Following the fantastic success of ‘The Polytunnel Handbook, this Brand New Book by Andy McKee & Mark Gatter gives you the tools you need to make the most out of every precious inch of covered space throughout the whole year. It gives an overview of activity through the seasons and includes a chapter written specifically for newcomers to polytunnel growing. The book provides a detailed season-by-season growing guide including plants for the polytunnel, helping you plan for the hungry gap and dealing with pests.

Mark recently visited the First Tunnels allotment to catch up on all that’s new and to talk about his new book. Both he and Andy have used First Tunnels products for quite some time – incidentally they have feaured a First Tunnels Polytunnel on the front cover!

“PRE ORDER” your copy today-(available 13th September)

Price: £10.95

Available from http://www.firsttunnels.co.uk/productdetail.asp?prodid=338&catid=2

Do you grow potatoes on your Allotment, in your Polytunnel or Garden? If so, The Potato Council are offering a blight incident reporting service where you can recieve blight alerts FREE!

You can find information on when and where blight has been spotted on the ground and weather derived data on infection risk as indicated by Smith Periods.  In-depth blight information and research can also be found including Blight Forums, research and reviews.

Read a comprehensive range of best practice advice on blight control and the blightwatch infection risk reporting service.

http://www.potato.org.uk/

Made from galvanised steel, crops bars are fixed across the intermediate hoop at head height.(excluding the two ends)

Another beneficial effect of Crop Bars is they also help strengthen the Polytunnel, providing extra protection against heavy winds on particularly exposed sites.

First Tunnels make crops bars for use exclusively on their range.  However, they can make crop bars in any size to suit other makes of Polytunnels. 

Why not visit http://www.firsttunnels.co.uk/tube.asp and use their online tube design to specify exactly what you need to best suit your requirements.

First Tunnels were absolutely delighted to have a special visit from one of the authors  from the new book  ” How to Grow  Food in your Polytunnel - All Year Round” Both Mark Gatter & Andy Mckee have an absolute passion for polytunnels and this is certainly portrayed in their books. They previously wrote the very succesfull ”Polytunnel Handbook” which covers various aspects of polytunnel use from planning your purchase to harvesting the rewards.

Available to pre order ”How to Grow Food in your Polytunnel – All Year Round” gives an overview of activity through the seasons and includes a chapter written specifically for newcomers to polytunnel growing. The book provides a detailed season-by-season growing guide including plants for the polytunnel, helping you plan for the hungry gap and dealing with pests.

Release date 13th September 2010. First Tunnels have been fortunate enough to have a sneak preview…They say “It’s BRILLIANT and that’s nothing to do with one of our Polytunnels being featured on the front cover” .

Mark says ” I had a great time and it was also a pleasure for me to meet everyone at First Tunnels”.  My wife says this is a picture of me ‘in my natural habitat’.

Why not order your copy today http://www.firsttunnels.co.uk/subcategory.asp?catid=2

An innovative way of collecting rainwater from your Polytunnel which can provide an off-mains supply for remote areas or allotments. Rainwater is collected from the Polytunnel roof, and brought to a water butt by regular guttering and a down-pipe. This simple system can be secured to a timber side rail along with battens at approximately 1 metre off the ground. The guttering collects the rain which falls onto the roof of your polytunnel, then it is stored in a water butt until the rainwater is required for use.

Rainwater Harvesting, Rain Recycling or even Rain Recovery – Call it what you will, these are all essentially different names for the same thing.

The perfect solution, for those who live in some parts of Britain who currently have a hosepipe ban.