Picture 1 of 1

Stock photo

The Year-Round Hoophouse: Polytunnels for All Seasons and All Climates (Paperbac - Picture 1 of 1

Year-Round Hoophouse : Polytunnels for All Seasons and All Climates by Pam Dawling (2018, Trade Paperback)

Bargain Book Stores (1131405)

99.2% positive Feedback

Price:

US $27.14

Approximately£19.99

+ $10.50 postage

Estimated delivery Thu, 19 Jun - Fri, 27 Jun

Returns:

No returns, but backed by the eBay Money Back Guarantee.

Condition:

New

Your source for quality books at reduced prices. Condition Guide. Item Availability.

About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherNew Society Publishers, The Limited

ISBN-100865718636

ISBN-139780865718630

eBay Product ID (ePID)18038845961

Product Key Features

Book TitleYear-Round Hoophouse : Polytunnels for All Seasons and All Climates

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2018

TopicGarden Furnishings, Vegetables, Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture, Organic, Greenhouses, Agriculture / General

IllustratorYes

GenreTechnology & Engineering, Gardening

AuthorPam Dawling

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight26.1 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal635/.0483

Table Of ContentForeword Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Design, Siting and Construction 1. Hoophouse Siting and Planning 2. Style and Design 3. Shopping Checklist 4. Preparing the Site and the Base 5. Utilities 6. Frame Assembly, Baseboards and Hipboards 7. End Walls 8. Roof Plastic 9. Drip Irrigation and Outfitting Your Hoophouse Part II: Growing Crops 10. Lettuce 11. Other Salad Greens 12. Cooking Greens 13. Root Crops 14. Alliums 15. Legumes 16. Tomatoes 17. Peppers and Eggplants 18. Cucurbits 19. Crops for High Summer 20. Bare-Root Transplants 21. Seed Crops Part III: Keeping Everything Working Well 22. Planning and Record-Keeping 23. Cold Weather Care 24. Hot Weather Care 25. Succession Crops 26. Crop Rotations and Sequences 27. Pests and Diseases 28. Salt Build-Up 29. Feeding the Soil 30. Replacing the Plastic 31. Preparing for and Coping with Disasters Resources Index About the Author About New Society Publishers

SynopsisDesign and build a hoophouse or polytunnel, and grow abundant produce year-round in any climate The Year-Round Hoophouse is the comprehensive guide to designing and building a hoophouse and making a success of growing abundant, delicious fresh produce all year, whatever your climate and land size. Chapters include: Hoophouse siting, size, style, frame construction, and tools Bed layout, soil, crop rotations, and extensive coverage of various crops for all seasons Organic solutions to pests and diseases Disaster preparation Tested resources for each chapter. The Year-Round Hoophouse is ideal for farmers who wish to move into protected growing, as well as beginning farmers in rural and urban spaces. It is an essential reference resource for professors and students of courses in sustainable agriculture, as well as interns and apprentices learning on the job. Growing in hoophouses - also known as high tunnels or polytunnels - reduces the impact of an increasingly unpredictable climate on crops, mitigates soil erosion, extends the growing season, keeps leafy greens alive through the winter, and enables growers to supply more regional food needs., Growing in hoophouses reduces the impact of increasingly unpredictable climate on crops, mitigates soil erosion, extends growing seasons, and strengthens regional food supply. The Year-Round Hoophouse teaches how to site, design, and build a hoophouse and successfully grow abundant produce all year in a range of climates., Design and build a hoophouse or polytunnel, and grow abundant produce year-round in any climate Growing in hoophouses - also known as high tunnels or polytunnels - reduces the impact of an increasingly unpredictable climate on crops, mitigates soil erosion, extends the growing season and keeps leafy greens alive through the winter, and enables growers to supply more regional food needs. The Year-Round Hoophouse is a comprehensive guide to to designing and building a hoophouse and making a success of growing abundant, delicious fresh produce all year, whatever your climate and land size. Chapters include: Hoophouse siting, size, style, frame construction, and tools Bed layout, soil, crop rotations, and extensive coverage of various crops for all seasons Organic solutions to pests and diseases Disaster preparation Tested resources for each chapter. The Year-Round Hoophouse is ideal for farmers who wish to move into protected growing, as well as beginning farmers in rural and urban spaces. It is an essential reference resource for professors and students of courses in sustainable agriculture, as well as interns and apprentices learning on the job.