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Sliding Savings @ First Tunnels Polytunnels

February 2nd, 2012

FREE sliding door upgrade with any complete First Tunnels Polytunnel throughout February – Save up to £200…. More growing space, more ventilation, more flexibility BUT…NO MORE TO PAY! Simply select the FREE upgrade when placing your order and we’ll look after the rest. If no sliding door options have been selected, we will supply our hinged doors.

That’s not all – order any complete Polytunnel kit and you’ll receive a Growing Pack including 2 best selling Polytunnel books “How to Grow Food in your Polytunnel all Year Round” AND “The polytunnel Handbook” A handy Crop wheel and a packet of tomato seeds to get you growing!

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WIN lots of Polytunnel Goodies

February 1st, 2012

 

*COMPETITION TIME WITH FIRST TUNNELS* Your chance to WIN lots of Polytunnel goodies…including the two best selling Polytunnel books, our very own Crop Wheel and everyone’s favourite, tomato seeds. If you’re in the market for a new Polytunnel, we’ll also give you £50 towards the purchase. Simply “LIKE & SHARE” the competiton post on our Facebook Page and add a number between 1 – 49 in the comments box to enter. Camelot will pick the winner(s) with the bonus ball in Saturday’s Lottery draw on 4th February 2012. Good luck everyone….

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Cheat The Seasons – Grow under cover in a Polytunnel!

February 1st, 2012

With a First Tunnels Polytunnel, you don’t have to wait until Easter to start gardening. You’ll be sowing and harvesting crops long before winter has lost its grip.

Vegetables grown in a Polytunnel

February – It’s torment for gardeners: the evenings are getting lighter and signs of spring are all around us, but it’s still bitterly cold. We’re forced to stay indoors, sifting through seed catalogues and dreaming about the seasons ahead.

The nations desire for year-round growing is leading to huge interest in Polytunnels, the perfect way to extend the growing season by making sunlight work harder and keeping winds and frosts at bay. Even in February, Polytunnel growers are busy sowing and planting, aubergines, broad beans, cabbage, carrots, turnips, tomatoes….the list goes on.

Beetroot grown in a Polytunnel

This month – yes, in what many still regard as the depths of winter, it’s possible to harvest beetroot, cauliflower, spring onion and cabbage in Poly tunnels.

You can grow almost anything in a Polytunnel and planning is very important and with the help from Mark Gatter and Andy Mckee’s fabulous Polytunnel book “How to Grow Food in Your Polytunnel All Year Round” you can work out the best time to start sowing and growing and help determine when different plants and ready for harvest.

See First Tunnels website for FREE downloadable Growing Guides which will take you through a whole 12 months of activity in your polytunnel. What you should be doing, what to look out for, maintenance and ideas to maximise your crops, PLUS… what to plant, pick and enjoy!

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Planning your plants in a Polytunnel

January 18th, 2012

You can grow almost anything in a Polytunnel and planning is very important. From this handy chart – taken from “How to Grow Food in Your Polytunnel All Year Round” you can work out the best time to start sowing and growing and help determine when different plants and ready for harvest.

Crop Sow Harvest
Aubergine Feb-March June-Nov
Broad Beans Oct-Feb May-June
French Beans April June-Nov
Beetroot July-Aug Oct-March
Broccoli, Sprouting March-May & Aug Sept March-July
Cabbage Feb-Nov All Year
Carrot Feb-Aug All Year
Cauliflower Feb-Sept All Year
Celeric Feb-March Sept-April
Celery Feb-March June-April
Chard Swiss/rainbow Feb-April All Year
Coriander All Year All Year
Courgette April-May June-Nov
Cucumber April-May June-Nov
Fennel March-July July-Dec
Garlic Feb & Nov June
Kohl rabi Feb-Oct All Year
Lettuce Feb-Sept All Year
Melon April-May Aug-Sept
Onion, bulb July-Aug May-July
Onion, spring Feb-Oct All Year
Pak choi Jan & June-Aug Sept-March & May-July
Peas Jan-Feb & Aug-Sept Apr-June
Pepper Feb July-Dec
Potato Feb & Sept April-Dec
Radish Feb-Oct All Year
Rocket Feb-Sept All Year
Spinach Feb-May & Aug-Sept All Year
Strawberry Feb-April & July-Sept Feb-Nov
Sweetcorn April-May July-Spet
Sweet Potato Feb & Aug Sept-Oct
Tomato Feb-March June-Nov
Turnip Feb & July-Aug Nov-May

Produced exclusively for First Tunnels by Andy McKee and Mark Gatter – the best-selling authors of ‘How to grow food in your Polytunnel’ and ‘The Polytunnel Handbook’. See First Tunnels website for FREE downloadable Growing Guides which will take you through a whole 12 months of activity in your polytunnel. What you should be doing, what to look out for, maintenance and ideas to maximise your crops, PLUS… what to plant, pick and enjoy!

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10% off EVERYTHING @ First Tunnels

January 11th, 2012

It’s back! The 10% discount is here again…for a limited period First Tunnels are giving you 10% off EVERYTHING!

That’s not all, with every complete Polytunnel Kit you’ll receive our FREE “Growing Pack” consisting of 2 Top Polytunnel books, by Mark Gatter & Andy McKee, a really useful crop wheel which will tell you when to sow, grow & harvest and last but not least, a packet of tomato seeds to get you growing! Polytunnel gardening just got better value than ever!

*Offer ends 31st January 2012