Chuck put together a Hoop Hut so we could extend our growing season. Here is the base to hold the hut and the raised beds that will provide greens into the Fall.

The assembly began in the horse barn and then we carried the completed hut to the garden.

We moved the hut to its base on a cold, but sunny October day. It is unseasonably cold for early October. We’ve had snow, serious freezes and frosts. Down in the valley it is usually 10 degrees cooler than up on the ridge. Hopefully we will get back on track with regular Fall temperatures or I’m not sure if we will be able to raise our greens even in the hoop hut.

But we are going to try. The beds are planted with three varieties of lettuce and one variety of spinach. I ordered the seeds from Seed Savers in Iowa. Hopefully I will provide an update soon as the plants grow.

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