A person at the Farmer's Market asked about our low tunnels so I thought I'd post some pics for her.
I made this tunnel out of reclaimed automobile garage/awning that got crushed by a fallen tree, some reclaimed wood, and some thin mil plastic from the hardware store. The plastic lasts about 2 or 3 seasons and the structure has supported almost 2 feet of snow.
In the summer I leave the framing up but pull off the plastic.
For the late fall/winter we typically grow carrots, chard, kale, arugula, onion, and what ever odd veggie that we might want to try.
The area is 15 feet long by 10 feet wide with doors at both ends that we use to ventilate it on warm days. We almost never water in the winter because of the condensation that accumulates and falls like rain if we shake the frame.
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| Low tunnel Fall 2011 |
This picture was taken as we were setting it up for the coming winter. We have 2 long beds with a path down the middle. The beds are each about 3 feet wide, the sides we can stretch across to weed and harvest with about a foot between the outside walls and each bed.
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| 2010 Low tunnels in summer. Note the orange tree in a pot on the stump. This year we got 19 oranges from this little tree and they became marmalade. |
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| Low tunnel and really low tunnel in the foreground, 2010. |
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| Boat shed that looks like a High tunnel. |
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