Strawberries revived by plastic tunnels

摘要

Plastic tunnels have rejuvenated the UK strawberry industry by lengthening the season and allowing a consistent supply of quality fruit. The strawberry industry in the UK has been transformed from a pickrng season which - if lucky -lasted three to four weeks to one which today stretches from mid May to the end of September. "Pick Your Own", common 20 years ago, has been replaced by professional suppliers to the large retailers. The revolution of the industry has been largely thanks to use of plastictunnels which allow the timing of the crops to be manipulated, the fruit to be protected and picking to continue in all weathers. And it is not only strawberries which ate being grown this way, Raspberries too, and possibly in the future other soft fruits, will be grown in tunnels.