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FAQ, Growing Food

🛠 How to Build a DIY PVC Dome Hoophouse

Want to protect your garden from frost, pests, or harsh weather? Learn how to build a simple and affordable DIY PVC dome hoophouse using just a few materials from your local hardware store. This step-by-step guide shows you exactly how to create a reusable garden cover that fits over raised beds—perfect for year-round growing, organic gardening, and extending your harvest season. Whether you’re using greenhouse plastic, insect netting, or a frost blanket, this PVC hoophouse build is a must-have solution for gardeners of all skill levels.

Planting Beans
Growing Food

Planting Bush Beans and Protecting Them from Insects

We moved out “raised beds on legs” over to the east side of the house so they’ll be shaded from the afternoon sun. We planted 4 rows of beans in each using the square foot gardening spacing of 9 per square foot. After planting them, we moved our PVC dome’s over and replaced the plastic sheeting with insect netting that’ll hopefully keep bugs out and provide a bit of a break from the sun as well. […]