Interesting Links

Polytunnel Construction Help
First Tunnels Polytunnels have created this site to share our vast construction knowledge and expertise with the online garden Polytunnel community. You will discover all things Polytunnel related, where anyone from a first time Polytunnel grower to a hardened professional, can download FREE detailed construction guides online videos and find out the techniques, tips and advice we have picked up over the last 20 years. We haven’t stopped there, we have also produced  a series of polytunnel construction videos. This collection of videos can be viewed anytime, on your home computer, and even your phone for when you are in the thick of things constructing your polytunnel. www.Polytunnels.co.uk

Find us on Facebook
First Tunnels Polytunnels have created this Facebook group for the increasing number of polytunnel owners (or for our American fans – Hoophouses) that have grown over the past decade. Share construction tips, growing advice, swap recipes, enter competitions and enjoy other fun things. www.Facebook.com/Polytunnels 

A collection of Polytunnel videos
We have uploaded construction videos, growing tips and general advice for all things polytunnel related. Feel free to email us with any interesting videos you find or upload your own and we'll add it to our site. www.YouTube.com/Polytunnels  

Follow us on Twitter
Get short, timely messages from First Tunnels. Twitter is a social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read messages known as tweets.  We'll welcome your tweets. www.Twitter.com/FirstTunnels 

A collection of Polytunnel Photos
Flickr is the biggest repository of photos on the web.  We have created a group www.Flickr.com/Groups/Polytunnels to allow people to share their polytunnel photos.  Some interesting and also rather quirky images have been uploaded. If you scroll down to the bottom of this page we have a slideshow of some of the images.

Polytunnel Gardening Blog
A blog to encourage users to share photos, videos, hints and tips to all things related to utililing your polytunnel fully. Find suppliers, download assembly instructions, or simply chat to fellow bloggers. www.PolytunnelGardening.co.uk

TheHorticulturalChannel.tv
The Horticultural Channel.tv is a website aimed at the amateur gardener. Giving practical advice on growing vegetables, flowers, herbs and fruit whether it be in your garden, on an allotment or in a window box.
www.TheHorticulturalChannel.tv

Farm In My Pocket
This site is your single point of reference for homesteading and self-sufficiency know-how online. Whatever you want to know, all you have to do is type a few keywords into the Search window and Farm In My Pocket will do their best to point you in the right direction, whether it’s on their own site or elsewhere.
www.FarmInMyPocket.co.uk

Victoriana Nursery Gardens
We're often asked the best place to source seeds and plants. We simply cannot praise Victoriana enough. With just over fifty years experience of supplying seeds and plants to the Nation's gardeners it really is true to say they are passionate about gardens and gardening! Unlike some web-based mail order 'nurseries' and 'seed merchants' they actually grow most of what they sell - rather than simply acting as a distribution house for bought in goods.
www.VictorianaNursery.co.uk

Act On CO2 Calculator
Using a polytunnel will significantly reduce the quantity of fruit and vegetables you need to buy, avoiding the associated food miles, energy costs and packaging. To see how your lifestyle compares with the national average, try measuring your CO2 emissions. Will also provide you with practical tips in order to reduce your emissions
www.ActOnCO2.direct.gov.uk

Tunnel Facts
Today the polytunnel is used to protect 80% of soft fruit (tomatoes, strawberries, raspberries & blackberries) sold through supermarkets.  You have probably eaten a fruit that has been grown under polythene. Polytunnels also protect onions, potatoes, peppers, cucumbers, melons, lettuce, beans and flowers.... the list is endless. Take a look at this website to see how Polytunnels are benefiting UK Farmers and Growers.
www.TunnelFacts.co.uk

Schools Organic Network
A nationwide campaign help by the HDRA, which helps children grow vegetables at school and learn more about their food. By setting up small gardens in or near school grounds, children can learn about how food is produced and its links with the countryside. It also helps teach them how to enjoy eating a wide range of vegetables as part of a healthy diet.
www.GardenOrganic.org.uk

Dig It Projects - Helping to create an outdoor classroom
These garden projects highlight many benefits such as “Healthy Eating and Lifestyles”, but also allows children to escape the everyday indoor classroom environment. Some of the children may respond better to being outdoors and the more “hands on” approach to learning, rather than the obvious restraints of a conventional classroom.
DIG IT Projects has been designing and installing “Allotment style Gardens” into schools and community networks to allow the children and parents to GROW their OWN fresh fruit and vegetables. www.DigItProjects.com 

River Cottage
We loved the television series and the book. Now we have Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's excellent site. Hugh is definitely at the forefront of sustainable living.  Many champions of the ‘Organic’ and ‘Self Sufficiency’ movement own Polytunnels including ‘Hugh’.
www.www.RiverCottage.net