Growing all year around
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It is one single piece . I use 20 x 100 visqueen cut 5 ft longer then the HH on each side. You stretch or pull it over and strategically fold the back in to look good and close it up. The sides are left 2 ft wider and a lot of soil is covered over. The front you can custom cut away the excess to have a door and a nice look. This is all done once hung over the supports. You should always position your hoop house if possible into your prevailing winds long ways. Not side ways.
PS. a hoop house is aero Dynamic and gets it's strength from the bends in the PVC hoop and the top and side stays. If you go using corners or a square structure wind can be a problem. I only use heavy poly string for the top and side stays. The back end of the top stay is secured to the fence and the front end is secured to a tree. If you have no close structure you will need a stake on each end.
Urhighness88
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So hoop house is the best way? How many feet do you put supporting PVC? Say yours is 10 feet do you put one every 2 feet so 5 in
total?
total?
Urhighness88
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Ok thanks And do you put a top support threw the top?
I don't understand your last question. I use nylon poly twine secured to a strong support on one side in my case my fence. It is then pulled tight and the half hitched to the top of each hoop until I get to the other end where it is secured to the other end support, in my case a tree.
MedicalGardens
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View attachment 2803322 oregon haha just a few i got in with the big girls
Yeah I was thinking that at some point they're too far gone to revert. Do you veg indoors any first or just throw fresh clones out to flower? I don't have anywhere to veg indoors but I can get my hands on lots of fresh babies. Maybe throw them in like 2-3 gallons of soil each and pile them in like a SOG grow.
Urhighness88
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What do you think yield would be? Would it be decent and worth my time? And should I try n find a good strain for my area or would it not matter since they will more likely then not go into flower when there mature enough?
Urhighness88
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Any one know hhow big a seedling will get if thrown out in the next month? For a winter crop?
I tested this last year.. made a simple 15$ G.H and added seed on 11-12 by 5-13 I had my 1st harvest..
taken in feb 2013
pulled clones for my 2013 fall harvest by 3-20-13
one of them on 4-2-13 carmelisous
by 4-30-13 BK
by 5-13
harvest 3 plants (small but it gave me a great gauge on what to do in 2013-2014 spring grow)
Out "winter" temps get about as low as 25-30 at the coldest.. but a cheap cover kept them alive during the night and in the day I would un cover them to allow full sun..
this year I will be using the same GH + about 12 clones for my spring harvest + fall moms
taken in feb 2013
pulled clones for my 2013 fall harvest by 3-20-13
one of them on 4-2-13 carmelisous
by 4-30-13 BK
by 5-13
harvest 3 plants (small but it gave me a great gauge on what to do in 2013-2014 spring grow)
Out "winter" temps get about as low as 25-30 at the coldest.. but a cheap cover kept them alive during the night and in the day I would un cover them to allow full sun..
this year I will be using the same GH + about 12 clones for my spring harvest + fall moms
Urhighness88
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Looks good did you grow from seed and jus throw then straight out or you veg inside?
nope seeds went in on 11-26-12 lost none due to frost (close call on a few days tho) will use a thicker cover this year.. had 1 male..