Great work @Grub80. Could you please share some detail about how you made this?
I'm sure other Workshop members would find it helpful given the recent hot weather.
Jason
The hoop house is made from conduit lengths joined together by a cross joiner (only thing not purchased from Bunnings 😜), the cross joiners sourced from online. The conduit attached to the garden beds by saddle clips. Eyelets inserted into the shade cloth, and hemmed to run another piece of conduit for stability. The shade cloth was attached to the conduits using bungee clips with the round bobbles. The hoop house has been brilliant, our Veges are thriving, with no diseases as the wind can flow through very well. Next product is to build some more over the other beds 👍
Saddle clips
Bungee cords
Visitors to this popular project might like to also check out the fruits of @Grub80's project here - https://www.workshop.com.au/t5/Garden/Value-of-shade-growing-veges-in-summer/td-p/25291
What do you need to make the shade hoop house
hey Grub80 we would treally love more details on your project, dimensions of conjute, whats the best type to use. a rough plan of the pieces used and where the joins are?
cheers kelvinw
hi @kelvinw, @Neecyau sorry for lateness of my reply but been busy staining the fence before the break of season 🤞. I have taken a few more photos to give you an idea of the construction and pieces used. Because the hoop house is home made, the measurements may not be relevant to your situation as your beds/garden will be different, however this is why the hoop house is great, as it works in all situations.
the most important concept is that you have to have enough ‘flex’ to create the bend in the conduit. We used 15ml water pipe. Unfortunately Ol mate (ie my clever Dad), built the hoop house first go, and when we installed it, the hoops all broke, so we realised that we had too many cross joiners in it. So, in other words we tried again! So we found to increase the height of the hoop itself worked better (around 2m) but attached to the fence with saddle clips around 1m) gave us ample clearance and Flex, to grow terrific tomatoes this year.
another trick with the pipe is to make sure you use primer first, the glue! Yep, we found this out too! Here’s to pictures with the shade cloth off, to show the bones so to speak. I hope you have great success, I know that making the initial investment can be costly, ie around $400 including the shade cloth, but after picking tomatoes from 8 plants from November through to March, through the horrendous hot and dry summer we have experienced in SA, the hoop house has made a significant savings in just one season. Good Luck, Leanne and Pau
Cross bracingCross joiner with pop rivetsAttached to the fence
thanks so much. i have a post i want to do soon also whenim less busy getting garden ready for winter and holidays
awesome
Many thanks for joining in the discussion on Workshop @jonnyreb74. I'm sure @Grub80 really appreciates the positive feedback about this project.
A very warm welcome to the community. We look forward to reading all about your own projects and plans. Please feel free to post whenever you need assistance or have something to share.
@Grub80
Hi, new here!
can you advise on how you did this?
I’m in a rental so I can’t make a permanent structure but I really need the shade so any help is greatly appreciated
Hi @Kez1166,
It looks like you might have missed @Grub80's replies which give a lot of detail about how this project was made. Have a good read of all the posts and then let us know if you have any questions. I'm sure community members will be more than happy to assist. There's also off-the-shelf alternatives like the VegePod that you could consider.
Welcome to the Workshop community. We're rapt you could join us and look forward to seeing your own projects and reading about further plans for your house and garden.
Thanks,
It's a great concept isn't it? It can be a shade house, net house, a green house, or, as I have recently done, a shelter house for things whilst I reorganise my sheds. Whether permanent, or temporary as in my case, it is a cost effective solution to many problems.
Hi all, I’d thought to share the home made shade hoop house, in its 2nd year of operating, and learnings and any adaptions to the structure.
over winter this year, we removed the shade hoop cover and stored away for this years summer ahead. During winter I used crop protection nets for my brassicas.
grew great crop of cauliflower, broccoli and cabbages with no insect issues and no chemical sprays either!
Pulled the crop protection cover off and reinstalled the shade cloth cover, and using the same bungees brought last year, the shade hoop is all in place ready to go.
the only additions to the original structure is end uprights bolted to the raised beds and then using saddle clips attach the outer hoops for added strength. So not too many changes and generally a great way for growing in any space garden.
Our second hoop house is an upmarket version from the first.
All the timber and supports purchased from Bunnings (of Course!)
I decided that rather than watering a small piece of lawn, we would grow vegies instead.
We started the project a few months ago. learning from our home made hoop house, the new hoop house is located in a windier part of the garden, hence the stronger frame, which was purchased online.
The full cover, I will use during the winter. and we have made another shade cover for the summer. I've just started growing the plants, so will keep you updated of our hopeful success, cheers
Wow, the hoop houses look amazing. I might try this when i replace my one (i used cheap arches) but they are on the way out now due to rusting of the thin metal.
Thanks @Dirtbug this new hoophouse is all what I wanted. My Dad has now installed all the irrigation, so I can just snap a hose on and water the beds without having to even go inside 👍. I’ve now planted all brassicas, and installed a crop protection net in the door frame, to keep out the pesky moths, so I can leave the door rolled up, so it doesn’t get too hot. The daytime temp is around 25 with doors and windows open on the plastic. Night time temps, not really sure, but wont suffer frosts 🤞. Good luck with your gardening cheers, Leanne
This is brilliant 😊
Thanks for joining in the discussion @Dirtbug. Please let us know if you build your own - we'd love to see it.
Welcome to the Workshop community. We're really pleased you could join us and look forward to reading more about all your projects and plans for around the house and garden. Don't hesitate to post anytime you need a hand with anything.
