Picture of the day

People seem to like pictures, so here is one of the unheated hoophouse we are building up in the field. Once the frame is completed (hopefully today), I will cover it with greenhouse plastic. I am building the frame by sinking cedar timbers into the ground, and then building a frame around the timbers with store bought lumber. Although more labor intensive, this method is less expensive then buying a real, professional steel framed hoophouse, and it should work just as well.

By managing the solar heat with ventilation, we will be able to extend the growing season in the spring and the fall, and we will be able to keep it in the 90s during the summer for crops that love heat (like tomatoes, cucumbers, melons, peppers).