A Roof Over Your Head…of Lettuce
You don’t want to say goodbye to your fresh flowers and produce just because the frost has hit. Hoop houses, which are inexpensive plastic-covered greenhouses, are a great way to extend your growing season at a lower cost than green houses. Hoop houses reduce risks and enhance the quality of your harvest, and also typically produce a higher yield.
Viewer Tip: Hoop houses are low cost, easy technology. You can use them to protect fruits, vegetables, flowers and even as animal housing. Hoop houses can be built low to the ground, directly over the plant, or as high tunnel structures around seven or eight feet.
This information is provided by ATTRA – National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service. Learn more: http://attra.ncat.org/video/FINAL.webinar.05.07.09.pdf.
Season: Fall