Winter in the Polytunnel or Greenhouse We had a number of questions recently on polytunnel growing, particularly whether polytunnels are worth the investment and whether it is true that they ….Read more
Category: Polytunnel Growing
Polytunnel Growing
The Polytunnel in mid April 2021
This week I thought I would concentrate on the polytunnel or greenhouse as there is a lot to be done in April both in terms of sowing new seed and ….Read more
Polytunnel Succession Planting Plan 2021
Regular readers will know that I included my outdoor garden succession planting plan in one of our January emails. I also said I would follow with my polytunnel plan if ….Read more
October 2020 in the Quickcrop Garden
While I am not a fan of of winter I do enjoy preparing for it. There is great satisfaction in harvesting and storing crops in October, protecting beds from heavy rain and generally ….Read more
May 5th, Planting tomatoes, chillis and cucumbers in the polytunnel
I made a vow to myself last week that I would go at least a month without including a photo of my tractor in these emails. As you see above ….Read more
April 20th Garden Update. Filling raised beds and planting French beans.
Garden Update I am making some progress in the garden this week with a few tips coming to mind which hopefully you will find helpful. The first tip I have ….Read more
Photos from the Quickcrop Garden in January
I took a few photos while the sun was out at the weekend which I might as well show you. Above you can see the beds covered in seaweed which ….Read more
Tomato Growing Tips – Ripening and improving the flavour of tomatoes
We build a relationship with tomatoes unlike almost any other plant in our vegetable garden as they need such constant and varying care. We start off seeds when it is ….Read more
The Quickcrop Garden Irrigation System
The Quickcrop Garden Irrigation System can be adapted to suit a range of vegetable garden design layouts using a selection of connectors, hoses, valves and timers which can be ….Read more
Burtown Kitchen Garden Diary – How to Build a Polytunnel
This week we have our second installment of the Burtown Kitchen Garden Diary where we see Dermot building a new polytunnel on the site to broaden the choice of fruit ….Read more