know what they are, let alone have heard about polytunnel supplies for large re...

Making the Right Choices When Growing Cut Flowers

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However, there is still a lot of pre-planning that you need to do and remember to order those important polytunnel supplies and perhaps new polytunnel covers! What you need to realise is that gardening in a polytunnel is often as labour intensive as working in an outside garden. When you want to make it less hard work, there are some polytunnel supplies that should be at the top of your shopping list. Growing flowers for cutting in your tunnel, you need to plan ahead before you even start thinking about replacing polytunnel covers. Of course, it is essential that you choose the right covers to suit your growing requirements.   Growing Benches Investing in growing benches decreases the amount of backbreaking work that you have to do. When you set up growing benches in your tunnel, you don't have to bend down to plant and prune your flowers or pick them. You can much easier, check on the health of your plants when you add growing benches to your polytunnel supplies list. Yes...

Water Is Precious

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Water is one of the most precious polytunnels supplies. Many gardeners and commercial growers struggle when it comes to making sure they have a reliable water supply system in their polytunnels. Needless to say, without water the plants and crops in your commercial polytunnels are never going to reach the market. It takes surprisingly large amounts of water to grow healthy fruit and vegetables. 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 po...

Can I Grow Bulbs in my Polytunnels?

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One of the best things about polytunnels is that you can grow pretty much anything in them. Can you grow bulbs in a commercial polytunnels? Yes, it does not matter if you have a garden or commercial builds, is that, you can grow all types of bulbs. But, before you buy in your supplies and start planting bulbs in your polytunnel, there are a few things that you need to know. Planting Bulbs! If you have a polytunnel in your garden , you have probably realised that the humidity level is higher. That is true of commercial builds as well. For some reason or another, polytunnels retain moisture better than greenhouses. Why is that? It is a bit of a mystery but it is probably related to ground exposure and less ventilation. Many gardeners with polytunnel forget the importance of ventilation. Next time you speak to your supply company, ask them how you can improve your ventilation. When the humidity level is too high in your polytunnel, your bulbs may rot. Before you start planting bulbs...