Before covering, inspect the backs of the leaves for eggs the cabbage moths lay, otherwise, they’ll hatch into worms and have a chewing party in the hoop house. 🥴 The eggs look like grains of cornmeal.
The fiberglass poles all cracked on mine within a week. I tried small hoops and tall hoops without any success. I need to do metal, the fiberglass didn’t last in AZ.
Yes, I’m guessing they won’t hold up good through the summer heat, but I’m hoping they last through the fall season. I definitely would suggest metal ones in the future because those will for sure last.
I bought and installed the same hoops and mesh, then I wondered if the mesh would let the winter rain through so I could turn off the drip and save water. Since my main problem is birds I could put a mesh with bigger holes on the hoops. What do you think Audrey?
