Friday, December 31, 2010

Photos: Nor'easter packs punch, but Quick Hoops™ caterpillar and low tunnels trial shrug it off

5 comments:

icebear said...

Cool, i tried short hoop tunnels last summer but didn't dare leave them up all season much less winter. What material was used for the hoops and what was the covering?
I used 3/4" pvc pipe (10' lengths) and a spun fabric cover similar to Agribon. I wonder if the PVC would hold up to the weather without flexing? I may try it next year depending on what was used at your farm.

Johnny's Seeds News said...

Hi icebear:

On the low tunnels, we used 1/2" galvanized metal conduit -- about $2 apiece for 10-footers. We bend them with our Quick Hoops™ benders, in this case the 6' bender. The metal hoops should hold up better than pvc. The tunnels in these photos are covered with Agribon and a layer of 4mm greenhouse film.

icebear said...

I may have to get one of those benders :)
I used PVC because it could be easily straightened and reused if the whole contraption didn't work out. Now that i have established that i like the hoop/row cover system, i think i will go with a sturdier setup.
May i have the product number for the greenhouse film you used?

thanks so much!

Johnny's Seeds News said...

Hi icebear:
Thank you very much for your inquiry.
Here's a link to the greenhouse film Part #9464. The film is 10' feet wide and comes in rolls 100' in length. The tunnels in the photo are actually about 90' long because you want a little extra row cover and film to secure at the ends of the structures and along the sides.

Good luck and let us know how it works out.

icebear said...

Thanks, i will plan to try it for this gardening season.

:)