Comments on: DIY Mini Greenhouse

By: Lisa F

Lisa F — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:54:07 +0000

Willi,
Thank you so much for providing the directions on this hoop house. I decided to try it in April and planted tomatoes for the first time. We now have dozens of tomatoes (and a few peppers) getting beautifully plump under the warmth and protection of the hoop house; they love it. I’m so thankful for this tip as it’s helped me feel more confident about my ability to grow veggies and will help me extend the growing season for years to come. THANKS!

By: Jim Landen

Jim Landen — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:53:38 +0000

Willi,

It has been great to see you and your site! I was inspired to build my own hoop house for my tomato plants, which are always a challenge to grow at our altitude (6000′) and short growing season. I covered two 6′ x 4′raised beds with one hoop house. After a few near disasters, I added enough cross bracing and center posts to support my house against the Wyoming wind! I can’t wait for the BLTs!

By: Willi

Willi — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:01:24 +0000

Julia–What a cool innovation. I’d love to see pictures. I’m really interested in PVC alternatives because I don’t like to use vinyl in the garden and it’s ugly. The bamboo must be beautiful!

By: julia

julia — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:29:59 +0000

…love your copper hooped greenhouse! i used bamboo strips from bamboo hardwoods to make the arches for my pepper palace. the bamboo is long enough to create a 3 ft arch off the ground and is super flexible and strong. bamboo rocks!

By: Willi

Willi — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:43:36 +0000

Steve–The plastic actually is completely transparent…it just gets condensation on the inside, so it looks opaque in the picture. I use 4 mil plastic that they sell in rolls in the painting supplies section of hardware stores. Let me know if you have any other questions.

By: steve meredith

steve meredith — Mon, 04 May 2009 16:18:45 +0000

So the plastic does not have to be perfectly clear?

By: Susan Moore

Susan Moore — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:42:56 +0000

We are in Tolland, MA, the Berkshire foothills where one of our best crops is Tolland potatoes – that would be rocks and such to flatlanders.
I like the idea of the conestoga green house. I’m not sure about pounding anything 20″ into the ground here, but willing to try. I wonder what would happen when the bear wanted to know what was in the ‘green house’. Guess I don’t want to find out. Squash! and I am not speaking of the edible variety. What the bear don’t stomp on, the deer eat!
I keep trying though.
Love the show and your web site.

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:36:19 +0000

Thank you! This was very helpful.

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2010 Gardening Resolutions | DigginFood — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:55:43 +0000

[...] failures (ahem, remember when my chickens ate my entire fall garden) and big successes (like the Pepper Palace). So, drum roll please, this is what I hope to accomplish in the coming 358 [...]

By: c

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:41:15 +0000

Hi Willi,

I’ve started thinking about building green house over my raised bed sometime in February.

I wanted to get Tufbell, but it seems I cannot find anywhere after googled it for an hour. Do you have any other alternative to recommend?

I would really appreciate your input on this! I hope I’ll be successful with pepper this year!

p.s. Happy New Year!

-c