Winter Garden - Hoop House - Green House

Daniela N
by Daniela N
We all know that growing our own food is becoming more and more popular.
Mainly because the food we buy is not what it used to be, and for families on a budget, organic produce is not always an option.I have had a Summer vegetable garden for the last 8 years, but this year is the first time I am attempting a Winter garden, with my homemade hoop house (green house).
As usual I map out where each plant would go. This helps me to know how far apart I need to plant them and how many seeds I need to have.


Being this my first time, I am planning a "smaller" garden 8'x6', so I am using about half of the space I have 16'x10' area.
I am planting buttercrunch lettuce, salad mix, spinach and kale.
This is also the first time that I sprouted the seeds indoor.
This should help "soften" the seeds and kick start the sprouting process outdoor. (more details on this is found on my personal blog)
I made a simple "hoop house" by using flexible pvc pipes, a clear heavy plastic sheet and rocks to hold the plastic down.


(plastic is not pictured as today we are having temperatures in the 50's and that would make the inside of the green house very hot. Last week we had single digits temperatures)
My cost for the 8'x6' "hoop house" was $18:


4 flexible pipes $2 each


clear heavy duty plastic sheet $10


rocks -free
Daniela N
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