James, thanks for the great videos. In the mobile home industry when you have to transport the houses on the road we seal the inside of the house off with plastic. Tip roll the wood a few times with plastic before screwing. This way the it’s not only pinched and held with the screw but utilized the whole board and will never come loose. Roll the bottom in so it drains and does not collect water.
I built 2 this fall and have been able to grow continuously all winter - with a couple tweaks. I'm @ 6000 ft in zone 5b and so far have seen temps of -3F. One bed has cold weather crops (lettuce, spinach, kale, etc). The other has rhubarb, rosemary, thyme, carrots, cilantro, garlic and sage. Everything is thriving and growing. The tweeks I've made to fight the extreme temps are a layer of frost blanket and a string of incandescent C9 Christmas lights laying @ ground level. The double layer hinged cover is a great season extender. Add just a little more and you can grow all year. Thanks James!
Thank you so much for this video, I have 8 raised beds, I live in NW mountains of Maine, I'm in my early 60's & this will help me to extend my seasons & my food budget, I am trying to eat better, more veggies for my health, but it's really expensive to eat healthy. Thank you so much James. Love your videos, really wish I had started my food forest when I was younger, but better late than never.
I love what you’ve got there. I’ve been doing the same with a single layer forever. It takes it from 9a to 10b for a toasty winter. That said, you can build these soooooooo much cheaper. Instead of plastic end caps I use a 2x4 scrap at the corners. Drill a 1” hole for each pipe with a paddle bit. A16 or 20oz drink bottle will replaces the T-connections if you just cut holes for the pipe. You could use the same water bottle to maintain a space between the visqueen layers. Instead of tape I use dollar store zip ties. Instead of metal hinges I use a small length of a scrap garden hose, split down the middle. (This is also a great trick for broken coolers) The handle is a strap of scrap nylon webbing screwed onto the frame. Good luck with your winter gardens everyone.
This is awesome. I have been gardening my entire life.....half a century now.....and have hinged hoop houses, but have never thought of doubling the plastic. What a great idea. Can you guess what my boys will be building me for my birthday this year.....lol Will also be a really good way to see if they remember basic geometry.
I am enjoying the hinged hoop house build series. I do think you better do some Winter Gardening harvest videos, James to show folks this works based on the comments! I will be totally making the hubby copy this in the spring on the raised beds He built for our church last year! The flavors and the harvest are so worth the costs!And re-useable year after year!Pays for itself the first year, imo!
James, James, James......you are STILL one of my favorite gardening channels around. Thank you for all you do and the time you take to make these videos. I am so going to show these frames to my husband so he can help me make some for our raised beds. Our soil in Texas is all clay so most of our gardening is done in raised beds. We don't get hard freezes often but these would help with starting some things earlier in late winter/early spring and also with being able to grow a few different things through our winter here. We don't have room for much of a green house but this would be perfect. Love it!
Awesome video! One thing that I did notice and am not sure if anyone has pointed it out in the comments (the are a lot and I may have missed it). With the bungee cord keeping it down in the event of wind, there is a risk of the cover closing if the wind stretches the bungie when it is in a sustained wind gust. This is an issue because the 2x4 holding it open will have a chance to fall in the bed and then the top will slam shut. This is an outside chance, but it came to mind and I thought I would share. Thanks for all your great content.
I have four 4x8x4 raised beds. I built a test double hoop last fall and I LOVE IT!! I had 3 harvests of potatoes...I picked some in Nov... more in Mar and then more at the end of this cycle. I still have plants in 2 of the 4 beds. I'll be building double hoops for the other three raised beds!!!
thanks so much james! the how to is excellent, but the list of materials and cost is what takes it to the next level. i get my supplies today. ordering my local fruit trees in february!! your channel has inspired me and given me so much knowledge.
Thank you James, you have inspired me to start my own food forest. Contractor paper and wood chips are down and I plan on planting some trees in the spring.
@Truelove I agree with fall planting. Over winter the newly planted tree\s roots will develop underground while not much happens on top. By the time spring comes around, the tree roots are reasonably established and the tree is ready to start growing away. Spring and summer planting can work only if one is prepared to keep up the monitoring of the tree daily, often meaning watering daily and relying on daily care rather than relying on a strong root system (which is only possible from fall planting).
@Truelove Problem is it is already mid winter and the ground is frozen. I didnt come across this channel and method of gardening until it was too late for fall planting, but thank you for the advice.
I have organic farm in south India with Sugarcane, peanuts, some veggies and rice paddy. I recently moved to New Jersey and I’ve following your UA-cam video and quite impressed and you are great inspiration. I decided a grow my own in my garden and following your advice and also built this. Thank you.
I watch two channels concerning gardening. James' channel is definitely one of the two. I've been watching James' channel for about 2 or 3 years now. Maybe longer than that.
I did a hoop house for the first time planting garlic in the fall of 2019. Didn't realize it raised your growing zone. Would totally explain why I had 3 inch sprouts in January. Awesome info!
i just subscribed on your channel.. because i choose you from all garden videos i saw as my garden mentor.. since soon i will start my own garden and to be honest i have not much clues about and a bit scary i am also.. but you are amazing and explain all so easy even for me which are completely new in this!! so that's desided i will follow your teachings and in some month when i start i will be hopefully able to share some of my experiences!!! thank you so much for your amazing teaching!! :)
you prob wont see this its an old video. howevr man maybe one day you will. i learn sooo much from you. i recently purchased my first house and youve inspired me to start my own food forrest!!!
We're in New Zealand and love your channel. We are following your methods and ideas o convert our existing food forest in to one more like yours. This hoop house looks fantastic.
Thats a great idea I have done something similar except mine consists of bamboo frapped together with hemp twine . I used pvc pipe a few inches wider drove into the ground to receive the bamboo all though I could actually use a slightly wider piece of bamboo for that I have found almost anything you can build with PVC you can also build with bamboo and twine using the frapping technique witch is very easy. I have lots of bamboo very close to where I live in North Carolina.
I appreciate the time you took showing this. I like the small scale of it and it's just what I needed to add to my raised beds to get a jump start on growing in the early spring!
Hi James, thank you for another perfect presentation of your beautiful and useful creations! The unique synergistic experience of nature's omnipotence performing in sync with you is beyond words divine. Your videos and channel are my absolute favorite. Thank you!
Your videos are fantastic, super clear and easy to follow! I am zone 5 north shore of Lake Ontario-in Canada across from Rochester NY. I am building hoop house covers for my raised beds using your instruction. Looking forward to planting earlier than May 24th this year!
You could fold the plastic around the furring strip and then screw it to the ledge. You could also screw the leg to hold the lid open to the front left and right side...when you open the lid they will automatically drop down wit the bottom one immersed into thd soil, you could still use the bungee to tid down. When closing just fold tge legs up as you close.
Your videos on gardening are showing me applications of the PHYSICS CONCEPTS we learned/taught in school... but i am crazy with the wood chips.. . the wood chippers on sale are quite expensive... HAPPY NEW YEAR from the Philippines!!!
James, I live just outside of Boston. I use clear plastic storage bins from home depot as mini greenhouses. Over the last few weeks I've got spinach, mache and claytonia to germinate. I keep a thermometer in there and the soil stays around 60ish every day. Maybe you can try using this as an experiment? I love your channel, I'm one of your original subscribers. Thank you for doing this channel for us.
I'm in the Merrimack Valley, MA, north of Boston -- are your clear plastic storage bins used as the cover over your raised bed frame? Also, how do you hinge the bins?
I did this in Chicago and the lettuce held up well till we hit the 20s for a few nights in a row. Still everyone was blown away that we were still eating out of our garden.
Great James, I m very happy to se that somebody is doing something like this 10q 4 tips and all you i spiring videos you r true gold for mother nature...
Your Awesome James! Thanks for all the information! I’m planning on the hinged hoop house for one of my raised beds so your video was so educational! I even started my own channel to start to document all my gardening and homesteading!
My backyard conversion is up to 4,000 Sq Ft with 6 to 8" wood Chips that's approx 75 Cubic Yards of wood chips . thursday 11/8/21 brings me to 60 yards of wood chips.. Its getting exciting to see how my yard will be in April - May 2022!!!! I can see the possibility of extending my plant season with a Layered Hoop House. Keep up the great work. Best to you and TUCK
Hi James. Loretta in Canadian zone 5b near Toronto here :) I just wanted to say that I enjoy your videos very much but there's one thing as a new gardener, I'd really appreciate it if you did.... I've watched several of your harvesting videos and although I kind of like your music choices, I would really love it if as you were harvesting each item you told us what it was, how tall it grows, how far apart to space, start indoors or not and when etc. There is so much information you could be giving us rather than playing music :). Your tomatoes look amazing but it would be great if us newbies knew their names, how they taste etc. Ps. Hi Tuck, love the way you love your veggies! :)
So I just made your rig. It's awesome I love it. Super easy, and I can't wait to start my lettuce and spinach in zone 6a. I used pocket screws for the base as I had a hard time with the angles with the screws, cause my woodworking skills are subpar.
Good job! I've built several like this over the last few years and they are fantastic for pretty much everything. I start seeds and transplant seedlings months ahead of everybody else in Texas, zone 8A with this method! Thanks for the video
Thank you James! I have a neighborhood cat that thinks my lettuce beds are his personal litter box! 😣 This will serve double duty -- less pooh and dug up veggies AND my plants will grow better. 👍
I understand that PVC pipe will off gas and ruin your green house plastic. I was advised to paint the outer edges of the pvc pipe where it contacts the plastic. That will prevent the premature destruction of your expensive green house plastic. Thanks for a great video!
Very cool hoophouses. You make it look so effortless! I tried to diy one which I needed to lift the plastic every time and was super inconvenient. Next time I'm using PVC or a premade low tunnel.
Your channel rocks James! No other channel compares! Love watching your content. The way you do it, your personality, and topics are great!! Keep it up.
Depending on how long you want to keep this working well, you might consider adding adhesive backed felt to keep the film from reacting with the PVC tubing (greenhouse mega store sells some). Also, if you have multiple wireless temperature sensors you can really keep an eye on how well your insulation is working. A data logging capacity would let you watch trends very easily.
@@cod5testaccount I would imagine any tape that will stick to the PVC and keep the plastic from directly touching the frame would work. I've always used felt tape. Greenhouse Megastore has huge rolls of wide felt tape just for that use.
James, 1) What is your method of watering in both the summer and winter? 2) The plastic obviously works great as it gets cooler to extend the growing season. Wondering how I can convert this hoop covering to be summer friendly; specifically looking for a way to add some protective netting to keep the rabbits, chipmunks, and birds out. Any ideas? 3) Do the hinges provide enough support for the hoop covering when fully opened; or is an additional piece of wood or the eye hooks with wire required to keep it "propped" open?
Great construction! My only suggestion would be to place a small strip of electrical tape over the metal screws on the hoop joints. My thinking is the the naked metal screw may rub against the green house plastic and tear a hole in the plastic. Covering the metal screw with a small strip of electrical tape may increase the life of the garden plastic and the hoop house.
I’m in 10b and still enjoyed this video 😆. Wish the opposite was possible (drop 3 zones)...I love my tropical trees, but would also love to grow stuff like peaches and raspberries.
Hi that’s a great info to take in... thank u But I have a question if we make the hoop house ready for a summer installed garden bed before fall.. How long do u think we can have plants to survive and harvest?!.. and In summer we don’t need hoop house right?! How can we remove it then?! Please take your time to clear my doubts Thank u
Inspired by your video, I now have a double layer hinged hoop house. I'm in zone 4A, so it gets cold here and can stay cold for a long time during the winter. I have some lettuces, spinach, radish and other cold tolerant veggies growing. When we have really bright sunny days, should I be opening the cover for air circulation? Love the idea of growing veggies in the winter, just need some direction on hoop heat control. Love your videos, lots of good ideas and great information. And, Tuck is the best!
I’m 5b; I also worry about steaming the veggies 😂 I am wondering what type of heat lamps we hang hang inside. Open to any and all suggestion .. PLEASE & THANK YOU 🙏🏻 in advance ;)
I'm doing a hoop in one of my failed bedsthis spring for the first time,,,,if it work OK I'll have to build one you way next yesr.....I'm just using bricks to hold down the plastic on mine, but I'm experimenting with it.... give tuck a hug for me...
Hi. Did you give the dimensions of this tunnel (apologies if I missed it) - width x Depth x height (of plastic) please? I know you gave formula to find circumference of the pipes for the frame, but is there such a formula to determine a specific height e.g. if I wanted the plastic dome 4' above the timber and the tunnel was 4' wide ????? Thanks for a brilliant video!
I like your video. I wish you would do more. But I have some questions. I have been watching your video and it seems easy for a woman to do. I build 2 raised garden beds so far. I am learning the tools and the screws and the type of plastic. But I have a few problems. I have one garden bed that is 8 by 4 feet, the second one 12by 5 feet. So my questions is this. do I need 3 hings for garden beds. the second question the dept of garden beds is 22 inches high becasue texas has etremely poor ground. So can you make a video on the equipments and how to cut straight. How do get the botton of the raised the same width as the top or the raised garden bed. I measure the bed but it doesnt lookk like yours. can you telll how large your bed. what boards do you use to hold your plastic. I actually can understand what you do Thanks. Carol
Fantastic video! You've a great way of explaining things. Anyone out there; I want to put my garden in but I'm afraid the iguanas will eat it all. Any suggestions about getting rid of them, I need to put my stuff in the ground.
James, thanks for the great videos. In the mobile home industry when you have to transport the houses on the road we seal the inside of the house off with plastic. Tip roll the wood a few times with plastic before screwing. This way the it’s not only pinched and held with the screw but utilized the whole board and will never come loose. Roll the bottom in so it drains and does not collect water.
@Cynthia Pope My same question. Did you come up with a good system?
Great tip!
I built 2 this fall and have been able to grow continuously all winter - with a couple tweaks. I'm @ 6000 ft in zone 5b and so far have seen temps of -3F. One bed has cold weather crops (lettuce, spinach, kale, etc). The other has rhubarb, rosemary, thyme, carrots, cilantro, garlic and sage. Everything is thriving and growing. The tweeks I've made to fight the extreme temps are a layer of frost blanket and a string of incandescent C9 Christmas lights laying @ ground level. The double layer hinged cover is a great season extender. Add just a little more and you can grow all year. Thanks James!
Thank you so much for this video, I have 8 raised beds, I live in NW mountains of Maine, I'm in my early 60's & this will help me to extend my seasons & my food budget, I am trying to eat better, more veggies for my health, but it's really expensive to eat healthy. Thank you so much James. Love your videos, really wish I had started my food forest when I was younger, but better late than never.
How can I not be enthusiastic about gardening while watching you, James? You're inspiring and amazing!
I love what you’ve got there. I’ve been doing the same with a single layer forever. It takes it from 9a to 10b for a toasty winter. That said, you can build these soooooooo much cheaper.
Instead of plastic end caps I use a 2x4 scrap at the corners. Drill a 1” hole for each pipe with a paddle bit. A16 or 20oz drink bottle will replaces the T-connections if you just cut holes for the pipe. You could use the same water bottle to maintain a space between the visqueen layers. Instead of tape I use dollar store zip ties. Instead of metal hinges I use a small length of a scrap garden hose, split down the middle. (This is also a great trick for broken coolers) The handle is a strap of scrap nylon webbing screwed onto the frame.
Good luck with your winter gardens everyone.
My husband and I love seeing Tuck he is so sweet! Yorkie's rock!
Me too.
This is awesome. I have been gardening my entire life.....half a century now.....and have hinged hoop houses, but have never thought of doubling the plastic. What a great idea. Can you guess what my boys will be building me for my birthday this year.....lol Will also be a really good way to see if they remember basic geometry.
I am enjoying the hinged hoop house build series. I do think you better do some Winter Gardening harvest videos, James to show folks this works based on the comments! I will be totally making the hubby copy this in the spring on the raised beds He built for our church last year! The flavors and the harvest are so worth the costs!And re-useable year after year!Pays for itself the first year, imo!
James, James, James......you are STILL one of my favorite gardening channels around. Thank you for all you do and the time you take to make these videos. I am so going to show these frames to my husband so he can help me make some for our raised beds. Our soil in Texas is all clay so most of our gardening is done in raised beds. We don't get hard freezes often but these would help with starting some things earlier in late winter/early spring and also with being able to grow a few different things through our winter here. We don't have room for much of a green house but this would be perfect. Love it!
Awesome video! One thing that I did notice and am not sure if anyone has pointed it out in the comments (the are a lot and I may have missed it). With the bungee cord keeping it down in the event of wind, there is a risk of the cover closing if the wind stretches the bungie when it is in a sustained wind gust. This is an issue because the 2x4 holding it open will have a chance to fall in the bed and then the top will slam shut. This is an outside chance, but it came to mind and I thought I would share. Thanks for all your great content.
Thanks James, I really appreciate all the hard work you put in to help others on your channel. I can't wait to see the food forest next year!!
I have four 4x8x4 raised beds. I built a test double hoop last fall and I LOVE IT!! I had 3 harvests of potatoes...I picked some in Nov... more in Mar and then more at the end of this cycle. I still have plants in 2 of the 4 beds. I'll be building double hoops for the other three raised beds!!!
thanks so much james! the how to is excellent, but the list of materials and cost is what takes it to the next level. i get my supplies today. ordering my local fruit trees in february!! your channel has inspired me and given me so much knowledge.
Thank you James, you have inspired me to start my own food forest. Contractor paper and wood chips are down and I plan on planting some trees in the spring.
@Truelove I agree with fall planting. Over winter the newly planted tree\s roots will develop underground while not much happens on top. By the time spring comes around, the tree roots are reasonably established and the tree is ready to start growing away. Spring and summer planting can work only if one is prepared to keep up the monitoring of the tree daily, often meaning watering daily and relying on daily care rather than relying on a strong root system (which is only possible from fall planting).
@Truelove Problem is it is already mid winter and the ground is frozen. I didnt come across this channel and method of gardening until it was too late for fall planting, but thank you for the advice.
Awesome!
I have organic farm in south India with Sugarcane, peanuts, some veggies and rice paddy. I recently moved to New Jersey and I’ve following your UA-cam video and quite impressed and you are great inspiration. I decided a grow my own in my garden and following your advice and also built this. Thank you.
Gardening, carpentry, and math skills! Love it😀
Best gardening channel on UA-cam imho.
I watch two channels concerning gardening. James' channel is definitely one of the two. I've been watching James' channel for about 2 or 3 years now. Maybe longer than that.
I am a retired physics teacher. His videos on gardening are just showing me PHYSICS CONCEPTS applied in gardening/agriculture...
I did a hoop house for the first time planting garlic in the fall of 2019. Didn't realize it raised your growing zone. Would totally explain why I had 3 inch sprouts in January. Awesome info!
That's a really good way of getting more organic food☺️ love it
Thanks!
i just subscribed on your channel.. because i choose you from all garden videos i saw as my garden mentor.. since soon i will start my own garden and to be honest i have not much clues about and a bit scary i am also.. but you are amazing and explain all so easy even for me which are completely new in this!! so that's desided i will follow your teachings and in some month when i start i will be hopefully able to share some of my experiences!!! thank you so much for your amazing teaching!! :)
you prob wont see this its an old video. howevr man maybe one day you will. i learn sooo much from you. i recently purchased my first house and youve inspired me to start my own food forrest!!!
We're in New Zealand and love your channel. We are following your methods and ideas o convert our existing food forest in to one more like yours. This hoop house looks fantastic.
Thats a great idea I have done something similar except mine consists of bamboo frapped together with hemp twine . I used pvc pipe a few inches wider drove into the ground to receive the bamboo all though I could actually use a slightly wider piece of bamboo for that I have found almost anything you can build with PVC you can also build with bamboo and twine using the frapping technique witch is very easy. I have lots of bamboo very close to where I live in North Carolina.
The double handles are brilliant! Smart & practical!
I appreciate the time you took showing this. I like the small scale of it and it's just what I needed to add to my raised beds to get a jump start on growing in the early spring!
The really good news is....more vids from J.P. all thru the winter!
Hi James, thank you for another perfect presentation of your beautiful and useful creations! The unique synergistic experience of nature's omnipotence performing in sync with you is beyond words divine. Your videos and channel are my absolute favorite. Thank you!
Thank you James, I just finished my hoophouse. I made a few changes but basically your design.
like what changes?
Your videos are fantastic, super clear and easy to follow! I am zone 5 north shore of Lake Ontario-in Canada across from Rochester NY. I am building hoop house covers for my raised beds using your instruction. Looking forward to planting earlier than May 24th this year!
Apparently I will have a lot more to harvest next winter. Thanks for this informative video!
I just finished this build. It looks great, and was easy. It took me two days, but I only have an old fashioned hand saw. Thanks, James.
You could fold the plastic around the furring strip and then screw it to the ledge. You could also screw the leg to hold the lid open to the front left and right side...when you open the lid they will automatically drop down wit the bottom one immersed into thd soil, you could still use the bungee to tid down. When closing just fold tge legs up as you close.
Your videos on gardening are showing me applications of the PHYSICS CONCEPTS we learned/taught in school... but i am crazy with the wood chips.. . the wood chippers on sale are quite expensive... HAPPY NEW YEAR from the Philippines!!!
James, I live just outside of Boston. I use clear plastic storage bins from home depot as mini greenhouses. Over the last few weeks I've got spinach, mache and claytonia to germinate. I keep a thermometer in there and the soil stays around 60ish every day. Maybe you can try using this as an experiment? I love your channel, I'm one of your original subscribers. Thank you for doing this channel for us.
I'm in the Merrimack Valley, MA, north of Boston -- are your clear plastic storage bins used as the cover over your raised bed frame? Also, how do you hinge the bins?
@@lanialost1320 no hinge, I just put them any where I need them. But, put a brick on them to keep them from blowing away.
I did this in Chicago and the lettuce held up well till we hit the 20s for a few nights in a row. Still everyone was blown away that we were still eating out of our garden.
One of the best dyi videos exactly what I have been looking for so detailed appreciate it
Good job and great idea for the winter months James. You're knowledge on food forests, fruit trees, and vegtables etc is much appreciated. Thanks
Great James, I m very happy to se that somebody is doing something like this 10q 4 tips and all you i spiring videos you r true gold for mother nature...
I normally only watch your videos in spring and summer , but that title got me interested :)
Your Awesome James! Thanks for all the information! I’m planning on the hinged hoop house for one of my raised beds so your video was so educational! I even started my own channel to start to document all my gardening and homesteading!
Thanks! I'm hoping to get one up and functioning by spring... I got a double chip drop and I'm still trying to get all those wood chips put away🙃
Awesome hinged hoop frames!! Great job James!!
Thank you for yet another useful video. I'm super excited to build one for my bed.
You & little Tuck are awesome James! So inspiring 💫
You teach really well. I enjoy watching even though in this case my climate doesn't require it. Love to Tuck--he's fun :-)
This is really excellent material. Keep up the good work. My mind is open up to many other possibilities. Thanks
My backyard conversion is up to 4,000 Sq Ft with 6 to 8" wood Chips that's approx 75 Cubic Yards of wood chips . thursday 11/8/21 brings me to 60 yards of wood chips.. Its getting exciting to see how my yard will be in April - May 2022!!!! I can see the possibility of extending my plant season with a Layered Hoop House. Keep up the great work. Best to you and TUCK
9:35 Tuck demands being the star of the video. Lol 😂🐕💕💕🐾😋
Awesome mushroom and vegetable beds.
Hi James. Loretta in Canadian zone 5b near Toronto here :)
I just wanted to say that I enjoy your videos very much but there's one thing as a new gardener, I'd really appreciate it if you did....
I've watched several of your harvesting videos and although I kind of like your music choices, I would really love it if as you were harvesting each item you told us what it was, how tall it grows, how far apart to space, start indoors or not and when etc. There is so much information you could be giving us rather than playing music :). Your tomatoes look amazing but it would be great if us newbies knew their names, how they taste etc. Ps. Hi Tuck, love the way you love your veggies! :)
I like this!! I saved both videos to my favorites. I have four 4x8 raised beds (zone 6) and I will be doing this for all of them!! Thanks!!
A beaut follow up to the original hoop house build. As always, top quality production. Keep it up mate. Give Tuck a 🥕 for me 👍
Very clever design James for the two layer cover!! The sliding pieces are genius!! Much thanks from northern Jersey
So I just made your rig. It's awesome I love it. Super easy, and I can't wait to start my lettuce and spinach in zone 6a. I used pocket screws for the base as I had a hard time with the angles with the screws, cause my woodworking skills are subpar.
Thank you, that was awesome! I'm a lone gardener too, I can do that ♥
We hope you have a blessed New Year James!
we need 1 more update and put a temperature inside and then open it at 6am and tell of what it looks like will it work for Michigan?
Awesome video, we're working on one now. Thanks, much. Tuck was so cute today.
Good job! I've built several like this over the last few years and they are fantastic for pretty much everything. I start seeds and transplant seedlings months ahead of everybody else in Texas, zone 8A with this method! Thanks for the video
Thanks for a great video. I just finished building the 1st of many. Wish I could attach a picture.👍
Thank you James! I have a neighborhood cat that thinks my lettuce beds are his personal litter box! 😣 This will serve double duty -- less pooh and dug up veggies AND my plants will grow better. 👍
Harpoons also work well.
This blew me away
I am so impressed. Someday......
Bro you are amazing man much love from North Jersey
Thanks James! I also want to thank the person in the comments who mentioned the annual Praxxus seed giveaway.
I understand that PVC pipe will off gas and ruin your green house plastic. I was advised to paint the outer edges of the pvc pipe where it contacts the plastic. That will prevent the premature destruction of your expensive green house plastic. Thanks for a great video!
I'm on the border of 4a and 4b, I hope to do something like this in the future! Thanks
It’s always another great video thanks for sharing give Tucker a carrot for me God bless you and yours.
Very cool hoophouses. You make it look so effortless! I tried to diy one which I needed to lift the plastic every time and was super inconvenient. Next time I'm using PVC or a premade low tunnel.
Your channel rocks James! No other channel compares! Love watching your content. The way you do it, your personality, and topics are great!! Keep it up.
Have you got a video on how you built bed
Depending on how long you want to keep this working well, you might consider adding adhesive backed felt to keep the film from reacting with the PVC tubing (greenhouse mega store sells some). Also, if you have multiple wireless temperature sensors you can really keep an eye on how well your insulation is working. A data logging capacity would let you watch trends very easily.
I was thinking the same thing as I watched him pull the plastic over the PVC pipes. "Felt tape! Felt tape! Where's the felt tape!?!"
Is there any other tape that we can use or is felt tap the only one? Thank you in advance
@@cod5testaccount I would imagine any tape that will stick to the PVC and keep the plastic from directly touching the frame would work. I've always used felt tape. Greenhouse Megastore has huge rolls of wide felt tape just for that use.
@@AllynHin nice, thank you
Alright, so happy to find a gardening UA-cam also in NJ! Yasss, I'll be copying everything you do 😊
James I am a 80 yr young #1 Fan I would like to see a map of the forest a list of trees to start with
Great job, James! Absolutely love the channel! Keep up the great work!👍😍
Thanks Lauryn!!
Happy New Year to you, Tuck and your loved ones. Looking forward to growing in 2020!!
Awesome hoop cover Mate, Im starting with my raised beds soon will keep you posted
Woohoo! My hubby just made our fist one!
James,
1) What is your method of watering in both the summer and winter?
2) The plastic obviously works great as it gets cooler to extend the growing season. Wondering how I can convert this hoop covering to be summer friendly; specifically looking for a way to add some protective netting to keep the rabbits, chipmunks, and birds out. Any ideas?
3) Do the hinges provide enough support for the hoop covering when fully opened; or is an additional piece of wood or the eye hooks with wire required to keep it "propped" open?
Very interesting. I will try this construction next season at our dacha near Ufa, Russia. Thank you for a very interesting idea.
Thank you for explaining some of the technical measurement bits so well, great video this thank you!
wow,it just keeps getting better,im gonna try to build it,thanks
Thanks James. Another great tutorial. Have a happy new year 2020!
Thanks James...you make it look so easy...blessings
Adding a washer inside those end caps will significantly strengthen them and help prevent them spiting over time.
Great construction! My only suggestion would be to place a small strip of electrical tape over the metal screws on the hoop joints. My thinking is the the naked metal screw may rub against the green house plastic and tear a hole in the plastic. Covering the metal screw with a small strip of electrical tape may increase the life of the garden plastic and the hoop house.
I’m in 10b and still enjoyed this video 😆. Wish the opposite was possible (drop 3 zones)...I love my tropical trees, but would also love to grow stuff like peaches and raspberries.
So doing this in March - did I mention 11 weeks until Spring and new Hoop house! Kisses to Tuckmeister!!!
How did it work out?
@@BestCosmologist So far so good.
Hi that’s a great info to take in... thank u
But I have a question if we make the hoop house ready for a summer installed garden bed before fall.. How long do u think we can have plants to survive and harvest?!.. and
In summer we don’t need hoop house right?! How can we remove it then?!
Please take your time to clear my doubts
Thank u
I love it! Cant wait to build a couple of those.
Inspired by your video, I now have a double layer hinged hoop house. I'm in zone 4A, so it gets cold here and can stay cold for a long time during the winter. I have some lettuces, spinach, radish and other cold tolerant veggies growing. When we have really bright sunny days, should I be opening the cover for air circulation? Love the idea of growing veggies in the winter, just need some direction on hoop heat control. Love your videos, lots of good ideas and great information. And, Tuck is the best!
I’m 5b; I also worry about steaming the veggies 😂 I am wondering what type of heat lamps we hang hang inside. Open to any and all suggestion .. PLEASE & THANK YOU 🙏🏻 in advance ;)
nice job James.
Thank you my friend 🙏😁❤️
I need another video! Come back to us James!
I’m hibernating hahaha!!
I’ll be back soon, with good content. Here to bring value. And me and Tuck miss you Savana 😁❤️
@@jamesprigioni you fellas enjoy your relaxation time. Spring is coming and I am so excited to get started and soak in more of your expertise!
I'm doing a hoop in one of my failed bedsthis spring for the first time,,,,if it work OK I'll have to build one you way next yesr.....I'm just using bricks to hold down the plastic on mine, but I'm experimenting with it.... give tuck a hug for me...
Your videos are awesome and really helpful.. And tuck is great addition to the vids .. Thanks 🙏🏽
Hi. Did you give the dimensions of this tunnel (apologies if I missed it) - width x Depth x height (of plastic) please?
I know you gave formula to find circumference of the pipes for the frame, but is there such a formula to determine a specific height e.g. if I wanted the plastic dome 4' above the timber and the tunnel was 4' wide ????? Thanks for a brilliant video!
Best of 2020 to you and Tuck!
Thank you my friend!!! Best to you as well from me and Tuck!!
This is great. I just wonder if it manages to pay for itself in terms of extra production.
That was SO incredibly informative. Thank you so much. Can't wait to try this in my garden.
I like your video. I wish you would do more. But I have some questions. I have been watching your video and it seems easy for a woman to do. I build 2 raised garden beds so far. I am learning the tools and the screws and the type of plastic. But I have a few problems. I have one garden bed that is 8 by 4 feet, the second one 12by 5 feet. So my questions is this. do I need 3 hings for garden beds. the second question the dept of garden beds is 22 inches high becasue texas has etremely poor ground. So can you make a video on the equipments and how to cut straight. How do get the botton of the raised the same width as the top or the raised garden bed. I measure the bed but it doesnt lookk like yours. can you telll how large your bed. what boards do you use to hold your plastic. I actually can understand what you do Thanks. Carol
Hi, I would like to know when is a good time to start the germination? Thanks! I love your videos!
Fantastic video! You've a great way of explaining things. Anyone out there; I want to put my garden in but I'm afraid the iguanas will eat it all. Any suggestions about getting rid of them, I need to put my stuff in the ground.