Finally, A Better Poly Low Tunnel For Season Extension Success!

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Finally, A Better Poly Low Tunnel For Season Extension Success!

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Say goodbye to ordinary poly low tunnels, and say hello to the ultimate season extension success! Join Curtis Stone as shares the secrets behind a better and more effective poly low tunnel. Discover innovative techniques, tips, and tricks that will take your season extension game to new heights. Don't miss out on this game-changing episode packed with invaluable knowledge for every serious farmer and gardener!
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About Curtis Stone:
Curtis is one of the world’s most highly sought-after small farming educators. His book, The Urban Farmer, offers a new way to think about farming𑁋 one where quality of life and profitability coexist. Today, Curtis spends most of his time building his 40-acre off-grid homestead in British Columbia. He leverages his relationships with other experts to bring diverse content into the homes of gardeners and aspiring small farmers from around the world. Learn more at FromTheField.TV.
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@jbearmcdougall1646 6 жыл бұрын

I'm just starting out with a about 1 acre,I've got a polytunnel and a garden for outdoor cropping....I live in Northern Ireland, I watch your video's all the time...

@stevecinelli4020 6 жыл бұрын

That's all I use in Palmer, AK. I use 2' rebar, on 5 ft centers, and 3/4" plastic electrical conduit (it's made with UV stabilizers). a 10 ft stick covers two 30" beds perfectly, and it doesn't have to be bent like a metal conduit. Just poke the conduit over the the tops of the rebars. I used cheap 6 mil builders plastic. Works fine. I also use these spring clamps to hold the plastic down. You can find these spring clamps at Harbor Freight or online. this plastic conduit works good on two beds, but don't be tempted to put two sticks together and cover more. No bueno. I tried it and the plastic conduit isn't strong enough. I have my low tunnels already set up for spring. I did not cover them as we get bad winds in winter. Once 1-March and our thawing weather returns I'll clamp plastic over the hoops and get ready for my way early spring planting.

@OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY 6 жыл бұрын

Always advancing ...good stuff 👊

@robertdiffin9136 6 жыл бұрын

You might consider terminating the strapping at the 45 degree hoop, and connecting that 45 degree hoop to the rebar stake with a strong rubber strap or even strong bungee cord (this will maintain a constant pressure on the entire assembly).

@cowboyyoga Жыл бұрын

Thanks Curtis! Perfect timing that I found this video. Monday had plans to buy rope and plastic. So now it will be strap and plastic. ))) Thanks for the video!

@sushiyamaster989 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks to you Curtis I am turning beds as we speak for an early spring start. A video on how to harvest properly around low tunnels would be welcome. Thanks for all your help.

@YouCantEatTheGrass 6 жыл бұрын

Great solution, plus it will be so much cleaner to store when not being used

@chantalgardner3157 6 жыл бұрын

I will be updating the new low tunnels. I love it. Thank you so much for sharing.

@DeerParkFarmstead 6 жыл бұрын

I really dig that tune Curtis. Good chops. Perhaps a ratchet style strap holder would be even better as the soil may adjust the hoops & spikes. Just a thought.

@mascatrails661 6 жыл бұрын

Ratchet would add weight and a mechanism to each tunnel that would over time require maintenance and break. Keep it just complicated enough to get the job done.

@howiedewitt_ 6 жыл бұрын

Masca Trails There are lightweight ratchets available that are cheap.

@flyty2134 Жыл бұрын

Good video thanks for sharing God bless you and yours.

@JSHomesteader 6 жыл бұрын

What a fantastic idea. By the way, your videos are my new go-to reference for my Fall, Winter and Spring gardening. Such amazing content. Congratulations on such great work!

@eddieslittlestack7919 Жыл бұрын

Ok that’s pretty! 2:06 The hoops are pretty & the rows of veggies are pretty.

@yearofthegarden 6 жыл бұрын

curtis, you can make them cat tunnels by taking S hooks and pressing them onto the rebar on each hoop, then run the string over. the extra plastic that drapes onto the ground will gutter with water and generally keep the sides down

@lcrread 6 жыл бұрын

This method is so much better! Thanks, Curtis.

@user-xd2by2yl6q 6 жыл бұрын

Gives a whole new meaning to the term "getting ratcheted up".

@gkey63 6 жыл бұрын

That's a great idea. Where did you find those that long spool of strapping?

@EMFMiner 6 жыл бұрын

Just when I thought you had it all dialed in, you go and improve your system once again.

@StaarveyFarm 6 жыл бұрын

Definately better, you could go one step further - I am going to try it on my caterpillar tunnel - is to use 2 or 3 black strap - a centre one like yours and the other 2 a bit further down giving a bit more stifening to 'roof' - and the straps are quite cheap. I don't get any snow - just lots of wind !!

@asdfjkl50499 6 жыл бұрын

Interested to see what happens when they get some snow load. My cat tunnel had issues this summer with wind causing the first hoop to slide/collapse in despite the strapping being wrapped around it. Ended up using a tech screw through the strap into the hoop to stop the slippage.

@terrordactyl5016 6 жыл бұрын

That Richard Perkins farm is killer as well thanks for the suggestions.

@jesus.maryandjoseph8880 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea! One question… How do you water your plants? My assumption is that you must have an irrigation for automatic watering set in place? I don’t have an irrigation system, so this set up wouldn’t work well for us, as we would have to be removing the plastic cover frequently to water the plants. For those with an irrigation system, this would be wonderful!

@gavinmatthews5618 6 жыл бұрын

I know you have probably thought of this, but what about running 12-19mm poly irrigation line down the ridge line with over head irrigation would save you taking the plastic off every time to water?

@offgridcurtisstone 6 жыл бұрын

+Gavin Matthews oh ya. Thought, planned and priced out. Not worth the effort in the fall. It would be in the spring, but we didn't need them this spring.

@robertpattillo2503 4 жыл бұрын

Nice jazz music for background.

@jeremyruwoldt8365 6 жыл бұрын

This will be my first year I wish I could afford your course I love watching your videos

@paganpride464 6 жыл бұрын

Oooo I like the idea of using strapping instead of rope!

@barryhh8217 6 жыл бұрын

If you weld a piece of steel plate say 6 x 4 abut 8 to 10 inches down on the re-bar so it is buried well into the ground and face it parallel to the hoops they will be much harder to move but still be easy to pull out.

@ablack03 3 жыл бұрын

Curtis, you're amazing. One question (that I suspect has an obvious answer) has been burning a hole in my brain: To cover or not to cover? Why cover some crops and not all? I have a small enough space that I could conceivably cover the whole thing as one tunnel/greenhouse - but I wonder if that would be some kind of mistake? Thanks!

@karlbinger8346 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Curtis, I've been looking for a roll of that strap material. I know you get inundated with questions but if you happen to see this could you tell me where you source the roll from please?

@MikeV607 10 ай бұрын

I wonder if paracord would work as well?

@Fat_Kitten_Gaming 6 жыл бұрын

Isnt it enough to tie the poly to the rebar stakes on both ends like Eliot Coleman does? It seems to work for him and he gets some heavy snow in Maine

@Qjones54 6 жыл бұрын

genius. your full of so much invaluable information my friend. thanks as always! ✌

@AgsiSD 6 жыл бұрын

Could you have two straps, one pulls tension one way and the other pulls in the opposite direction? I have no idea, just bouncing ideas 🙂.

@md09md 6 жыл бұрын

Hey mate! Just wondering what the specs are for your tunnel arches? Many thanks in advance

@ohhowhappygardener 6 жыл бұрын

Great idea!

@connorsimmons1987 6 жыл бұрын

Do a tour in Australia

@jordananderson38 6 жыл бұрын

how have the low tunnels been holding up with all this wind we've been getting lately?

@rickmonaco2460 6 жыл бұрын

Loved it! Thanks

@ThePeepingEgg 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent!

@oregongardening4601 6 жыл бұрын

Terrific Curtis!! Where did you find the rebar with the loop that you start with? Did I miss that?

@rachelgucker4238 6 жыл бұрын

I've seen them with fencing materials at my local farm store.

@oregongardening4601 6 жыл бұрын

Is that in Canada or the USA?

@earledmondson6506 6 жыл бұрын

I live in north Florida. Would you recommend using insect netting the same way?

@offgridcurtisstone 6 жыл бұрын

Yes.

@thefaeryman 6 жыл бұрын

so you are using the technique from the Caterpillar tunnels

@jennywatkins4427 6 жыл бұрын

Is ventilation an issue with these types of low tunnels using plastic?

@otrotland5377 6 жыл бұрын

I been watching many videos, some beds have fabric for weeds and some do not, how do you decide?

@RickMitchellProvenanceAndRoots 6 жыл бұрын

Why opaque plastic? I always see low tunnels with opaque plastic. Is there a reason for this? Does it matter if it's opaque or clear?

@muthumani5482 4 жыл бұрын

How to manage temperature inside the tunnel

@mikemorrison281 6 жыл бұрын

Not that anyone else may care, but the music sounds like an intro trip hop version of the jazz standard "Here's that rainy day":)

@sushiyamaster989 6 жыл бұрын

mikemorrison281 Not sure but I believe Curtis composed that. In case you didn't know.

@mikemorrison281 6 жыл бұрын

W Young sounds like loops to me, but I love it. Curtis knows I was a musician for 30+ years. Played a lot of jazz during that time:)

@interestingyoutubechannel1 6 жыл бұрын

Music by: Biocratic - birocratic.com Enjoy :D

@mio.giardino 6 жыл бұрын

Having had things puncture through my shoes I HOPE your footwear was appropriate to keep your feet safe while pushing those end pieces in.

@offgridcurtisstone 6 жыл бұрын

+Mio Giardino Verde. We don't wear spiked footwear. Not an issue here.

@mio.giardino 6 жыл бұрын

Urban Farmer Curtis Stone I meant though the bottom, but good to know. 👍🏼

@s0cks1985 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Curtis, do you bend the hoops yourself? If so, can u tell me how long the pipe is?

@offgridcurtisstone 6 жыл бұрын

+Gary Weddle use my channel search for Poly Low Tunnels

@pnbhomesteading5356 6 жыл бұрын

Will the two beds that aren't covered by a low tunnel in the video get mulched or covered by something else and rested over the winter?

@offgridcurtisstone 6 жыл бұрын

Yes. Either fall rye and peas or we leave the crop residue on the bed.

@gstvmly6629 6 жыл бұрын

Why aren't you using P17 floating row cover ? Maybe I already know the answer "because of the risk collapse with snow, wind... If not, would you use it on your farm ?

@offgridcurtisstone 6 жыл бұрын

I've talked about it many times. Search "season extension" in my channel.

@amykinnell2837 6 жыл бұрын

Smart!

@jacquelineberry2968 6 жыл бұрын

Smart

@tuppybrill4915 6 жыл бұрын

Why dont you angle the end hoops out like they are on the caterpillar tunnels?

@MrBjair 6 жыл бұрын

Tuppy Brill that was my first thought when I saw that end hoop still wiggle.

@trentonfree2694 6 жыл бұрын

Taking a wild guess but I think the reason they do that on caterpillar tunnels is mainly for room to work, not structural security. On the poly they have to remove the covers to do anything so there is no need. Just my guess.

@icgindia2970 6 жыл бұрын

Super

@jfreshtrader2822 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Curtis Sorry off subject but how close can you get your paperpot rows. I'm wanting to use it for Baby Spinach.

@offgridcurtisstone 6 жыл бұрын

2 inches. We're doing it.

@shooterbc 6 жыл бұрын

Seismic Cable strap ;)

@bendunn5772 6 жыл бұрын

did you compose the music as well Curtis?

@offgridcurtisstone 6 жыл бұрын

No. The artist is always credited in the show notes.

@tasawarhussain8451 6 жыл бұрын

Low price but very nice

@Veemack21 6 жыл бұрын

Where you get those straps from?

@davidulrich7112 6 жыл бұрын

I've seen a type of this strapping in rolls at a hardware store, locally. However, likely, to research for whole rolls online? Or, request the hardware store order you a roll or so, too? Otherwise...?

@slomnim 6 жыл бұрын

any discount fabric store will have full rolls like you see

@M0hawk99 6 жыл бұрын

I got mine from Amazon. They call it Nylon webbing

@waltlars3687 6 жыл бұрын

I think I saw a Amazon box laying on the ground

@JohnMGibby 6 жыл бұрын

I would recommend against nylon webbing. It stretches especially when wet. Webbing has come into extensive use in the hammock community. I would suggest you look into polyester or polypropylene webbing. It's cheaper and does not stretch.