I just had a new 30’ x 72’ poly tunnel built last month over my garden spot. Looking forward to extending the short season possibly as much as year around. Reading Elliot Coleman’s “Four-Season Harvest” as inspiration. Also, started reading “The Greenhouse and Hoophouse Grower’s Handbook” by Andrew Metfferd. If you get one, I’d suggest a double roof (fan inflated double poly layer) and thermostat controled motorized side curtains and end louvers. I spoke to local farmers with hoop houses before I made my selection. One told me that his thermostat has his side curtains going up and down as many as 50 times a day to regulate the temperature and I wasn’t willing to go out there 50 times a day to crank those things up and down so I decided to get the motorized ones.
Cheers. Ours will be big but basic. Nothing motorised but lots of vents. I'll set up some kind of remote temperature sensor but all the vents will be manual. I don't think we'll have the issue of too much heat up this way. :-)
We have an average 110 day season here with last frost in early June and first near the end of September. Not very warm! Mid part of summer is when the temperature fluctuates the most here requiring frequent adjustments if one is targeting a specific range. The farmer I spoke with grows tomatoes professionally so he prefers a narrow temperature window.
Fabulous read as always. I'll be attempting the cake of many flavours and listening to The Lynks. Check out The Vandervalls on Spotify, especially the guitar solo on Tangerine. Yes it's my son! But you'll see what I mean. Im also looking at buying a camera. I'll be reading up on this and your past camera research before I buy a 'secondhand' picture box for my film extra pictures. Someone else will need to take them! Take care in the borders :)
I just had a new 30’ x 72’ poly tunnel built last month over my garden spot. Looking forward to extending the short season possibly as much as year around. Reading Elliot Coleman’s “Four-Season Harvest” as inspiration. Also, started reading “The Greenhouse and Hoophouse Grower’s Handbook” by Andrew Metfferd. If you get one, I’d suggest a double roof (fan inflated double poly layer) and thermostat controled motorized side curtains and end louvers. I spoke to local farmers with hoop houses before I made my selection. One told me that his thermostat has his side curtains going up and down as many as 50 times a day to regulate the temperature and I wasn’t willing to go out there 50 times a day to crank those things up and down so I decided to get the motorized ones.
Cheers. Ours will be big but basic. Nothing motorised but lots of vents. I'll set up some kind of remote temperature sensor but all the vents will be manual. I don't think we'll have the issue of too much heat up this way. :-)
We have an average 110 day season here with last frost in early June and first near the end of September. Not very warm! Mid part of summer is when the temperature fluctuates the most here requiring frequent adjustments if one is targeting a specific range. The farmer I spoke with grows tomatoes professionally so he prefers a narrow temperature window.
Fabulous read as always. I'll be attempting the cake of many flavours and listening to The Lynks. Check out The Vandervalls on Spotify, especially the guitar solo on Tangerine. Yes it's my son! But you'll see what I mean. Im also looking at buying a camera. I'll be reading up on this and your past camera research before I buy a 'secondhand' picture box for my film extra pictures. Someone else will need to take them! Take care in the borders :)
Not got Spotify but found them on Apple Music. Sounds great!
Headshots can be done on a decent phone in good light. No need to spend on a camera just for that.