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RE: Cold Hoops Mid Winter Update - More Insights from The Poly Low Tunnel Experiment
so glad you shared this tunnel with us. I knew all along that some plants thrived better during the winter time, but never really tried it before. I believe I may try it this next winter....I am not a winter girl, although I was born in December, you would think I would be., but I am a gardener, so I guess I will brave it. Maybe you could use two hoops like a cross, so you might have more space to work inside? the best to all those baby and maturing plants and thanks again for giving me hope for my own winter gardening. upvoting you too.
Thanks @buddy67 :) I am from a warmer climate so this whole winter growing deal is all new to me. But the payoff is worth it - only if you believe it is. I know for a fact that you can get much of the food you need without any hoops, greenhouse etc. and just going with what nature gives you in terms of frost dates and sunshine.
But what I would really like on my future homestead is a greenhouse ... or two
:P But at least one simple one. So these hoops have really helped give me insights into that.
To answer your question you could make a hoop tunnel in any size you want. They could be smaller than the one I presented above, or bigger up to a greenhouse size (high tunnel). You could make one big enough that you could walk under it, maybe 6-8 feet tall for example and spanning two veggie beds with a walkway down the middle. That would be a good middle ground between a greenhouse "high tunnel" and a "lower" low tunnel like the one above and might suit your needs. Something like this "portable" greenhouse: https://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/garden-tools/mini-greenhouse-zm0z13fmzkin
If you google around low tunnel and high tunnel you can find other examples.