Hoop Greenhouse

[BeccaOH]

Found this:
http://doorgarden.com/10/50-dollar-hoop-house-green-house

Looks like a great project that is well explained.

I still think using the cattle panels would be easily enough, though.



Why can't I seem to fix the wordlink for the website????
Sorry you have to cut and paste it to your browser.

 

[DrakeMaiden]

The link didn't work for me. :/ Is it just me?

If it is basically what I am thinking it is, I would do this if I didn't have a greenhouse already. I like the hoop buildings you can make from cattle panels . . . seems you can make them for quite a few different purposes.

 

[keljonma]

DM, I had to copy and paste the link in a new window for it to work.

Becca, would you use this for greenhouse or poultry house?

 

[DrakeMaiden]

Thanks keljonma. I got it to work that way.

Those look like great instructions to me. It shows how to do the door/ends, which is the hardest part, IME.

I have seen hoop houses made with cattle panels and it seems that would be easier.

 

[big brown horse]

It looks very easy to install! I wonder if I could get all those supplies into my tiny Honda civic?

 

[noobiechickenlady]

Very cool, I've had trouble figuring out the ends myself.

BBH, If you didn't mind attaching them to the top or sides, you can make it work

Done it couple times in my tiny Camry. Wood strapped to the sides, pipe curved over the top & fastened to both bumpers, fasteners in the back seat & concrete in the trunk But hey, it worked. Although my hardware clerk laughs whenever he sees me come in

 

[DrakeMaiden]

That's funny Noobiechickenlady. But hey, where there's a will there's a way.

 

[BeccaOH]

Looking at how warm it gets in the greenhouse, I think it would help the chickens stay warm but would also need very good ventilation. Perhaps a hoop coop that was half clear plastic for solar heating and half tarp for shade would be doable for chickens.

I'd really like a small greenhouse, but chicken housing is my first priority right now.

I do think you could use the same end building concept with cattle panels in the middle nailed to a frame on the ground.