Aleksandar
It was a race against the clock, but we fortunately completed our hoop house just before our first snowfall. And our cold hardy crops are thriving under protection. Today I show how I covered the hoop house with plastic.
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0:07 – Opening remarks
0:27 – How I built the hoop house door
0:53 – Changes to the framing
2:26 – Preparing the hoops for the plastic covering
3:14 – Covering the endwalls with plastic
5:47 – Hanging the door and securing the plastic on the door and door frame
7:06 – Covering the top of the hoop house with greenhouse film
8:36 – The finished hoop house
8:54 – Closing remarks
OYR is all about growing a lot of food on a little land using sustainable organic methods, while keeping costs and labor at a minimum. Emphasis is placed on improving soil quality with compost and mulch. No store-bought fertilizers, soil amendments, pesticides, compost activators, etc. are used.
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