Comments on: My “Inexpensive Hoop-Frame Greenhouse” Design in Nova Scotia

By: Stacy

Stacy — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 02:42:25 +0000

Just a update, our greenhouse is still going strong, we replaced the plastic,but that’s it.
The rebar only went about 18″ inside each piece of pipe, the electrical conduit was 1″.
I need another greenhouse ,this one is always full, very impressed with it,as is everyone else who see’s it!

By: monica

monica — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 22:47:46 +0000

Hello,
Please clarify – the 6 mil plastic i bought , as you recommend is not really clear (although it says so on the box). What sort of plastic roll did you use so that it is clear and strong, and allows the sunlight in ?

Many thnaks,
Monica

By: bamboo poster lover

bamboo poster lover — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:31:59 +0000

What a brilliant post, you should do a series!

By: joel

joel — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:58:12 +0000

Hi,
Great project you have built. I am building my foundation frame as I speak. I have been checking out any & all sites to get the best from all designs. Do you happen to know Stacy’s site add. I would like to check hers out also.
Thank you for your time.

By: Xin

Xin — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:31:32 +0000

Hi,
Dave the inventor said he does not know how this fair with wind. Could you share your experience on that please? I rent a small piece of farm to grown my own vegetables and love it. Therefore I am thinking of expanding this thing, but a greenhouse is a must for me for seedlings.

Thanks a lot!

By: scott

scott — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:44:38 +0000

I like the size of yoour greenhouse(10 x 22). What size pvc did you use, and did you use rebar inside the pvc?

By: Clayton

Clayton — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:35:27 +0000

Found you looking for articles on Haskap. I have thought about trying this frame but we have big wind here north of Saskatoon so I am going with a stud frame and poly for now. We have a car cover frame that I think I might pull a clear skin over and use as a growing on house for my honeysuckles.

A comment on deer. The solution to me is the deer fencing from Lee Valley. At about $20 for a 7 ft. x 100 ft. roll it can be very effective. I used it around my honeysuckle plot to keep out birds. Someone gave me a couple of bundles of 9 ft. bamboo poles which really worked nice as I could make a hole with a crow bar (old axle from a car or truck or something) and then used those black plastic clamps to hold the netting along with some electrical ties. If you go to my Honeysuckle blog there should be pictures in the archives from last year.

Good site with lots of helps here.

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:56:15 +0000

I’m going to have to try this. I’ve been wanting a greenhouse for a while now but they’re so expensive!