You should be proud of your garden but even more proud of your son! Sounds like you're a great father. Nothing better than sparking curiosity and wonder in a child.
@mbord1694 жыл бұрын
I saw this a couple months ago and decided to do myself. It works great. I am here in Texas and decided to do for my fall winter garden of lettuces, etc. It creates a tropical effect inside and the plants love it. Plants grow faster and bigger. Glad to have seen this video.
@christinehaslam94804 жыл бұрын
Hi... Do you only use the top/cover, when it starts to get cold? Or do you keep it covered in the summer to? Thanks:)
@eabbott135 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous carrots but I LOVE the beautiful scenery behind you. Your English is perfectly fine. =)
@ChristopherBrandsdal5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. :-)
@raynechantel27385 жыл бұрын
@@ChristopherBrandsdal oh my word your view is BEAUTIFUL!!! You are so lucky to live in beautiful place. Your English is probably better than some people who are born in America!! Sadly. Where do you live? (Generally). I'm in the Midwest (Missouri) of the US.
@dcwatashi5 жыл бұрын
@@raynechantel2738 he said in the original video that he lives in Norway
@DocScience24 жыл бұрын
= @@ChristopherBrandsdal = My original language is English and I am impressed with your use of English.. I put a question in your other video about this construction. . . . Take a look at that. Here, I recommend to staple bare wires about 1/4 inch apart, , around the outside of the top board of the raised bed, and attach to a battery or step down transformer from ac voltage.... This will keep slugs and other night crawlers out of any raised beds.. . Because the wires do not touch, they will not use any electricity...put in a fuse in case the wires are ever crossed for any reason, , like carrying a board and the board rubs against a wire , shorting it. Also may need to just keep the weeds from growing over the outsides of the raised beds. -Teach the children how to put the wires in, and let them do it and sort of maintain it. .. That may be something that would interest them... Especially if they decide to transform the voltage up to a couple thousand volts and forget to tell you !! - At this time, most of the world is in shutdown, and I need to build one of these real fast.
@rvandenburg83605 жыл бұрын
I just want to say Thank You! Your garden is AWESOME. I'm very inspired by your hoop-house. I've always been jealous of Places a little warmer than we are here (in the Pacific Northwest of Washington State) such as Napa Valley California...where it seems anything will grow beautifully. We on the other hand live in a cool maritime climate...where like you, peppers Definitely DON'T grow without a little help. We get GREAT Rhubarb though. I'm going to give your hoop-house a try. Thanks again and thank you also for the follow up video on your peppers!
@omfug71484 жыл бұрын
I'm in WA too, LOL, and was thinking the same thing, especially after this past summer, hot weather veg did not like our cool weather one bit.
@herbkronholm27815 жыл бұрын
Great job, and your English is pretty darn good too.
@beaverx375 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing before he started talking about it!!
@PaddyNinja6 жыл бұрын
Regardless of results it has been a success Mr. Brandsdal. Considering we are in a temperate climate, this experiment will provide your plants with extra protection, and now others can copy your amazing idea for next years crop. Bravo ♥
@davebarnett41205 жыл бұрын
Agree! Great English, great garden, great dad and jealous of your carrots!
@linda976395 жыл бұрын
We appreciate your enthusiasm!
@tamracook14976 жыл бұрын
Chris i started watching your video's , and am very impressed with your presentation's. Your a natural, or you have had some very good training. I'm so anticipating your video on geo thermal heated green house.
@DonnaBalzer6 жыл бұрын
Thanks! You answered some technical questions - look forward to more videos. Good to see you having fun in your garden
@scottfoss7167 жыл бұрын
You are doing a Fantastic job Christopher. Been watching you since your first video. It's pretty cool how you are always thinking ahead to better yourself and your growing methods. I commend you as you don't always have the best growing conditions there.
@onceuponafarmnz Жыл бұрын
I watched your video of making the bed and the cover, so it's cool to see the result! I think I'll try it myself.
@ChristopherBrandsdal Жыл бұрын
Awesome! :-)
@henryford11607 жыл бұрын
Heck yeah! Keep the videos coming brother!
@robinsilvers3625 жыл бұрын
Oh how beautiful it is where you live. And your vegtables very very nice.
@tedjones46157 жыл бұрын
Christopher you are a truly fun guy and your videos are really with watching, thank you.
@murraycorbett94606 ай бұрын
Your English is great. another great video Christopher. You could put 2 pistons on each end and that would give the strength you need to hold up the cover. Thank you. I will make three or four of these hoop houses this summer. Murray Corbett
@michaelmcclafferty33465 жыл бұрын
Well done Christopher. Your English language skills are perfect and put me to shame here in Scotland. I will use your hooped bed idea on my allotment to extend the growing season. Thank you. I look forward to seeing more of your videos. Kind regards Michael
@ChristopherBrandsdal5 жыл бұрын
Thanks alot, Michael! :-)
@bertamorgan73994 жыл бұрын
awe... so sad for your "in ground" peppers. I am super impressed with your raised bed cover! I watched you build it and kept my fingers crossed. WONDERFUL. Thanks for sharing your experience.
@TheGdcb5 жыл бұрын
It's great to see this follow up on the hoop house. I watched you build it a few weeks ago to show my friends. By the way, your English is very good. Sa mycket battre an min svenska. I only have English letters on my keyboard.
@lennastorm76066 жыл бұрын
I love your upbeat enthusiastic attitude in your videos, Christopher! Great work and nice peppers!!! Well done. :-)
@TheBedGenie5 жыл бұрын
W0W ! That's great, love what you are doing !
@billstevenson16234 жыл бұрын
Great job. Always nice to see helpful hoophouse ideas on youtube.
@jamesstrand50735 жыл бұрын
Love this video and you are such a nice fellow! Greetings from North Dakota, lots of Norwegians here😀. This is a great idea, thank you
@ChristopherBrandsdal4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! :-) Btw, your last name is the same as a place two miles from where I live!
@mbergeron49655 жыл бұрын
That is a cool little greenhouse. Might give it a try.
@KhangStarr7 жыл бұрын
Those carrots look amazing! Nice garden Chris!
@Muffy.from-Oz4 жыл бұрын
Christopher this is the first of your videos I have watched and I am so happy to have found your site. It has given me the incentive to try growing peppers again. I live in Subtropical Australia and the rainy season always waterlogs my capsicums. I think a hoop house may be the answer, so I can control the amount of water they get. Keep teaching your boy English as learning another language makes the brain flexible. I am learning Japanese and I am 71 years old. I hope it works for me! I shall be watching more of your videos as I enjoy your information and style of presentation, cheers Muffy from Oz.
@bearfootgardener30486 жыл бұрын
Funny I had this exact design in my head and then I saw this video, awesomesauce!
@beverlynielsen41535 жыл бұрын
Very nice. You did a great job growing those peppers in your little greenhouse. I enjoyed watching both videos.
@suebar51777 жыл бұрын
Wow what a beautiful view you have there... the peppers and carrots look great too☺
@sandyb11845 жыл бұрын
Such success with the hoophouse! Those carrots look fantastic!
@anthonytran91916 жыл бұрын
Very nice garden. The hoop house was neat. Your video was entertaining to watch. Thank you
@JNYC-gb1pp4 жыл бұрын
You should try boc choy...such a fantastic plant to grow..quick growth and very hardy and doesn't mind the cold and doesn't mind being cramped together in tiny space. Oh, and i think amazing that you're teaching your son about how to grow food. Its so important for him. My dad was a prolific gardener but he never taught us anything about gardening!!
@ChristopherBrandsdal4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! You are spot on, my greenhouse is now full of bok choy ready for harvesting :-)
@capcyclone6 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Informative and entertaining. Just stumbled upon your channel and subscribed after watching a few of your videos. Keep them coming!
@glenw38143 жыл бұрын
Inspiring. Thanks for sharing your experience. 👍
@ChristopherBrandsdal3 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@MrScoresby7 жыл бұрын
Christopher: Two things I would do. 1. Slip an aluminized Mylar sheet ( space blanket) between the builders plastic and hoops on the back to reflect the low angle sun back on the plants. 2. Transplant the peppers from the house to the back of the bed between the others. Hurricane Maria may move some warm air your way in October. This will lengthen your season. You could also place some plastic bottles painted black across the back to pick up some heat during the day and releasing it at night.Bert
@laruesiens80902 жыл бұрын
Well here I am finding you channel in 2021! Your wonderful and where do you live. I will definitely be following you...I like your style. As a beginner in gardening I feel I can keep up, I think.....But I am so happy to find you and I am going to try to incorporate your planter cover. I think I will try to find a heavier frost cover because that is where my problems are. So I will try to keep up with your videos and keep up the good work. La Rue from Bend Oregon.
@bigh6507 жыл бұрын
you have a good garden - better then mine did all the best
@gaiaandreacompagni53936 жыл бұрын
This is amazing! I'm surprised I just now found your channel and your hoophouse raised bed experiment! please keep us posted!
@healthyrootsstrongwings5387 жыл бұрын
Awesome channel! Glad I discovered. You are very inspirational and pleasant to listen to :)
@domfederici78294 жыл бұрын
great video
@ChristopherBrandsdal4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! :-)
@peteramor98106 жыл бұрын
A really nice video to watch with plenty of information made by a really nice person Pete UK
@007Pulak5 жыл бұрын
Very nice garden 👍👍👍
@AbarothsWorld7 жыл бұрын
You could maybe grow Tumbling Tom tomatoes in the hoophouse next year. Thank you for your enthusiasm and inspiration .
@BelindaLove4 жыл бұрын
I’m happy I found your videos 👍
@jomme786 жыл бұрын
nice to see somone gardener active on youtube from norway, been waiting to find some fore quite some time now.. two questions for you, where did you get those hoop pipes and what is the grow zone, i really need to do some changes in the garden as last year was a total bust up here in trøndelag, and that hoophouse raised bed seems like a good place to start
@ChristopherBrandsdal6 жыл бұрын
Så bra! Tipper at du har bedre klima i Trøndelag enn det jeg har her i Valdres. Alle delene er kjøpt på biltema. :-)
@OrganicBackyardGardening5 жыл бұрын
Wow - Those are excellent looking carrots!
@ginkat13185 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful place you live in.
@ChristopherBrandsdal5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! :-)
@greenhornannie87304 жыл бұрын
hoop houses are used a lot in Alaska. I imagine our growing season is about the same number of days as yours. We have moose to contend with and they help to keep them out of our veggies.
@The72challenger4 жыл бұрын
Remember: He's growing in Norway...warm roots are hard to achieve with Scandinavian weather...a hoophouse and a greenhouse are almost a necessity to grow quality produce. If growing outside...once again warm roots are necessary...laying black 6 mil plastic down around plant rows, even in raised beds is a great way to achieve good produce for Scandinavian climates. Beautiful country by the way Christopher!
@sabinafaust11607 жыл бұрын
Beautiful carrots! Mine didn't get nearly that big. Can you please share how you grew them?
@kona3575 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. Maybe try growing some sugar snap peas? They like the cooler weather and grow fast and you can eat them whole right off the plant. Happy Gardening
@joesmathers11586 жыл бұрын
your English is great, try leeks they are great in soups
@VictorHernandez-wd4pl5 жыл бұрын
Good jod. Here in utah i start my peppers in Dec/Jan inn doors just so i can get a head start and some of the habaneros i keed all year round. in the winter they go in to the green house with a don't heat but i do cover them with a concrete blanket I have to put on everyday and every morning take it off seems like a lot of work but it's worth it.
@PatricesProjects6 жыл бұрын
The hoop house did great. So what if the plants aren't huge, you got more peppers per plant than I did and I am in sunny California! Haha. Actually, I have soil issues I need to work out. Very nice carrot haul as well. How are your son's English lessons going? So nice when children ask to learn about something. Even nicer when the parent takes the time to help them learn. Kudos to you Christopher.
@ChristopherBrandsdal6 жыл бұрын
Hi, Patrice! Small plants yes, but quite productive. :-) He's learning new words every day! Thank you so much.
@XroorX5 жыл бұрын
Great design. By manipulating the bacterial/fungal activity at root level, cold temps and sunlight become less of a factor. Also, chili peppers are tropical and need bacteria/fungus that thrive in hot temps.
@petramacdougall7 жыл бұрын
I'm building a hoop house to grow greens over the winter here in zone 8b. I'll build a hoop house just like yours so thank you for sharing Christopher. But what I really want to know is what did you do to your soil to get such amazing carrots?! Incredible growth. I would love to see you do a video on that.G
@kerrydempster48285 жыл бұрын
awesome video thanks
@icemage21k7 жыл бұрын
Haha i also tried a few peppers outside (west Norway): so tiny and no fruit, but the rainforest i got from you is in the greenhouse and is humongous with lots of pepper and finaly starting to ripen.
@ajmag48915 жыл бұрын
Beautiful Place You Live In
@susangarza78187 жыл бұрын
Nice garden Christopher! Enjoyed the vid.. =)
@ChristopherBrandsdal7 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Susan! :-)
@williesturner93984 жыл бұрын
Very great Chris. PLEASE DO NOT Throw away those Carrot leaves; they taste great when cooked. YES you can eat them and the leaves have more nutrition than the Carrots root. Key word: " How to cook carrot leaves video" Enjoy!
@JNYC-gb1pp4 жыл бұрын
Question: what is the spacing on your hoop house? What size pvc pipes did you use and how tall is it? Its amazing! I really liked watching your video of you making it (after coffee of course)
@ChristopherBrandsdal4 жыл бұрын
Oh, I really can't remember. A long time since I built it now. It's 4 meters long and about a meter tall I think.
@robertburgy77355 жыл бұрын
Would it help if the pipe is longer to raise the top a foot or two for grawing taller plants like tomatoes. You did an excellent job of putting the hoop house and video together. thank you for sharing.
@roetemeteor5 жыл бұрын
That was my concern, as well as fitting it with a rough temperature control system using a 12V and a thermistor circuit to open ventilation if by chance it gets too hot.
@willgaukler89794 жыл бұрын
Binge watching these episodes....
@djf86196 жыл бұрын
You live in a wonderful area.
@marko176schneider56 жыл бұрын
Super Video.Danke!
@Endrickjr5 жыл бұрын
thank you so much for this video.
@damarh5 жыл бұрын
your outdoor peppers looks like my haul from last year. started to late and they did not grow enough to produce fruit eventhough they where out 5 months in the summer.
@ChristopherBrandsdal5 жыл бұрын
Here in Norway you really need a greenhouse to get large pepper plants. This year in the new greenhouse will be awesome!
@MorrowSind6 жыл бұрын
Those mountains... Great view. I connected to you from kcdgarden (great job on coding the site over there.) Greetings on Thanksgiving from Pennsylvania. Keep up the gardening.
@bennettdarren7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the follow-up... can you clarify what you are talking about at 3:05 in regards to the plants setting fruit... I'm curious because your plants seem so short But have good fruit production. We grow jalapenos and Serrano (8 to 10 plants for each in zone 7/8)
@bobs55966 жыл бұрын
i was thinking same. only thing i can think he meant was to artificially extend the day length with lights, keeping them in the vegetative growth stage. found this the answer may be keeping them cool: ''Because peppers are day-neutral plants, their flowering ability is not determined by more or less artificial or natural light. Fruiting plants such as peppers, however, require at least five hours of direct sunlight daily but grow best with eight to 12 hours of direct sunlight daily. Temperature affects indoor plant growth, too. Peppers are flowering plants and require a warm temperature to set fruit. The ideal daytime temperature for fruiting vegetables, such as peppers, is about 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and the nighttime temperature can range from 60 and 70 F. The blossom may drop from pepper plants that are exposed to a temperature below 60 F at night or above 90 F during the day.''
@alaskansourdoughwormsgarde43925 жыл бұрын
Nice hoop house. Beautiful carrots.i grow the rainbow mix and think they are all sweet when you pick them. All carrots lose their sweetness as they age, whether just picked or held in some type of storage.
@ChristopherBrandsdal5 жыл бұрын
Fresh is very much the best way to go wit carrots.
@barbara30284 жыл бұрын
Love your videos. I wonder if flowers can be grown in a hoop house.
@kellyhughes90644 жыл бұрын
We are a little late to the party. We have built our first hooped gardens... But we're having a hard time finding information on when to open and close the hoop during the summer? What zone are you in and how did you use them for your summer season? I'm in zone 6a. Thank you!!
@TheJunkyardgenius6 жыл бұрын
Christopher why don't you employ the square foot gardening method to that raised bed, that way you can grow lots of different things and a lot more of them than normal spacing getting continued harvests of things right throughout the growing season.
@calebcologna86817 жыл бұрын
Beautiful carrots! Peppers have done fairly well this year but cool weather crops are pretty hard in zone 8
@ChristopherBrandsdal7 жыл бұрын
Thanks! They taste great! Cool crops works amazing here. I just need to focus more on those outdoors next season. ;-)
@abvoyager3333 жыл бұрын
Brilliant carrots and no carrot fly
@ibriyrestorationfarm63224 жыл бұрын
If you lived in the tropic rainforest, where the bugs are ravenous, and you didn't want them in your hoop area, what would you do differently? And, by the way, do you think you could grow passion fruit in there?
@zacknasa23755 жыл бұрын
Hi Chris, Great work mate the green house looks awesome. I watched the how to video very helpful. It’s autumn in Australia should I set something similar to help my fruit and veg from frost?
@kevinbyrne45386 жыл бұрын
With the sad exception of your outdoor peppers, your vegetables look beautiful -- really healthy. By the way, your hoop house might allow you to grow vegetables through the winter. (I'm thinking of the American organic gardener Eliot Coleman, who has videos on KZfaq about growing vegetables during winter.)
@ChristopherBrandsdal6 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Kevin! I would grow now, but there is four feets of snow here, and temperatures down to -5 farenheit.
@janlockhart28466 жыл бұрын
Christopher Brandsdal There gardener is located in Chicago, USA which can get -10F and he was able to grow in winter without heat.
@polarisworks7 жыл бұрын
Next time (re-)grow garlic! What are your plants for the cold Norwegian winter? How to prepare the plants in the garden? greetings from Amsterdam
@ThisistheKingof694 жыл бұрын
Hvordan er det å bruke trykkimprignert? Vil det skade jorden og røttene? Evt hvor lenge holder det med ubehandlet plank til plantekasser som du har laget her? Kult, stå på! Inspirerende
@tribulationprepper7875 жыл бұрын
I'LL BE DARNED! IT'S A MINI-GREENHOUSE. GREAT IDEA! I wonder if a hot water circulation system would allow these plants to grow thru the winter???
@ChristopherBrandsdal4 жыл бұрын
Might be possible in a warmer climate than I have.
@growxdae5 жыл бұрын
Wow!
@suriyat87735 жыл бұрын
Good
@rebeccagrimke48184 жыл бұрын
What pants are you wearing in this video? I am looking for good work pants that can take some damage.
@Roadrunnerg135 жыл бұрын
How does it stand up to heavy winds? I live in at the top of a hill and get strong winds. Thank you!
@jbamerican_usnavy6 жыл бұрын
My imagination tells me to create the same thing using a mesh cover. Mobile hoop house on wheels. Take it a step further by designing the hoop cover with solar panels connected to sensors that keep the hoop house warm or cool. The bed of the hoop house rest on a movable platform to dump the soil. I see vegetable hoop houses as the future of Home gardening
@JC-mx1mk4 жыл бұрын
What is the name of the orange carrots, and tips on how to grow them? I tried but they did not grow.
@GrownToCook6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the update, Christopher! Interesting to see what a difference such a simple structure can make :-) Will you use the bed for growing some winter salads, too? Your carrots look great - do you not have problems with carrot fly? It is nr.1 problem in growing carrots here. I tried growing carrots in a double raised bed this year to avoid it (carrot fly is supposed to fly close to the ground) and it helped some but not 100 %. I'm thinking of trying a triple raised bed next year :-) And about language education: my husband is Dutch and I am Czech and our children are bilingual. When they were little, we used to talk in English when we wanted to discuss something without them understanding. Until they told us we needn’t bother anymore - they could understand. It proved to be a great way to stimulate their learning 😊 We still have Norwegian in our back pocket but I think it wouldn't take them long to learn it either - it's so similar to Dutch..
@ChristopherBrandsdal6 жыл бұрын
Hi! No, I will not use it to grow in winter time. We don't have any sun this time of the year and a ton of snow hehe. Not had a single problem with the carrots. A raised bed with a hoophouse like i build would be great to keep the flies away, but I would change ut the plastic with fabric. :-) PS, I liked your channel!
@GrownToCook6 жыл бұрын
Christopher Brandsdal Thank you! Yes, I think covering the carrots with fabric is probably the only truly reliable solution:-) Looking forward to more videos from you this year!
@Chiefs5006 жыл бұрын
I enjoy your channel very much. I live in Northern Wisconsin so I know what you mean about cold and snow in the Winter. Although we do get more sun than you do at your latitude.
@7munkee5 жыл бұрын
Those Vikings had to be hardy folk to thrive at that latitude. And to think I complain about my 110 day growing season.
@radiostyrtmoro15095 жыл бұрын
Hei, artige innslag. Hvor holder du til? Har du prøvd hydroponisk til chilliene dine?
@wendysurbanhomestead50116 жыл бұрын
What part of the world was this taped ? Very beautiful country side.
@finbira5 жыл бұрын
Scandinavia, Norway. He never said whereabout in his videos, but im guessing close to the middle and not to far of the coast.
@christinecarpenter7535 жыл бұрын
CHRISTOPHER PUT STRAW ON THE TOP of your garden's it helps with composting and what you grow won't get rot from the dirt
@christinecarpenter7535 жыл бұрын
I'm from Australia
@smileandlaughs5 жыл бұрын
If you keep the plant in the green house how will the bug go in and help pollinate the flower to turn into fruit?
@callonthenameofjesus14595 жыл бұрын
smileandlaughs you just need to go in and shake the plant after you see the blooms. Shake them gently whenever you think about it. No stressing about it.
@vins60366 жыл бұрын
I think you should grow aubergines in the hoop house. Would be interesting to see.
@ChristopherBrandsdal6 жыл бұрын
I was thinking about that, but I think I will have those in the new greenhouse.
@mneff697 жыл бұрын
Where are you located at? Looks like a great garden. Huge carrots and I noticed your tall onions as well. Peppers are nice in hoop house.
@ChristopherBrandsdal7 жыл бұрын
Hi, Mark! I'm located in the mountain region in the southern part of Norway. I harvested most of my onions and potatoes in the previous video and I was very happy with the result. :-)
@StreetMachine185 жыл бұрын
You could plant it out with onions, garlic and other bulbs now then compare the harvest to one without a hoop house.
@ChristopherBrandsdal5 жыл бұрын
Great idea! Might do that next year.
@fauxlimey6 жыл бұрын
Don't leave those carrot greens behind! As beautiful as your carrots are, the more nutrients are in the greens. Eat everything!
@lofenoialof53205 жыл бұрын
What is your soil mix ? Also did you grow from seeds ? Thank you 🌟
@saturnie15 жыл бұрын
Great hoophouse! I would love to make one, but was wondering what you do with it in the winter? Do you remove it to prevent damage from heavy snow? Thank you!
@dosadnizub5 жыл бұрын
I'm wondering more what happens in the summer, since the house needs to be open and a strong summer wind could break it, or a slight summer wind could close it and the heat would harm the vegetables