My High Tunnel on the First Day of Spring

boulderbelt

10 years ago

Have green things already.

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boulderbelt
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10 years ago
Looking North
Lettuce in the left and radish and carrots on the right
boulderbelt
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10 years ago
Beets
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All the big ones are 18 by 40 to 18 by 45. They handle wind really well. I took all those pictures yesterday while the wind was blowing 25-30 with gusts to 35 mph. Last year we had sustained winds of 40-45 for 2 days with gust to 60 and I had minimal problems. I also had many storms blow through with 60-70 mph. As far as snow, I pulled the plastic last winter. I wasn't planning on using them in the winter. The smallest one, which is 12 by 20, was up all winter if faired well. I just knocked off the snow several times. I do have a center beam (2 by 4) with two support post inside. I am planning on overwintering them this year. I am going to add another beam on each side with two posts. I am confident that it will work fine. Each support beam costs about $20, it is cheap insurance! The mobile ones are 16 by 32. They are new this year so I don't know how they will perform. Jay
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I'm so excited for you. Our first day of spring is just crazy. Last week we broke all time temperature records for this month by 10 degrees or more when we were in the mid 70s. Today my car thermometer read 87! This is just incredible. More often than not, we have snow routinely this time of year. Our Forsythia is blooming at least a month ahead of schedule. We're certainly enjoying it for now. I just hope the fruit trees and other vital agricultural products aren't ruined if we return to our typical temps. Our normal last frost date is June 1. Happy spring! Martha
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Each rib has 4 or 5 parts. I am going to split the bows in to two parts, take off the purlins and take them down (not in that order). I hope it will go fast. If I have a helper or two, it sure would help. I am guessing with two cordless drills, a cordless impact driver and several ladders, it will be down in no time. At my house I need to tear down one of my old tunnels, that I wasn't using this winter, pull all the posts, move some dirt around to make a more level pad (at least have it all sloping the same rate), and square up and add string lines to start driving ground posts. Jay
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It took a long time to remove the baseboards and wiggle wire strips, the stuff in the air came down fast. The owner came out and we had 5 bows left and we had been working about 2 hours. He was surprised. I guess he put it up with a wrench and a ratchet. I am still not crazy about the ground posts. I wish they went deeper into the ground. I guess I will put some cement around the end ones and several in the middle. But I know what kind of weather this frame has endured and it hadn't moved, so maybe I should keep that in mind too. Jay
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boulderbelt
Original Author
10 years ago
allium nursery on the right and spring mix in the left
Slimy_Okra
10 years ago
Very nice!

I just got back from covering my claytonia with used blankets on top of the heavy row cover already in place. The whole setup is inside a high tunnel. We're expecting -5 degrees F tonight - it'll be an interesting experiment to see if they make it (I transplanted them just three days ago).
jrslick (North Central Kansas, Zone 5B)
10 years ago
Is this direct seeded or transplanted in? Looking really nice. You will really enjoy that structure.
boulderbelt
Original Author
10 years ago
everything pictured but the head lettuce is direct seeded. There is also direct seeded spinach to the very far left (and pretty much out of the picture) and transplanted kale, rapini, happy rich to the far right.

I already live this thing and want several more. We have 4 moveable hoophouses (much lower tunnels but you can still walk up right in one) that we have used for 15+ years but this is so much better in many ways
randy41_1
10 years ago
very nice. don't know of any support group to help with the tunnel addiction. enjoy!
rustico_2009
10 years ago
Nice job on all of it!
rustico_2009
10 years ago
Nice job on all of it. I especially like the allium nursery. Looks like you will have a great crop.

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