November 21, 2024

VIDEO: Hoop House: How to Make a Row Cover Tunnel


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With strong winds, heavy rainfall and snow, winter can take its toll on even the hardiest crops. A simple row cover can protect your plants from the worst of the winter weather, and dramatically extend your growing season.

Row covers can be expensive to buy but don’t require a lot of materials or time to make your own and the benefits are well worth the effort.

In this short video we show you how to make a simple hooped row cover to protect your plants, extend your harvests and get even more from your garden.

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27 thoughts on “VIDEO: Hoop House: How to Make a Row Cover Tunnel

  1. Great information! This was easy to put together! I'll be trying Shade Cover this year first! Still a bit hot for the greens and the bush beans in my opinion, but I couldn't wait to start.

  2. I'm a bit confused, he talks about doing something with a Dropdown menu but didn't mention the name of the website. Also I didn't hear anything about watering, when and how. I was actually researching ways to get rid of squirrels and this lovely thing popped up.

  3. The straight sections of pvc pipe aren't as expensive as the flexible lengths, and they don't seem to require a length of pipe tied to prevent sagging. Although I did have one set too close to the house which wasn't able to shed water fast enough and did eventually collapse.

    Instead of rebar which is a couple dollars a foot around here, I went with a slightly larger sized section of pvc pipe cut into one foot pieces which were then hammered into the ground and slid the curved pieces into them. Instead of a bunch of bricks or rocks, I used a few 2 x 4 sections which can be rolled over to remove the plastic for watering, harvesting, etc.

  4. I've given up buying fleece row covers. Mine used to last 2 to 3 yrs. Now I'm lucky if they last a month. Paying too much for them to turn into a mess to cleanup in a month. Bits of polyester all over the garden. I feel my $5 tomatoes are not worth it. I prefer to use something that doesn't end up in the landfill right away. Tulle or plastic is what I switched to more and still looking for some light fleece that works. With temperatures reaching 45.6 or 114.08 f during the summer I may look into just buying screening to keep the bugs off.

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