hoophouse
Hoophouse Update: New crops coming on strong
As the cold weather closes in, the winter produces gets a final dose of fish emulsion fertilizer.
Hoophouse Update: Planting greens for winter harvest
If all goes well, I will be harvesting lettuce, spinach and other cold crops all winter long.
Hoophouse Update: It’s a jungle in there
Harvest time turns me into a contestant from “Chopped” - what can I make with potatoes, garlic, turnip, beets, cucumbers and green onions?
Hoophouse Update: Filled to the brim - finally
Deciding when it is safe to transplant the warm-weather seedlings is nerve-wracking when the weather reports keep threatening frost.
Hoophouse Gardening: Getting a big jump on spring
Our passive solar greenhouse (called a hoophouse) allows us to begin planting and harvesting veggies weeks earlier than ever before.
Roasted vegetable salad with poppy seed dressing
A hearty salad for crisp falls days - even better if you grow your own greens.
Time to plant our hoophouse for winter
Bonnie Bucqueroux and her husband Drew Howard have installed a 26 by 36 foot hoophouse they hope will provide them fresh vegetables all winter long. These passive solar greenhouses are increasingly popular with Michigan fruit and vegetable growers, but Bucqueroux and Howard are part of a growing number of home gardeners installing hoophouses as a way to grow more of their own food.
