Polytunnel end of year update

[Jayjay]

Update December – I am really pleased with what I’ve harvested from my first season in the Polytunnel, loads of Tomatoes, Peppers, millions of Cucumbers! Melons, Salad Leaves and other things. it is wonderful to be able to do stuff in there even if it’s blowing a gale or raining, it gains so much time that would otherwise be lost. I have to say, if you can, build a tunnel, the biggest you can afford, it really will be worth it.

 At the moment, following guidance from ‘How to Grow Winter Vegetables’ I am overwintering lettuces, pak choi, onions and cabbages and other leafy stuff and it must still be really mild, (I’m in Portsmouth), because stuff is still growing well! I’m looking forward to next week and the day-length increasing I and intend to put a 5 foot x 3 foot x 3 foot hotbed inside from the first week of January, as well as a larger one outdoors later – I had great success with an outside one from last February. The main problem I’ve had in the tunnel is slugs and snails, I wish I had the answer! Here’s looking forward to 2015.  Jeanette