I just got to say, what kind of bag gives a thumbs down on this kind of video. This guy takes extra time and effort to make this video to help people, and he had to deal with 👎 and mean comments. Why? Even if you didn't like his Greenhouse at least you learn what you didn't want to do. People, sheesh.
I have been looking for a way to do this. Last year I used my panels to grow cucumbers and cantaloupe, and had the best garden ever in my life. This year I'm looking to do what you have done. I only have 2 cattle panels up and will try to put on the plastic I have ordered. I'm 65, short, and a woman all by myself. I really think I can do this. Your video has been the most comprehensive one I have seen. Many thanks and wish me luck.
I am almost 58 and doing it myself. Last year I started my garden on my new property for the first year. I accomplished a lot and got a few steady garden customers. I build my two story chicken coop with a wrap-around porch pretty much myself. I now have 50 chickens producing eggs that I am working on building customers for. This summer it will be expand the garden, add a garden pavilion with compost bays, and an orchard and berry patch. Now I am thinking of chicken garden with a fence so they have a place to be locked in when I leave without making them have to stay in the run all day. I am inspired by these videos for the chicken garden. If I can do this so can you. Just do it and don't worry how old you are or your gender. Just do what you can each day.
Awesome! I made one of these tunnels last year as a chicken run for my grow out coop to protect them from hawks and eagles. I got a bigger area by using some metal corrugated roofing panels I had on the bottom and that gave me a higher starting height for my cattle panels so it's about twice the width if I hadn't. Plus, it also deters a few predators from the ground. NOW I'm thinking that when I build my larger coop this year, I can turn that into a high tunnel like you did! Never thought of that. The coop was going to be my garden shed after I moved them so this is a perfect idea for me. Thanks for taking the time and explaining all your thought processes.
Amazing stuff you provide. Thank you. I've just discovered your channel and I'm hooked. Just bought a 5 acre property in midcoast ME and hoping to turn it into permaculture project...Many thanks again for inspiration!
So this is the before and beginning of the cattle panel tunnel. From my years doing industrial insulation, I can recommend cutting the excess wire down do the minimum and smacking the ends to blunt them and tuck them in. Where you sandwhiched the cattle panel between two screws, fencing staples you probably didn't have would have worked also. :) What a transformation...
Your hands are the star of the show LOL. You’re very good at using them as pointers in the cameras viewpoint,, very precise. Sidenote I just bought two pairs of those gloves last week and had the opportunity (Cold and snowy in Michigan today) to use them today and I love them I’m so very glad that I bought them.
Thanks for the inspiration! Big fan of what you're doing! Putting one of these together now 7 panels long as we are sharing the space in a small farm setting.
This is really cool -- I'm looking to build something smaller that can withstand a Canadian blizzard (located in Southern Quebec)... I'll continue to sift through your videos and find some design inspiration!
We certainly don't have winters like you, but I will say these high tunnels (we now have 3) have held up to some seriously heavy snows and strong winds. I think the basic design is very sound, and you can re-enforce as needed to sure it up I bet. Best of luck!
This looks like a good idea! I'm thinking an insulated wire could be used to tension the panels and thus make for a moveable structure w out the wood on the sides. Entrance still needs a door frame though.
7 years later I imagine still a fountain of life! 😄Do you get any tears along the edge of the cattle panels, where the plastic pulls over the sharp bits? Maybe some drips don't matter, or how'd you avoid holes?
Somehow no holes at that point, not sure why to be honest... Some holes where voles came and went, but we just bury that with more compost and move on! Yeah, this is still functional and intact 7 years in... Kind of unexpected to be honest but I'll take it!
This is a great video and gave me lots of idea's, i am actually in the process of building one of these to grow through the winter. Would it be worth it to put a second layer of plastic on the inside to kinda act like a double pane window, or is one going to keep the heat in at night?
I would be careful about a 2nd layer, the dimming of incoming light may be more of an issue than the little bit of extra R value it offers. Protecting super tender plants with low tunnels, row cover, etc would be more effective than wrapping the whole space.
Those are the best loppers I've ever used. The whole design looks pretty sweet! Love the use of the rough cut locust for the ground lumber... that should last quite a few years. What kind of plastic is that on there? Proper greenhouse material or just some cheap 3mil stuff?
I'm using 10mil. I've dealt with 3,5,6 mil and not worth it. yes 10mil is more expensive (10mil 20ft x 100ft clear online-$178, free shipping). but keep in mind the time it took to make this if you use 3,5 mil it will only last a year and will tear easily. Six mil will buy you another year maybe 2yr but not worth it as you'll have to redo it again. 10mil also great for moisture control for foundations or anything else you have, like flower boxes to cover over for winter as very strong.
The narration drops off precipitously. I wanted to see more discussion of the last steps. But this is one of my next projects. I've got the site - doing some swaling and terracing. Think I might try to put an IBC tote inside for thermal mass, though it might take up too much room. We'll see. Not sure what kind of wood I have available - I'm sure I can get cedar. Wondering if I might be able to use unmilled round timber. Probably not convenient for the door, but maybe.
I don't think I'd encourage an IBC tote inside one of these... It would take up a LOT of room. 55 gallon drums could be nice because you can bring a few in for the winter, and take most/all out for summer. Round timber could be nice for the end framing for the most part, but a little tough. With a drawknife/chisel you can square where needed.
This video was 7 years ago. How has it held up since then? Also how did you deal with the hot spots where the wire, screws and the ends of the panel rub the plastic?
For the most part this design has been perfect for us. It is 2023 as I write this comment and it is just fine and functional. The door is a tiny bit skewed now from settling, etc, but the plastic is surprisingly still intact and it still works!
For the most part it is 'battoned' down with thin strips of locust/oak that are pre drilled and then screwed down to the wood below to secure it in a strong way.
I saw you used screws to hold the panel to the wood end frame , horizontal members. Has that been an issue with tearing? I thought a thick staple would work better as not to rub/tear the plastic.
Could be better, but I'll say that 5+ years later and what you see in the video has been working beautifully for us so I can stand by it as a good basic approach...
Nice video! Thanks! How did the cut and mulch work for getting rid of the honeysuckle bush? They are tough to kill. I want to build a raised bed over one in the spring. Did yours send out shoots?
It worked! There was an ash tree in there that sent up shoots through the soil once or twice but has been easy enough to cut a few times and now it's gone.
EdibleAcres thanks for quick reply and helpful info. Solarizing the stump now. Plan to lay heavy cardboard down in spring and grow from there. Will be watching more of your videos!
This is just lovely. Ive been looking for this exact kind of material. - You mentioned the "metal arm bar" for the vent, that opens at temperatures higher than 70? - What is this "metal arm bar thingy" called. XD - seems like a perfect, low tech solutions of high summer temperatures. Thanks so much for sharing!
Curious about leveling of the ground, did you do that at all or just kind of plum to the soil and let the arches adjust? I have a slight slope where I want mine abs trying to figure out how manage
I am 6' tall... This works beautifully for me. A little taller and I'd suggest either 1) digging the main walkway out a bit more and/or 2) bringing the sides closer to 7'3"... Either/both would help quite a bit.
The good news is it didn't have to be removed at all, a few resprouts came, which were easy to manage, and then it died. No deep digging and ripping and pulling.
Ashley Drew Jackson Wow Bless your heart You sound miserable, poor dear. Ever heard of working smarter, not harder? It's a basic rule of permaculture. It's about not wasting time, energy and resources. It's about not being a snobby perfectionist who rolls their eyes at other people's efforts to make the world a better place.
@@Leo-nine Not miserable at all. . . Just been clearing ground for agricultural endeavors for 60 years. Unless you kill the bush/tree to roots and branch roots it comes back, which u didnt. Tried to pass along that 60 years to help u avoid the misery but. . . You obviously have way more experience and a one of a kind tree/bush. Good Luck.
I just got to say, what kind of bag gives a thumbs down on this kind of video. This guy takes extra time and effort to make this video to help people, and he had to deal with 👎 and mean comments. Why? Even if you didn't like his Greenhouse at least you learn what you didn't want to do. People, sheesh.
I get a reliable 2 thumbs down per most videos. I figure I have 2 people I must have pissed off with something I said in the past!
Thanks for sharing.. if I have an existing 12 x 10 .. Cole crop garden going... Would these panels be suitable.. like this idea.. Thanks again
There is always a troll or 2. Just part of doing great things for the majority of the rest of us. U rock! Ty for yur vids!
They give thumbs down so algorithms dont send feeds like this to them.
I have been looking for a way to do this. Last year I used my panels to grow cucumbers and cantaloupe, and had the best garden ever in my life. This year I'm looking to do what you have done. I only have 2 cattle panels up and will try to put on the plastic I have ordered. I'm 65, short, and a woman all by myself. I really think I can do this. Your video has been the most comprehensive one I have seen. Many thanks and wish me luck.
All the best of luck to you and I'm sure you can make it happen!
I am almost 58 and doing it myself. Last year I started my garden on my new property for the first year. I accomplished a lot and got a few steady garden customers. I build my two story chicken coop with a wrap-around porch pretty much myself. I now have 50 chickens producing eggs that I am working on building customers for. This summer it will be expand the garden, add a garden pavilion with compost bays, and an orchard and berry patch. Now I am thinking of chicken garden with a fence so they have a place to be locked in when I leave without making them have to stay in the run all day. I am inspired by these videos for the chicken garden. If I can do this so can you. Just do it and don't worry how old you are or your gender. Just do what you can each day.
@@deannajan25 well said 👍. 👵🏻👩🌾❣️
Awesome! I made one of these tunnels last year as a chicken run for my grow out coop to protect them from hawks and eagles. I got a bigger area by using some metal corrugated roofing panels I had on the bottom and that gave me a higher starting height for my cattle panels so it's about twice the width if I hadn't. Plus, it also deters a few predators from the ground. NOW I'm thinking that when I build my larger coop this year, I can turn that into a high tunnel like you did! Never thought of that. The coop was going to be my garden shed after I moved them so this is a perfect idea for me. Thanks for taking the time and explaining all your thought processes.
Sounds like a great system you set up, and so awesome you can repurpose it, too! Win win!
I highly recommend using rebar driven three ft to make the base very stable. Its cheep and reusable over many years.
We use rebar on mobile home skirting. Drill a hole and drive away. I wouldn't recommend it for anchoring o.
Amazing stuff you provide. Thank you. I've just discovered your channel and I'm hooked. Just bought a 5 acre property in midcoast ME and hoping to turn it into permaculture project...Many thanks again for inspiration!
Truly our pleasure to share notes and ideas. Best of luck to you and your new adventure!
So this is the before and beginning of the cattle panel tunnel. From my years doing industrial insulation, I can recommend cutting the excess wire down do the minimum and smacking the ends to blunt them and tuck them in. Where you sandwhiched the cattle panel between two screws, fencing staples you probably didn't have would have worked also. :) What a transformation...
I like what you have done,I would add pipe insulation on the ends to keep the metal from rubbing the plastic.
When we re-skin this in a few years we'll do something like what you suggest. Thanks.
Your hands are the star of the show LOL. You’re very good at using them as pointers in the cameras viewpoint,, very precise. Sidenote I just bought two pairs of those gloves last week and had the opportunity (Cold and snowy in Michigan today) to use them today and I love them I’m so very glad that I bought them.
What worked for me was a cinder block curbing with paver tops and a wide 18" zone of black plastic under them, keeps grass out
Would love to see a picture of this. I’m hoping to make one of these this coming yeat
Year🙄
Thanks for posting this. Your creative minimalism is a gift🍀
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for the inspiration! Big fan of what you're doing! Putting one of these together now 7 panels long as we are sharing the space in a small farm setting.
Your videos are great but very dangerous for me. My mind is going crazy with new ideas. I just subscribed. Love it all.
Can you please add a list of all of the materials?
This is really cool -- I'm looking to build something smaller that can withstand a Canadian blizzard (located in Southern Quebec)... I'll continue to sift through your videos and find some design inspiration!
We certainly don't have winters like you, but I will say these high tunnels (we now have 3) have held up to some seriously heavy snows and strong winds. I think the basic design is very sound, and you can re-enforce as needed to sure it up I bet. Best of luck!
Be realy nice if I could see how you made the door and structure for it and how its attached to pcv
This looks like a good idea! I'm thinking an insulated wire could be used to tension the panels and thus make for a moveable structure w out the wood on the sides. Entrance still needs a door frame though.
Sounds like a good idea, but I imagine it would be super hard holding those panels to get the wire on them. Can I watch? :-D
Thank you! Really good video!
7 years later I imagine still a fountain of life! 😄Do you get any tears along the edge of the cattle panels, where the plastic pulls over the sharp bits? Maybe some drips don't matter, or how'd you avoid holes?
Somehow no holes at that point, not sure why to be honest... Some holes where voles came and went, but we just bury that with more compost and move on! Yeah, this is still functional and intact 7 years in... Kind of unexpected to be honest but I'll take it!
This is a great video and gave me lots of idea's, i am actually in the process of building one of these to grow through the winter. Would it be worth it to put a second layer of plastic on the inside to kinda act like a double pane window, or is one going to keep the heat in at night?
I would be careful about a 2nd layer, the dimming of incoming light may be more of an issue than the little bit of extra R value it offers. Protecting super tender plants with low tunnels, row cover, etc would be more effective than wrapping the whole space.
Each layer gives 8 degrees of protection. You would have 16 degrees of protection with two layers.
Those are the best loppers I've ever used. The whole design looks pretty sweet! Love the use of the rough cut locust for the ground lumber... that should last quite a few years. What kind of plastic is that on there? Proper greenhouse material or just some cheap 3mil stuff?
I'm using 10mil. I've dealt with 3,5,6 mil and not worth it. yes 10mil is more expensive (10mil 20ft x 100ft clear online-$178, free shipping). but keep in mind the time it took to make this if you use 3,5 mil it will only last a year and will tear easily. Six mil will buy you another year maybe 2yr but not worth it as you'll have to redo it again. 10mil also great for moisture control for foundations or anything else you have, like flower boxes to cover over for winter as very strong.
What do you think about a Gothic arch, in a Maine-style bow roofed shed?
I am seeing lots of opportunity for plastic sheeting gotchas. Wire, boards, screws.....
I hear you on that... So far, it's worked quite well with minimal to no issues on that front.
The narration drops off precipitously. I wanted to see more discussion of the last steps. But this is one of my next projects. I've got the site - doing some swaling and terracing. Think I might try to put an IBC tote inside for thermal mass, though it might take up too much room. We'll see. Not sure what kind of wood I have available - I'm sure I can get cedar. Wondering if I might be able to use unmilled round timber. Probably not convenient for the door, but maybe.
I don't think I'd encourage an IBC tote inside one of these... It would take up a LOT of room. 55 gallon drums could be nice because you can bring a few in for the winter, and take most/all out for summer.
Round timber could be nice for the end framing for the most part, but a little tough. With a drawknife/chisel you can square where needed.
This video was 7 years ago. How has it held up since then? Also how did you deal with the hot spots where the wire, screws and the ends of the panel rub the plastic?
For the most part this design has been perfect for us. It is 2023 as I write this comment and it is just fine and functional. The door is a tiny bit skewed now from settling, etc, but the plastic is surprisingly still intact and it still works!
What are you using as clips on the end to keep the plastic on?
For the most part it is 'battoned' down with thin strips of locust/oak that are pre drilled and then screwed down to the wood below to secure it in a strong way.
@@edibleacres They look like black clips on the end. Are you saying that they are small strips of wood?
@@edibleacres will a staple gun work?
It kind of looks like electrical tape if you’re meaning on the nubs of the cattle panel.
I saw you used screws to hold the panel to the wood end frame , horizontal members. Has that been an issue with tearing? I thought a thick staple would work better as not to rub/tear the plastic.
Could be better, but I'll say that 5+ years later and what you see in the video has been working beautifully for us so I can stand by it as a good basic approach...
Nice video! Thanks! How did the cut and mulch work for getting rid of the honeysuckle bush? They are tough to kill. I want to build a raised bed over one in the spring. Did yours send out shoots?
It worked! There was an ash tree in there that sent up shoots through the soil once or twice but has been easy enough to cut a few times and now it's gone.
EdibleAcres thanks for quick reply and helpful info. Solarizing the stump now. Plan to lay heavy cardboard down in spring and grow from there. Will be watching more of your videos!
Dig and then pull or cut out all the roots out to save from future grief !
Very nicely explained 👍. There’s always something to do or new ideas that pop up lolol 😍🤩. 👵🏻👩🌾❣️
Who is the musician strumming the guitar? Thanks
how high is the arch - can a person 5'4" walk into this structure ?
I'm 6'2" and I can fit easily. I made mine 7.5' wide at the base.
Nice
Hi, Just exploring your channel now and love what I see so far! Where did you get those cattle panels though?
I got them from a local Tractor Supply
You can also get them from traditional farm supply stores in rural areas. Sometimes they are called Agways, but names are different in other states
Great ideas - I love your videos. What was the final width of the building?
I believe 7.5' wide and about 16' deep. Just over 6'2" in the middle.
This is just lovely. Ive been looking for this exact kind of material. - You mentioned the "metal arm bar" for the vent, that opens at temperatures higher than 70? - What is this "metal arm bar thingy" called. XD - seems like a perfect, low tech solutions of high summer temperatures. Thanks so much for sharing!
Search for 'univent' opener and you can find some options. Ranges $40-ish in price.
@@edibleacres thanks so much
Curious about leveling of the ground, did you do that at all or just kind of plum to the soil and let the arches adjust? I have a slight slope where I want mine abs trying to figure out how manage
The small wood pieces you have are called “stakes”.
I'm 6'1 how tall did this wind up being
I am 6' tall... This works beautifully for me. A little taller and I'd suggest either 1) digging the main walkway out a bit more and/or 2) bringing the sides closer to 7'3"... Either/both would help quite a bit.
Bird @7:20 reminds me of legend of zelda.
Kind of plastic did you use
6mil UV stabilized greenhouse poly.
polyrem.amleo.com/ - great resource for offcuts!
What kind of plastic is that?
Greenhouse plastic. 6mil UV stabilized... I get it from AM Leonard Poly Remnant Sales ( you can google that and find it pretty easy).
Honeysuckle will grow back.
Why not just remove the stump first. . . Miserable? Really?
The good news is it didn't have to be removed at all, a few resprouts came, which were easy to manage, and then it died. No deep digging and ripping and pulling.
@@edibleacres 🙄
Ashley Drew Jackson
Wow
Bless your heart
You sound miserable, poor dear.
Ever heard of working smarter, not harder? It's a basic rule of permaculture. It's about not wasting time, energy and resources.
It's about not being a snobby perfectionist who rolls their eyes at other people's efforts to make the world a better place.
@@Leo-nine Not miserable at all. . . Just been clearing ground for agricultural endeavors for 60 years. Unless you kill the bush/tree to roots and branch roots it comes back, which u didnt. Tried to pass along that 60 years to help u avoid the misery but. . . You obviously have way more experience and a one of a kind tree/bush. Good Luck.