I’m building a Polytunnel.

[PlacidCasual]

Did you fit a gutter to the tunnel?

No my tunnels were both First Tunnels and neither had the option of gutters. Although I did hang some ultra capacity guttering in one tunnel and grow strawberries in it. It worked well but you had to be really diligent with watering in the summer. When we moved I put it outside which also worked pretty well, saves your back a bit

 

[easyrider]

No my tunnels were both First Tunnels and neither had the option of gutters. Although I did hang some ultra capacity guttering in one tunnel and grow strawberries in it. It worked well but you had to be really diligent with watering in the summer. When we moved I put it outside which also worked pretty well, saves your back a bit

Ill do a bit more research on guttering as I reckon I’ll collect a far whack of water from the tunnel.

 

[easyrider]

Had some spare bricks 2 pallet loads spare after building the house nearly 10 years ago...Could never think of what to use them for until now. Got some blocks delivered for raised beds.

 

[easyrider]

Compost from the compost heap...then 10 tonne of top soil to go in.

 

[mickyflinn]

Compost from the compost heap...then 10 tonne of top soil to go in.

Are you just going one block high or higher ?

 

[2004typer]

Ill do a bit more research on guttering as I reckon I’ll collect a far whack of water from the tunnel.

Great project would love to have the space for something like this.

Regarding the guttering would this feed into water butts, or can you divert the rainfall automatically into the tunnel for automatic watering in the right conditions (but assume you'd have to be careful not to over water if a deluge of rain occured).

 

[easyrider]

Are you just going one block high or higher ?

One block High.

 

[easyrider]

Great project would love to have the space for something like this.

Regarding the guttering would this feed into water butts, or can you divert the rainfall automatically into the tunnel for automatic watering in the right conditions (but assume you'd have to be careful not to over water if a deluge of rain occured).

Thinking of getting 2 x 1000 litre IBC's

I have 660 litres being fed off my car port... 600 litre behind the Garage, a 1500 litre tank off the house and 400 litres of the summer house roof.

Ive got obsessed collecting water...lol

 

[Quartz]

Ive got obsessed collecting water...lol

Can you get prosecuted for collecting too much?

 

[easyrider]

Can you get prosecuted for collecting too much?

Collecting rain water?

 

[wildest_jjk]

Can you get prosecuted for collecting too much?

Collecting rain water?

Lol

Looking real good @easyrider

 

[Quartz]

Collecting rain water?

Yes.

Lol

Actually:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...ater-harvesting-regulatory-position-statement

The important bit being

You must not harvest so much rainwater ... that you contribute to the depletion of local inland waters or groundwater beyond safe environmental levels.

I think the OP is quite safe there.

 

[wildest_jjk]

Yes.



Actually:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...ater-harvesting-regulatory-position-statement

The important bit being



I think the OP is quite safe there.

Learning something new everyday! Still made me chuckle though.

 

[easyrider]

Lol

Looking real good @easyrider

Thanks...should have a big update soon.

 

[easyrider]

 

[easyrider]

Took 6 people to lift the polythene across....

 

[easyrider]

Had some bricks left over still ! So decided to make 3 x outside raised beds to use them up..had about of a tonne of soil left, the Pollytunnel took 8 tonne.

Don’t usually have my collie on a tether but I was expecting a delivery form DPD

 

[d_brennen]

Beds seem really shallow, even for lettuce? I'm no gardener tbh, just keep a few tubs/terracotta pots

 

[easyrider]

Beds seem really shallow, even for lettuce? I'm no gardener tbh, just keep a few tubs/terracotta pots

The grass will die off, decompose turn to soil...so the roots can go as deep as they need to.

 

[d_brennen]

The grass will die off, decompose turn to soil...so the roots can go as deep as they need to.

Ah fair enough, I thought you were putting membrane down under them