A hoop house can help gardeners extend the growing season by protecting vegetables from frost. DIY Network.com has instructions for making your own backyard hoop house, from wood and PVC pipes, that ...

Hoop houses provide extra heating units needed potential year-round growing.Imagine earlier starts for your seeds, and later finishes of at least 4-6 weeks of extra production in spring, fall, and ...

"In terms of hoop houses our goal is not to grow, but to prolong survival," said Daniel Bodkin, owner of Laughing Dog Farm. Botkin, who runs the many-layered, sustainable farm in Gill, MA, became ...