Grow all year long Spring, summer, fall, and even winter with a low tunnel for your raised beds. This guide will show you how simple it is!
Here is the calculation: arc length = (2πR) x (180/360)
Here is everything I used:
Shade cloth: http://amzn.to/2jsDbYI
PVC Clips: http://amzn.to/2f9tT2D
Pipe Straps: http://amzn.to/2eYzHYR
Pex 3/4″ piping: http://amzn.to/2wthrxe
Send mail to:
PO box 131
Marysville, MI 48040
450+ varieties of Heirloom & Non-GMO Vegetable seeds .99/pack, fertilizer, garden tools, blog & More: http://www.MIgardener.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MIgardener
Instagram: http://instagram.com/MIgardener
G+: http://plus.google.com/+MIgardener
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/MIgardenerYT/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/MI_gardener
Tumblr: http://tumblr.com/MIgardener Check out our new clothing line! http:www.freshpickedapparel.com
I think I'll try this with some bird netting to keep the birds away from my strawberries next year! Great idea! Thanks!
great idea and did you ever grow vine plants(pumpkin, squash etc, on a bank…facing the north
Thanks for the terrific project! I'm going to try building the hoop portion with a couple of hula hoops first ($1/hoop at the Dollar Tree) — if it works, bonanza!
thanks again and again
You take so long to get the pertinent information . It took over half the video to get to the point…..less talk and more do
Frustrated the clips don't stay on, tarp blows off. Whadoado?
Quit hitting the piping.
Better Method: Get some rebar Hammer it into the ground on each side of the bed (have the rebar cut into lengths), then just put the PVC over the rebar. Now its even easier to put up & take down.
Will insect netting have a detrimental effect on pollinators? Trying to figure out how to keep my collards, kale and cabbage safe while not hurting pollination.
I like gardening because there is no math LOL just when you thought it was safe to garden
Thank's again for great info. God bless
FYI…you can use the pex without screwing it into the wood (if you don't have wood any longer/cedar rotted out after many years). Instead take pieces of rebar (metal), pound ito ground and slip the pex piping over it. You can also you PVC pipe 1". Because mine were never screwed in (there were electrical conduit 6" cut tubes that were screwed in and th e PVC pipe fit in that)…I could then take out the pex tubing (did want it for tomatoes/in the way.
Gee you make things complicated. Ignore the geometry lesson. Make an arc with a metal tape.
What plants are you protecting there?
PEX.
Its just PI time Radius
I dont think i have ever seen anyone use that technique to start a screw
OH pooh. My beds aren't wood. I'll have to figure out a better way to secure the hoops.
Can you stack the shade cloth to make a 40 and a 15 into a 55?
Your calculations are fine BUT you do not take into effect the width of the bed. If you want the height to be 2 ft for a 4 ft bed it will be shorter if you have a 5 ft bed.
I need a chicken-proof cover for my sensitive plants (like strawberries) in my garden. The chickens have free run of all my property. They love to step on and scratch in anything new they find. I used some plastic-coated stiffened chicken-wire type stuff in a 25' roll, about 30" wide hooped over, but they just came in, stepped on it and flattened it. I guess I'll have to go back to my old standby, fallen branches from my trashy oak trees until I can come up with something that will withstand the chickens.
W
There is a much much easier way to do that calculation. Simply multiply the width of the bed by 3.14. That's your answer. Add on 2 times the depth of your bed and you are done
Difference between PVC and PEX is that PVC doesn't bend, it comes in straight sections. You also don't use glue, but crimps or clamps or expansion to attach to your fittings. Pretty awesome stuff actually.
Use the smallest steel remesh (0.667 in x 10 ft). They bend easy an easily set into the garden. No clamps or screws needed. Found mine at Lowes.
I'm horrible at math. I used a tape measure…lol.
Your giving me ideas
So if we don’t use shade cloth, what do we use for the wintertime?
This was the most convoluted way of explaining that you're basically trying to make a 1/2 circle.