good video and right to the point without a lot of unnecessary steps or chit chat. gonna be doing this over my summer squash. i am sick of those vine borers ruining my squash. got the hoops in place and will be installing the netting today. i will just have to pull back the cover long enough to hand pollinate but i have been doing that for a few years now anyway as bees are scarce in my garden.
Very well done! I am looking to construct one of these late winter to get a head start. I like the simplicity and functionality of your design. I am going to use clear plastic with mine in hopes of regulating temperatures.
I am in an open to the public community ( pay reasonable fee) raised garden plot. 2019 is my first year as "veggies" gardener. With 3 growing seasons at altitude of 5000 ft. and hoop house is needed in all seasons. Thanks, Keith for above hoop house tutorial. To the point and very nicely presented. I'll pass you on to many others. My community garden has 10 ft high enclosed fencing to keep herds of ELK and deer out. Also not much problem with small critters, I am told. So, again --your design should be a ' bell ringer ' for my situation.
Great video. Thanks. I'd just add for those who are curious that using grey pvc tends to resist breaking down or becoming brittle a little better than the white stuff.
Wow really amazing learn how to do it my self with simple way.... thanks a lot from srilanka.....i grow apple plants but snails are eating them then i cant sell out the plants.....thanks one more and 1000 x sooooo goood....
I cannot believe the people that put thumbs down. They obviously don't live in an area where we NEED this. Perfect for hail. I am building one. Tired of my garden getting hailed out.
Just a small tweak, prob use rebar that is half as long or I have even seen others use the pvc cap ends and screw them to the top of the wood bed frame if cost is an issue. Nice and clean setup
THANK you for JUST SHOWING THE PROCESS, not yammering on about this and that! LOL. yes info is good to get but sometimes you just wanna cut to the chase. I would like to have maybe a caption appear for est. cost but really I can find my own prices.. LOVE THIS
Wow -- super genius but simple enough where anyone can do this. I have 5 raised beds of different sizes so will be doing this to grow hardy annuals. I like the initial view where you listed what you were using. Can you let me know what the black rubber item was that you used to secure the row cover to the hoop ends? Thanks for sharing this awesome video!!
Hey Alicia, I cut up come spare drip hose and slit them down the colored line on the hose. Thanks for watching and please check out some of my other videos.
This is good for the Winter and/or if your going to leave the bed covered but if you want to get in and out of it it would be better to build a 'separate' movable frame.
This is only up for 4 - 6 weeks until it warms up or at the end of the season. To get in, I just remove the black tubing and one side of the sand bags then pull the cover over to the other side. Thanks for watching and here's my cold frame video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2aXKsKKP7_o.html
The row covers protect against frost. The hoops support the row covers. The set-up allows you to get an early start on the season and grow longer in the fall. Thanks for watching.
Hi Keith, love your vid on installing hoops and row covers. Question: What are the black things you use to secure coverings to hoops, starting @ 5:09 minutes in your vid?
Excellent. But where do you find pre-cut rebar? I think using brackets attached to the side of the beds (which the PVC ends would then slide into) would be much easier for most of us.
I thought about getting something like this to protect the bok choy that I want to grow. However, would this covering block the sun light out? Never tried this before.
What are the black things you used to hold the plastic on the pipes? They look like lengths of black pipe, but what size around and did you have to put splits in them and if so, how?
The black things are standard drip irrigation lines. I cut them 6" long and slice them down the length. There's a colored line you can use as a guide for cutting. The white is 1/2" PVC tubing. Hope that helps and thanks for watching.
Very good video. I have a couple of questions - (1) what are those black clips like things you attached to the PVC pipes to keep the cover from flying around. What are they called? (2) how do you water and fertilize the plants inside the hoop house? Just pour the fertilizer solution over the fabric? Appreciate if you can provide me answers to these questions. Thanks
Those black things are pieces of drip hose I cut for that purpose. As for watering, I remove one side of the row cover then re-install it. Thanks for watching.
Great Video, but couple of questions - the Waterpex tubing comes in 100ft rolls, how long is each hoop, can I also use 1/2" PVC as it may be stronger in the wind. If I use 1/2" PVC will the drip hose pieces still fit and hold the plastic? Many thanks, cannot wait to do this.
John, I found more of the tubing in 50' rolls at my local True Value store if you don't need much. Each hoop is half the width of the bed x pie (3.14). The 1/2" PVC doesn't bent well. You have to soften it with a heat gun. And, the hose pieces are too small for that PVC. I've had 40 mph winds without an issue. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching and Merry Christmas!
@@keithwilkes7629 Good Morning Keith and Many thanks, I live in Fort Worth, Texas so should find a True Value somewhere here. Merry Xmas and a safe and Healthy 2021.
