Looking at the DIY hoop greenhouses I decided on an open tunnel. Due to winter snow any hoop based structure will have to be taken down in the fall. The local University did a study on tunnels and found a three week advantage. That is nice but keeping the rain off is my main goal. Last year's outdoor crop was devastated by rain.
33 sticks of 1/2" conduit, 13 four way connectors, 26 each 1/2" rebar 4' long, and a roll of 20' wide clear plastic sheeting.
The conduit jig is 1-1/2" blocks of wood screwed in place along an arc drawn on a wall. To get the 13' diameter 90 degree bend the blocks were set along a 4-1/2' diameter arc and bent to 140 degrees. They came out perfect.
The rebar was pounded two feet into the ground and the conduit slipped over the ends.
Almost too easy, although the wind storm that came up just as we were finishing caused a little excitement with 20 mph gusts on the 6 mil plastic.
Eleven plants, 8 Super auto Chaze from Flash Seeds and three auto Euforia from Dutch Passion. The auto Euforia has yielded over a quarter pound indoors, last year's outdoor was rained to death. Hope for better this year with the tunnel providing shelter.
33 sticks of 1/2" conduit, 13 four way connectors, 26 each 1/2" rebar 4' long, and a roll of 20' wide clear plastic sheeting.
The conduit jig is 1-1/2" blocks of wood screwed in place along an arc drawn on a wall. To get the 13' diameter 90 degree bend the blocks were set along a 4-1/2' diameter arc and bent to 140 degrees. They came out perfect.
The rebar was pounded two feet into the ground and the conduit slipped over the ends.
Almost too easy, although the wind storm that came up just as we were finishing caused a little excitement with 20 mph gusts on the 6 mil plastic.
Eleven plants, 8 Super auto Chaze from Flash Seeds and three auto Euforia from Dutch Passion. The auto Euforia has yielded over a quarter pound indoors, last year's outdoor was rained to death. Hope for better this year with the tunnel providing shelter.
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