Polytunnel / Greenhouse Design

This course is for you if you already have or are considering a polytunnel or indoor growing space and need some help maximising its use all year.

Designing an indoor space is crucial for maximum crops and increasing temperatures is part of the key to success. We can teach you various tricks and tips for raising the temperature within your growing space, as well as crops to grow throughout the season, using all the growing space available.

Suitable for any gardener with an indoor growing space or considering one.

Topics include:

• Irrigation options
• Warming the space in winter
• Cooling the space in summer
• seasonal crops for indoor growing
• Balancing wildlife
• Managing soils indoors

Please wear sturdy footwear and dress for all weathers!

This course is delivered outside on site, and the ground is uneven. We will spend some time under cover in the polytunnel / glasshouse.

Suitable for:

Anyone who grows food at in a greenhouse or a polytunnel, regardless of size.

About the event (including practical elements):

We will talk through our tried and tested methods for indoor growing, crop choices and seasonality, jobs for different times of the year, irrigation options, etc.

We will carry out some maintenance tasks within our polytunnel, as well as look at the glasshouses.

This is a chance to get quick wins from your indoor crops!

Next steps:

We offer training and support on site, as well site design and mentoring support for food growing