The framing for our new hoop house is now complete, and later this month when temperatures fall below freezing, I’ll cover the hoop house with 6 mil greenhouse plastic to protect crops from the cold. Today I’ll share how I built the wood and PVC framing. I’ll focus mostly on the design and basic construction, rather than get bogged down in measurements and other details that are specific to our project.
“Four Season Harvest” by Eliot Coleman: http://amzn.to/2a4HDJB
“The Winter Harvest Handbook” by Eliot Coleman: http://amzn.to/2a7EyFI
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Table of Contents
1. Basic Design 0:25
2. Construction Basics 1:23
3. Building the Endwalls 2:15
4. Building the Sidewall 5:37
5. Installing Hoop Pipes 6:29
6. Adding Purlins 8:16
7. Final Touches 8:58
8. What’s Next 9:42
OYR is all about growing a lot of food on a little land using sustainable organic methods, while keeping costs and labor at a minimum. Emphasis is placed on improving soil quality with compost and mulch. No store-bought fertilizers, soil amendments, pesticides, compost activators, etc. are used.
Source: “The Winter Harvest Handbook” by Eliot Coleman
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