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Aa much as i don’t want to recommend it, there are some caterpillar tunnels on alibaba that are cheap and seem to be much more rigid than thrir competitors…
NEW AND IMPROVED EH!
This is good technology!
I used landscape fabric this yr and I like the results, the only issue is it can get hot when the plants are small
Great info. on the tunnels. Seems that using tube benders would be the solution to the shipping issue.
0:00 I'm just staring at that ripped farmer behind you lol.
Is there a difference in heat retention between a caterpillar tunnel that is lower to the ground and one that has straight sides and is taller? Does a tunnel that is raised up higher stay warmer or vice versa?
There is a Dutch company called Rovero that has a similar design, but with end walls with dug in plastic. I have one that is 6 meter wide.
I'm growing a german turnip just now which is growing really nicely and I can't wait to taste it – all will be revealed I will tell all here – fantastic show –
great camera shots of the ends
I would have loved to watch this video, but my kids were screaming at me the whole time it was playing, lol. Going to have to give it a rewatch at nap time.
Great tunnel! Really like the straight sides! With the top purlin and the side braces though, couldn't you skip the last hoop on an angle and have an endwall like Steadfast Farm has?
NEWS FLASH! It turns out that our new tools/supply company will probably be the ones selling these later in the year. We don't have pricing or details just yet, but we'll be offering the very best caterpillar tunnels European wide at the right price. We've got all pieces made in EU now, and people can register interest via our Ridgedale Permaculture website contact form and I can keep them informed. We will be able to have them up and running before next season. Thanks for making this Curtis, nice explanation. We've finally got our irrigation installed in them all too, people can see on our channel in the latest videos…
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I like the improved caterpillar tunnel.
How do you deal with govt. permits. Health dept. and the like before you can sell at farm market.
How does this tunnel perform in strong winds?
I like the straight walls on the side. You didn't mention it but the clip for the ridge was a great idea also. Good idea.
First tunnels are great tunnels. its worth getting a catalogue Curtis, not just tunnels but a thousand accessories to go with from fabrics, watering and misting systems etc. Also quite good for price too. whether it's a small tunnel for the garden or a large commercial tunnel plus everything inbetween, they do the lot. They diagonal braces and solid ridge are standard here and add a huge amount of strength esp in areas that suffer hih winds.
reminds me of the caterpillar ride at a amusement park
There is an ad running prior to your vids. from NRDC on the "plight" of the honey bee. Nothing could be farther from the truth than the "facts" they spout in the ad. Please, if you are going to get involved in beekeeping do so with someone who is actually running a significant number of hives – not a hobbyist who only has a few hives and is just parroting the passion from the Eco-Activist fringe left. Really – the bees are fine – they are doing great. Since 2006 when an Eco-Activist "journalist" coined the term CCD – Colony Collapse Disorder – there has been a 50% increase in the number of managed bee colonies in the United States. BTW – commercial beekeepers manage 98%+ of the total colonies in the US. Hobbyists, who by and large tend to migrate towards the Eco-Activist crowd, manage less than 2% of the honeybee colonies in the US.
Steven Lechner
Busy Bee Farm
Larkspur, Colorado
Thanks.
If your are in Benelux of France, there is Bruneel Serren in Diksmuide who make storm proof tunnels in a super fast and easy kit.
I will not make money from this post, but really like their construction (with removable front walls with doors) so no bunching up of plastic at the top.
up to 8m across is standard, 10m is possible, but they'll bend on site.
All in 1 piece bows for extra strength
How would this do standing up to wind?
I need a hyper tunnel I need a high tunnel Bullitt County Kentucky
Congratulations! I wonder how you keep the garden so clean, how you got rid of weeds and what you use as mulch.