tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296367825870723189.post7261369934288504658..comments2012-07-24T07:01:21.551-07:00Comments on New Growth: Weekend WorkMike Lorenzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10334801354576738848noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296367825870723189.post-20066669055993358212011-04-11T06:36:19.705-07:002011-04-11T06:36:19.705-07:00Low tunnels are awesome! They easily extend your g...Low tunnels are awesome! They easily extend your growing season by a month in the Spring and in the Fall. I think mine would have been more productive during the Winter if I had been more organized about getting things planted in advance. The best part is that they don't cost much to put up. Assuming that I had bought everything new (which I didn't), the materials list would have been:<br />1/2" PVC pipe, 10' long : 5@$1.30 each= $6.50<br />10'x25' 4mil plastic = $16.00<br />Spring Clamps : 2@$1 each = $2<br />Total $24.50<br /><br />That covers up one 4'x12' bed pretty easily. For the cost of two more pieces of PVC, you could stretch that to 4'x18'. Keep in mind that the contractor grade plastic will only last you for about one season, two if you're really lucky. You can order UV protected greenhouse plastic that will last for 5-7 years. That's what I'm getting for the big hoop house, and depending on the final cost, I might order enough extra for 2 low tunnels as well. My goal is to put floating row covers of Agribon-type cloth over the beds inside the hoop house Eliot Colman style, and then have a couple of low tunnels going next to it.Mike Lorenzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10334801354576738848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296367825870723189.post-50985092348406921912011-04-10T20:50:59.752-07:002011-04-10T20:50:59.752-07:00Good show on the first salad of the season. I pla...Good show on the first salad of the season. I planted a bunch of crap 1 1/2 - 2 weeks ago and nothing has come up yet. Frustrating. I am definitely going to have to put up some row covers next year.-Rob, Simple Circle Studioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870433162485160315noreply@blogger.com