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Hoop tunnels.
Does anyone here use these to grow things in the winter?
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Hoop tunnels.
yes.
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Hoop tunnels.
Sure, it just depends where here is for you and what you want to grow.
John! James wrote: Does anyone here use these to grow things in the winter? |
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Hoop tunnels.
Here where average temps range from 20F night to 50F day.
I want to grow anything edible. Tried radishes without cover but freezing night temperature got them. |
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Hoop tunnels.
Collards, spinach, lettuce, mustard greens, cilantro, kale
John! James wrote: Here where average temps range from 20F night to 50F day. I want to grow anything edible. Tried radishes without cover but freezing night temperature got them. |
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Hoop tunnels.
It is late to start regular winter veggies. I have radicchio, kale, bok
choi and collards, all started between June and August. The temperature has not been above freezing in 4 days here, but of course it is above in the hoophouses. Today I harvested a bucket of assorted greens, all unfrozen. If you put a hoophouse on the garden now, you would be better off starting lettuce, arugula or radishes. Spring things that sprout even in cold soil. |
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Hoop tunnels.
Eliot Coleman is a big proponent of hoop houses - he says they shift
you 2 zones south. My experience in zone 5 bears this out. Cool weather crops should be planted late in the season, but not too late. They should get close to mature before your really cold weather hits. I had radish, chinese cabbage, lettuce, beets, onions and 1 pea plant before we got nailed with sub-zero temps. Now I have to wait until late feb/early march to get things going again. In general, daytime 30-40 degrees can produce temps in the hoophouse 50-70, depending on sunlight of course |
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