Hoop House Update 1
Hoop house update, one month after planting. The growth is amazing, especially since we live where coastal low clouds and fog are common. For the last two weeks, the temperatures have mostly been in the low 60’s with overcast. In the hoop house, it has been in the high 70s and upward. The tomatoes love it!
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Hi, Great video series. I plan on building some type of structure, greenhouse or hoophouse here in MA. I like the idea of the hoophouse but I’m also looking into something that I can use during the winter. I just learned about those propane heaters you showed in another video, thats an interesting heating option. Last year I lost all my tomatoes to the blight because of all the rain. Growing in a protected environment should help with blight.
tmc200527
January 21, 2012 at 4:18 pm
I found plans for a simple hoop house on the internet. This was a starting point. I made my own modifications, especially to strengthen it, and did some more research. I’d be happy to share with you if you are interested.
vtaylor100
January 21, 2012 at 4:21 pm
Vince-
How’d you build the hoop house? Is it from a kit?
mistergarth
January 21, 2012 at 4:34 pm
Looks great!
seasonseatingsfarm
January 21, 2012 at 5:05 pm
Love your hoop house report Vince! Congrats on the success so far. I’m really looking forward to seeing how your cantaloupe produces. Please keep your facebook friends updated again! Thanks for this great coastal report.
MendocinoCoastFilms2
January 21, 2012 at 5:16 pm
My husband and I built a hoop house on our property in Wasilla Alaska this spring. It is 20’L x 10’W x 7.5′ high. This is our first try at growing a garden in Alaska. We have several moose that frequent our land every week so I decided to look on you tube for an alternative. So far it is working great. The only problem we’re having is our weather has been cool and rainy this past week and I could see brown fuzzy areas on my tomatoes leaves so I put a grow light over them and am using a fan and I think it is helping. I may have them too close together. It just stayed too damp in the house with no constant sun to burn off the moisture. NOW my lettuce loves all of this moisture and I am ready to cut it tomorrow and pull some radishes.
Ann Swisher
July 3, 2012 at 2:58 pm