The Best Easy RETRACTABLE HOOP HOUSE On The Internet

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  • Опубликовано: 5 июн 2024
  • This video will show you how to build the best easy retractable hoop house on the internet! This retractable hoophouse design is easy, cheap, durable, and you can do it yourself with simple tools. This design can protect your garden from frost, freezes, pests, harsh sunlight and more!
    I installed this retractable greenhouse on top of my raised beds as the greenhouse design is perfect for raised bed gardening. However, you can use the same design for an earth bed. To install this retractable hoophouse on an earth bed, simply pound 3/8" rebar stakes into the ground, leave 6-12 inches of rebar sticking up from the ground, slide the PVC conduit over the rebar, and bend the conduit to make the support hoops!
    I am using this retractable design as a replacement to my hinged hoophouse, because it is cheaper to build and more versatile for year round gardening. However, if you'd like a DIY hoophouse that is hinged, watch the original hinged hoop house DIY installation video here: • How To Build A Smart H...
    TABLE OF CONTENTS
    0:00 Why I'm Converting My Raised Bed To A Hoop House
    0:57 Materials List To Build A Retractable Hoophouse
    1:20 Installing PVC Support Hoops For The End Walls
    4:46 Attaching Agricultural Fabric To The End Walls
    6:35 Building The Main PVC Support Hoops
    9:12 Building The Center PVC Support Hoop
    10:23 Installing The Purlins (Cross Supports)
    14:25 Building The Retraction Mechanisms
    15:49 Installing The Greenhouse Cover
    18:20 Final Hoop House Garden Results And Demonstration
    20:17 Customize This DIY Hoop House For Your Garden
    21:12 Adventures With Dale
    If you have any questions about how to build a hoop house for a raised bed garden, have questions about this raised bed hoop house installation, want to know about the things I grow in my garden, are looking for more gardening tips and tricks and garden hacks like this, have questions about vegetable gardening and organic gardening in general, or want to share some DIY and "how to" garden tips and gardening hacks of your own, please ask in the Comments below!
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Комментарии • 313

  • @TheMillennialGardener
    @TheMillennialGardener  2 года назад +32

    If you found this video helpful, please "Like" and share to help increase its reach! Thanks for watching 😊TIMESTAMPS for convenience:
    0:00 Why I'm Converting My Raised Bed To A Hoop House
    0:57 Materials List To Build A Retractable Hoophouse
    1:20 Installing PVC Support Hoops For The End Walls
    4:46 Attaching Agricultural Fabric To The End Walls
    6:35 Building The Main PVC Support Hoops
    9:12 Building The Center PVC Support Hoop
    10:23 Installing The Purlins (Cross Supports)
    14:25 Building The Retraction Mechanisms
    15:49 Installing The Greenhouse Cover
    18:20 Final Hoop House Garden Results And Demonstration
    20:17 Customize This DIY Hoop House For Your Garden
    21:12 Adventures With Dale

    • @tessstewart1893
      @tessstewart1893 Год назад

      Is there anyway to adapt if you have metal raised beds?

    • @donnabrooks1173
      @donnabrooks1173 Месяц назад

      Dale wasn't incriminating himself. LOL!!! Loved this video

  • @zooksgardennook-gardeningi6740
    @zooksgardennook-gardeningi6740 2 года назад +79

    You are an amazing speaker! No hums, umms, or hesitations! Everything is presented so clearly! Love your channel. Thanks for all the good info!

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  2 года назад +7

      The magic of editing 😊 I’m glad you enjoyed it!

    • @vonries
      @vonries 2 года назад +4

      @@TheMillennialGardener some of them are so bad no amount of editing would make it smooth.

    • @zooksgardennook-gardeningi6740
      @zooksgardennook-gardeningi6740 2 года назад +2

      @@TheMillennialGardener You’re good at this!

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  2 года назад +3

      @@vonries tripods and checking footage is everything. It takes a lot of time and effort, but it’s worth it.

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  2 года назад +4

      @@zooksgardennook-gardeningi6740 thank you. It has taken awhile to figure out a system and get good-ish at it.

  • @judymiller323
    @judymiller323 Год назад +6

    I so appreciate your accuracy and attention to detail ! I'm71 and think even I can do this !

  • @zpoedog
    @zpoedog 11 месяцев назад +7

    This is by far the best raised bet cover I have seen. Thanks for making this video.

  • @debbybrady1246
    @debbybrady1246 Год назад +11

    I built one of these last spring. It has lasted through ridiculous (Texas) heat, strong rain storms and has done a great job at protecting my lettuce bed. I am making them for the other beds as soon as it warms up.

  • @carrieunknown9683
    @carrieunknown9683 2 года назад +5

    you flipping rock dude. serious. thank you sooo much for sharing because you didnt have to awesome for this old woman that needs to be able to make this with no help♥️

  • @kaysieparker8871
    @kaysieparker8871 2 года назад +24

    Excellent presentation! All info needed, clearly explained & shown. Thank you.

  • @teenagardner3623
    @teenagardner3623 Год назад +9

    Absolutely great idea and thorough explanation of all the steps. Plus easy enough to swap out different coverings depending on season. I'm making for all my raised beds. Thank you

  • @davidpepe3436
    @davidpepe3436 2 месяца назад +2

    I am building one of these this week to get an early start on tomatoes and peppers!

  • @Anaxiphanes
    @Anaxiphanes 10 месяцев назад +1

    Built a 30 foot long continuous hoop house with this great design. Working on the ground, I used 1' long 1/2" rebar I enameled and drove 8" into the ground as anchors for the purlins - inspired by your shade house hoops. Thanks for the great DIY designs and inspiration!

  • @depoquest7928
    @depoquest7928 Год назад +4

    This is a fantastic idea! Your explanation, steps, and presentation are spot on.

  • @robynparkin4324
    @robynparkin4324 2 года назад

    Great detailed instructions. Thank you 😊

  • @elenascott081
    @elenascott081 3 месяца назад +4

    People like you are the reason i love you tube to learn things that make my life easier

    • @user-od1fo3lj4q
      @user-od1fo3lj4q 2 месяца назад

      If you think this is good you should check out the videos that he copies.

  • @debrakasadine647
    @debrakasadine647 Год назад +1

    I really appreciate this information!! Thank you!!!

  • @anniebexley4991
    @anniebexley4991 Год назад +1

    This is really the best method over the Internet! Thank you from an Aussie!

  • @lorifitzgibbon3085
    @lorifitzgibbon3085 2 года назад +1

    Very clever hoop house!
    Thank you for sharing.

  • @Mona-fd5kf
    @Mona-fd5kf Год назад

    Brilliant. Thanks for sharing. I really enjoy watching and listening to your tips and lessons for gardening.

  • @cltoloh
    @cltoloh Месяц назад +1

    I would definitely install a top frame to build this on with a hinge to have easy access.

  • @ulricagollop8528
    @ulricagollop8528 3 месяца назад

    Excellent. Thank you so much for this amazing idea

  • @mmartin4978
    @mmartin4978 Месяц назад +2

    Clever low cost idea

  • @billytingen3567
    @billytingen3567 2 года назад +13

    What a Great idea! Thank you for sharing this. It is so versatile. WOW! I will definitely use this in my garden.

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  2 года назад

      You’re welcome! This really turned out well. I really think this is suitable for 365 days a year. Frost, bug, and sun protection.

  • @lindabranch8294
    @lindabranch8294 2 месяца назад

    Love this one, I was hesitant on the other one, this looks like something I can add to my beds. I am a big fan of row covers and use them. This will really help me with my tomatoes, again thank you so much.

  • @QueenoftheHou
    @QueenoftheHou Год назад

    Very clever!!! I'm going to give this a try. I've been looking for a hoop covering and this is by far the best I've seen. Thank you for sharing this idea.

  • @richardkut3976
    @richardkut3976 2 года назад

    Excellent, thank you.

  • @kimhoabui2189
    @kimhoabui2189 10 месяцев назад

    Perfect 👀👍♥️🍀🍀🍀thanks 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

  • @annevanner8209
    @annevanner8209 8 месяцев назад +3

    Genius, I love it!

  • @nickguthrie9309
    @nickguthrie9309 2 года назад

    Everything exquisitely done.

  • @lorelynleisure4048
    @lorelynleisure4048 2 года назад

    Nice! I will be making these!

  • @carolyn9090
    @carolyn9090 Год назад +2

    WHOA!!! That is the best design for a hoop house, very impressive. Thank you for thinking this through and sharing your ideas

  • @GeeeWizzz
    @GeeeWizzz 2 года назад +6

    Fantastic idea. Easy to understand explanation. Thanks for sharing it with your viewers. Will definitely be using this idea in my garden.

  • @loriswain8140
    @loriswain8140 25 дней назад

    This is so clever. Thank you for this idea.

  • @susanmilam2449
    @susanmilam2449 7 месяцев назад +1

    This is a great design I might try for my winter raised garden bed down here in NE Texas but with a plastic sheeting to protect when we get into the mid and lower 20s. I’ll see how to adapt this to my bed design. The 3 lateral struts you have a great for adding stability and structure to the whole thing. I like the clamping of the larger pvc tubing over the smaller to keep the sheeting in place. Great idea!

  • @LordoftheCats
    @LordoftheCats Год назад +1

    Super! Good vid with clear instructions, a parts list, and a very useful idea. Thanks

  • @jeannechin5052
    @jeannechin5052 2 года назад +2

    Love it!! Thank you for the idea!!

  • @libbyholt3863
    @libbyholt3863 Год назад +2

    Dude! What a great invention! Plus I'm liking the versatility of the agricultural cloth vs the plastic. I built my first raised bed couple years ago, 3'x3'x12'. Before I filled the box with soil, I cut 8 pc of 2" conduit (f/ReStore) 3 feet long each. I stood them up inside the box, one per corner + 2 spaced evenly along the length, both sides, where my vertical supports were (walls are made of corrugated metal, supported by 2x4s). I back-filled the soil against them. The walls of my box + the soil hold them in place, so no need for straps or screws, I hope. Piggy-backing on your design, I will insert 1/2" conduit into my vertical 2" pieces, then proceed w/your slide-n-glide idea. I had assumed I was gonna be constantly removing and re-installing the cloth. The ends of the side-to-side bent 1/2" conduit won't be permanently attached to the raised bed box. That may be a bad thing or maybe it'll prove to have some advantage?? I'll make those 1/2" curvy pieces extra long so I can stick each end all the way to the interior bottom of each vertical 3'x2" piece, thus distributing the stress down the whole depth of the box. Really appreciate your channel. This old lady is learning a lot from you, young man. Thx to you, I'm gonna try garlic this winter and cukes and determinate tomatoes next year.🤞

  • @biondatiziana
    @biondatiziana 2 месяца назад

    Very clever! Love the design AND the presentation. Can't wait to try it.

  • @cbak1819
    @cbak1819 Год назад +1

    Fantastic ❤ easy to follow video and design ! God bless you !

  • @CHARISSAJACOBSON
    @CHARISSAJACOBSON Год назад

    Well done!!!!! Thank you for sharing with us!!!

  • @annlyder8657
    @annlyder8657 2 года назад

    Brilliant. Thank you so much for sharing this idea. I will be making so too x.

  • @Katydidit
    @Katydidit 2 года назад +1

    That is brilliant, I may make on of these for shading part of my garden !!

  • @dmatcardoug2986
    @dmatcardoug2986 2 года назад +4

    Ingenious! Love it!!!!

  • @jtcowboy5518
    @jtcowboy5518 2 года назад +2

    A very clever design and easy to follow instruction!

  • @sylvia10101
    @sylvia10101 2 года назад +3

    Nice design and well explained. Thank you 😊

  • @patticriss2238
    @patticriss2238 Год назад

    Amazing design. Well thought-out. Thank you for sharing.

  • @annettechinnery1714
    @annettechinnery1714 2 года назад

    Well done fab! Excellent presentation, your a pro - I will be trying this in Scotland

  • @yeutruyen8146
    @yeutruyen8146 2 месяца назад

    You are the best. Learn so much from yr video. I love kales. Red russian my fav. Thought of Dale every times I eat them. Love yall both

  • @lynnlovessoil
    @lynnlovessoil Год назад +1

    Genius design! Thank you for sharing

  • @daveclark1904
    @daveclark1904 2 года назад +1

    What an awesome idea!! Thanks for the good tips!

  • @williamr8026
    @williamr8026 2 года назад +5

    This channel is amazing.

  • @summerbeemeadow
    @summerbeemeadow 2 года назад +3

    Excellent design!

  • @williammoody2781
    @williammoody2781 2 года назад +5

    Great design will be building this.

  • @commonlaw5400
    @commonlaw5400 2 года назад +2

    Thank you for sharing this amazing idea. I appreciate your explanation of every detail and why you're doing what you're doing. Very clear presentation.

  • @innerjon
    @innerjon 2 года назад +3

    This is my new favorite video. 🤩

  • @mikedan297
    @mikedan297 2 года назад

    Excellent! Your design is very technical and practical.

  • @boansy1
    @boansy1 Год назад

    Very good idea and like the clean presentation:) Loads of fun

  • @Mrwildah
    @Mrwildah Год назад

    This is great! Gonna use this design for my raised bed.

  • @lynanneherrera6442
    @lynanneherrera6442 2 года назад +1

    I like your retractable idea. I think I'd set it up on the inside of the frame and be prepared to put a plasric, same system on the out side of the frame, when the time comes in winter. thankn you.

  • @vickyoakes4584
    @vickyoakes4584 2 года назад

    Great video, thanks a bunch!

  • @anthonycoffee7683
    @anthonycoffee7683 4 месяца назад

    Very good job!

  • @NIH1966
    @NIH1966 2 года назад +1

    well that couldn't have been clearer. One of the best explanations of anything on RUclips. thanks!

  • @janeirvine8391
    @janeirvine8391 Год назад +1

    Great video! Thank you for posting! Blessings, health, prosperity and peace to you and yours and to all who read this! 😘👍😇💖

  • @farmerbob4554
    @farmerbob4554 2 года назад +1

    Wow! Really good design and simple construction. An elegant result.

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  2 года назад +1

      Thank you! I’m excited to see how it performs year-round, especially during summer.

  • @pamhill222
    @pamhill222 2 года назад

    Love it. Thank you

  • @shaunawang8677
    @shaunawang8677 7 месяцев назад

    So smart design! Retractable hoop is so amazing.

  • @181xiucung
    @181xiucung 2 года назад

    Great job, thank you

  • @avtarsinghhoonjan6660
    @avtarsinghhoonjan6660 Год назад +1

    Brilliant 👍

  • @Dhi-fe5eu
    @Dhi-fe5eu Год назад

    Genius!!!! Great job.

  • @flyty2134
    @flyty2134 Год назад +1

    Good design I like it a lot thanks for sharing God bless you and yours.

  • @kazuza9
    @kazuza9 2 года назад

    The best idea around. Awesome man

  • @anthonyscinocca4380
    @anthonyscinocca4380 2 года назад

    Very helpful video. Perhaps a few too many We’re going to’s, but I’m encouraged to build one.

  • @kevinnguyen1521
    @kevinnguyen1521 2 года назад +1

    I loved it...really nice job...

  • @mattbarker4921
    @mattbarker4921 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for the video. Quite a versatile design.

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  2 года назад +1

      Thank you! Versatility is why I moved away from the (much more expensive) greenhouse film. While the greenhouse film may be a little more advantageous in January, the fabric vents better all year, and can triple as both an insect guard in the summer, and provide shade when our sun is scorching in July and August. This will also help me set more tomatoes, since our summers are too hot to set tomatoes in July and August.

    • @mattbarker4921
      @mattbarker4921 2 года назад

      Yes I know I live in north texas

  • @19Photographer76
    @19Photographer76 10 месяцев назад

    Great job/design

  • @sherenahaigler6211
    @sherenahaigler6211 Год назад +1

    Great idea and execution. You’re a thinker like me! Love it!

  • @hashtagjustadad5110
    @hashtagjustadad5110 2 года назад

    Excellent step by step.

  • @AnyKeyLady
    @AnyKeyLady 2 года назад +5

    Really love this idea! Great video!

  • @catherinemurphy873
    @catherinemurphy873 8 месяцев назад +1

    An amazing job 💯. Thanks 👍

  • @blasermann1994
    @blasermann1994 2 года назад

    I like it. I'm going to revisit this in the spring. I need shade cloth over my peppers.

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  2 года назад +2

      Thanks! If it isn't too cold yet, I'd actually recommend building the structure now while it's comfortable outside. I try to get my building projects done during this time of year, because it can get too hot in the spring and summer for building projects. You can simply build the hoops now, then cover it when the time comes.

  • @media333
    @media333 Год назад

    Good thinking. Thanks!

  • @PeteCorp
    @PeteCorp 8 месяцев назад +1

    Always good ideas. Thanks for the inspiration.

  • @mirandam8021
    @mirandam8021 2 года назад

    Smart! Love it🌻❤️🍅

  • @TomboiTravels
    @TomboiTravels 2 года назад

    It's all a setup!!! The destroyed wrapping paper perpetrators are long gone and Dale alone has taken the fall! #FreeDale
    Thanks for showing the plastic vs. the agricultural fabric as covers 💚💚

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  2 года назад

      It's always a conspiracy! They're out to get him 😂 Thanks so much for watching!

  • @juliangonzalez3749
    @juliangonzalez3749 2 года назад

    That’s pretty slick looks clean

  • @jcking6785
    @jcking6785 2 года назад

    BRILLIANT!!!!!!

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  2 года назад

      I'm glad you think so! It's working well so far. Thank you for watching!

  • @imaspacewoman
    @imaspacewoman 2 года назад

    Great design. I hate SQUASH bugs so bad that I will consider doing this for my squash and hand pollinate every morning and evening!

  • @susanfranklin-yt6py
    @susanfranklin-yt6py Год назад

    Very informative build! I will definitely be building some myself. (And Dale is not sorry about the wrapping paper 😂)

  • @thomasesteb9589
    @thomasesteb9589 11 месяцев назад +1

    Very well done

  • @julierenee7
    @julierenee7 Год назад +1

    Thank you!!!! The only thing that would make this any easier would be for you to come to Wilmington nc and build it for me Lolol. But for real thank you for all of your info!!! ❤

  • @OutWestHomestead
    @OutWestHomestead 2 года назад

    It looks great.

  • @sislertx
    @sislertx Год назад +1

    Extreemly clever.

  • @user-yc9tj1um9c
    @user-yc9tj1um9c Год назад +1

    I love this! Can’t wait to try it.
    I do have one question (and I apologize if this has already been asked)… Why did you use a different fabric for the ends than you did for the retractable part? Or are they just slightly different weights of the same material?

  • @timmmmmmmmmmy1
    @timmmmmmmmmmy1 2 года назад +1

    Very nice, holler at me when you're bored we need a dozen 5x10s.

  • @chrisblack5795
    @chrisblack5795 2 года назад

    Clever idea!!!

  • @glrogers67
    @glrogers67 Год назад +2

    I see this video was post a year ago. How is it holding up? Love the design. Thinking about doing this, but using metal conduit. Where I live, it's cheaper to use metal, than that pvc... don't understand why. I was thinking about doing it hinged, but then I ran across your video, talk about instant change of plans! Good job on the video.

  • @johnkillen588
    @johnkillen588 2 года назад

    i like your idea so much that i will use it on my 200 foot long beds..........thanks

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  2 года назад

      200 feet?! Call me jealous! That sounds amazing! It's definitely a really cheap and easy way to retract the fabric.

  • @roccoconte2960
    @roccoconte2960 2 года назад

    Nice job

  • @donnaball2177
    @donnaball2177 Год назад

    Thanks!

  • @curiouscat3384
    @curiouscat3384 2 года назад +3

    Love the retractable feature. I'm going to try this as I really want to use the frost fabric in winter and then switch it out to bug netting in spring - keep those white moths and squash bugs outta my life, lol.

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  2 года назад

      Thanks! I will say this: the fabric is only good to protect against frost, not freeze. It'll keep your tender annuals alive the first few frosts that happen in the 33-36F degree range, but as soon as it drops below 32F, it'll freeze through. It bought me about 2 weeks extra, but once we hit 28F as our "first freeze," everything was totally cooked. Don't expect huge gains in the cold season with this design. However, it will protect your plants all spring and summer long from pests and sunburn. That's why I love this design. Warm weather crops won't ripen in my climate anyway, so it's pointless to try and limp tomatoes along in January. However, this will give me an enormous advantage in the summer, because I lose so much of my crop to pest damage and the sun just destroys everything.

    • @curiouscat3384
      @curiouscat3384 2 года назад

      @@TheMillennialGardener Yes! I don't really expect lettuce or tomatoes to grow Jan-Mar here but definitely the brassicas (very important to me) should do okay. I watch some RUclips homesteaders in the Asheville area and they are using Agribon-50. Much milder climate and hardly any snow here in the Piedmont so I'm ordering Agri-30. Are you going to use the fabric in the summer? Won't that cut out essential UV's for fruiting?

  • @lindacook8819
    @lindacook8819 Год назад +1

    Thank you

  • @judymiller323
    @judymiller323 Год назад +1

    you are genius