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Winter high tunnel

 
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My winter high tunnel is off a d running with tomatoes, green beans, and greens.  We will see how long it thrive.  I am trying to get the ends enclosed. The materials are on hand, but life keeps getting in the way.
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tomatoes and green beans
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tomatoes and green beans
 
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Salad in high tunnel
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looks real good. even if only it can extend end of season several weeks and help in late winter/early spring to get some things going and get a head start on spring/summer plantings.
what material did you use for the hoops?
 
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Hi Bruce,

1.75 inch steel tubing.
 
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The containers for the greens allow me to move them indoors for a couple of nights in case of a hard freeze of a couple of days.  I should be able to use the high tunnel, in this way, until  christmas.  I have wood heater for the high tunnel that I decided not to use this winter. I want to fully enclose it in a concrete block addition. I thought I has a green light on that project ... the weather proved me wrong.
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