Tomato growing in a polytunnel?

[Scott Hogg]

Would I get significantly better results with a greenhouse or would a polytunnel be good enough?

Thank you in advance

[Alison]

Depends on what you mean by a polytunnel but assuming you mean a walk in type structure then yes, just as good. I grow most of mine in my tunnel.

[BertieFox]

I have a large polytunnel and get fantastic tomato crops. I think being able to plant in the soil, the added height for tying them up and the conditions generally are excellent for tomatoes.

[Kristen]

Do you want to heat them, to raise a crop early in the year? That might favour Glass.

I bought a 12' x 10' glass house, second hand off eBay, for "propagation" and had planned to buy a larger Polytunnel for "cropping" but a 30' x 10' glass house came up on eBay for £400 so I bought that instead.

[Scott Hogg]

I don't need an early crop. Sounds like a walk in polytunnel is the best plan

Thanks folks

[BertieFox]

If you DO change your mind and want to raise plants early, that's no problem as you can simply fix up a home made heated propagator inside the polytunnel. Mine is made from soil warming cable fixed inside a large tray, covered with sand, and then a plastic enclosure over it with a piece of polycarbonate as a 'lid'. Works fine.