Greenhouses or poly-tunnels

 The fabulous Charles Dowding market gardening videos that we've been watching have terrific greenhouse  or poly-tunnel specific information that will be useful for us making the most expedient use of our year round cool greenhouse.

Right now in late July our poly-tunnel at DIGS has cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes (sometimes melon and eggplant too.) 

Here's a video showing how crops are changed over in May/June to tomato/cuke/melon/basil and every heat-loving plant that prefers protection from the elements: video.

And here is specific information about tomatoes in the poly-tunnel: video.

At the end of the hot season, the poly-tunnel is often used as a holding area for plants that will grow slowly over the winter, but be harvestably in small amounts: video.

Here's Dowding's poly-tunnel in December where they harvest the outer leaves of salad in winter, as salad is the most in demand food they grow. This video will start right at that part of the entire tour video: video set to start at winter salad.

And more information on salad in the winter (Nov-Feb) from an unheated greenhouse: video.

Another way to grow salad indoors is on trays set on tables (staging.): video.

And here is a longer comparison of greenhouses to polytunnels: video.

Guide to sowing seeds in the greenhouse: video.

Germinating seeds in a greenhouse hotbed: video.

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And finally, Charles Dowding has had a seeding tray manufactured (in UK and USA) that is unbreakable and lasts for over 15 years, while reducing soil required.

See Dowding's higher quality seed modules: video.

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