Back in the fall we built ourselves some diy poly tunnels to protect our fall garden from frost and freezing weather. These mini greenhouses were surprisingly simple to make, with easy to find supplies at most hardware stores, and only took a couple hours to put together, including the building of our own homemade hoop bender.
The hoops are made out of 10 foot metal electrical conduit. They can be bent to whatever shape will work best for you, we made them 6 feet wide at the base, with steep sides. Ian did the bending, but he said that it was fairly simple, and that even I as a woman would have no issue bending these myself (with the extra leverage of the rebar on the end that he talks about). We wanted our hooos to be higher and a bit more stable, so we ancored them with the rebar, but you can also just press these directly into the ground.
These have been up and strong over our garden for nearly 2 years now. And we know people who have been using these for years and find they last really well in the outdoor conditions. So we look forward to getting lots of use out of these over the years.
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Ian and Serina of YOU CANT EAT THE GRASS feel that every small change can make a big difference to the world we live in. Every garden planted leads to a better future for ourselves and our children. We hope to inspire and motivate others to make positive changes in their lives by sharing our journey towards greater sustainability on our small urban homestead. Don’t dream, do!
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FAVORITE VIDEOS
PLAYING HOMESTEADING | defending Pure Living For Life
https://youtu.be/YG3NFn3GKA8
3 THINGS BLOGGERS WILL NEVER TELL YOU ABOUT KOMBUCHA
https://youtu.be/cND71qQXMcY
Urban Homestead 5 Minute Tour
https://youtu.be/PLUcQl7C06E
Preserving our massive Eggplant Harvest
https://youtu.be/bmysG6qaQtA
