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    Hi all
    I purchased 8 polytunnels from poundshop. Now am wondering what can I start growing early in these tunnels? Spinach maybe or beetroot/carrots/parsnips maybe. What would u suggest. Also does one cover off both ends of the tunnel and if so with what. Any tips would be handy
    cheers Reks

  • #2
    Do you mean polytunnels or cloches?

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    • #3
      Originally posted by rustylady View Post
      Do you mean polytunnels or cloches?
      no, not cloches....tunnels made of (cheap) plastic and hoops.
      cheers Reks

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      • #4
        If they are about 12" high then they are cloches. A polytunnel usually means a plastic greenhouse you can walk into.

        If it is a plastic cloche then you can use it to warm up the soil and sow carrots, radish, spinach.
        Mark

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        • #5
          Google says:

          Tunnel Cloche:


          Poly Tunnel:


          Although it did also list tunnel cloches under the poly tunnel search
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          • #6
            Originally posted by OllieMartin View Post
            Google says:

            Tunnel Cloche:


            Poly Tunnel:


            Although it did also list tunnel cloches under the poly tunnel search
            you are right, they r tunnel cloches...sorry for getting terminology mixed up!!!
            cheers Reks

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            • #7
              TBH, I called the tunnel cloches "poly tunnels" before I bothered to look it up.
              My research suggests they can be called either really. But £1 sounds pretty cheap to me.
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              • #8
                Originally posted by OllieMartin View Post
                TBH, I called the tunnel cloches "poly tunnels" before I bothered to look it up.
                My research suggests they can be called either really. But £1 sounds pretty cheap to me.
                Yes, they r.....so the question is then what can I now grow early in these cloches ? any thoughts?
                cheers Reks

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                • #9
                  Maybe put them over some strawberries to try and encourage an earlier crop?

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                  • #10
                    I always get loads of these a) because the pound shops always sell out quickly and b) they don't last long but for a £, I'm not that bothered.

                    Usually, they just go over crops to warm the ground up and help get things going a bit quicker but they also double up as protection against the pigeons that have already got the over winter cauli's.
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