tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338969699694982984.post6828794353827812781..comments2022-11-02T09:15:27.806-04:00Comments on Kim's Square Foot Gardening Blog: Over Wintering thoughtsKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063352500918945042noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338969699694982984.post-20773986255310916842011-02-21T16:06:32.305-05:002011-02-21T16:06:32.305-05:00Wow thank you! I will definitely try the pvc firs...Wow thank you! I will definitely try the pvc first. Even if they just fall a little at least they can be fixed and hopefully they don't fall enough to crush anything. We just got another 3 inches of snow last night. I'm so done lolKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07063352500918945042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338969699694982984.post-13404142966238525602011-02-19T18:36:12.219-05:002011-02-19T18:36:12.219-05:00Our full size hoop house frames are built from pvc...Our full size hoop house frames are built from pvc rather than conduit BUT they did not fair well with the snow we got this winter. I don't know how they would work out as a low tunnel frame. It might be worth an experiment. You do not need a conduit bender and PVC is very cheap to use and easy to cut with a PVC cutter tool 10.00 bucks. <br /><br />When our hoop houses collapsed I thought oh great. We got some really heavy wet snow and had left our shade covers on the frames. Our frames are like 7 foot tall in the center. So not low to the ground tunnel type..Anyway yes they collasped. BUT they sprang back up and we only had to replace a couple pieces of pvc! <br /><br />Had they been low tunnel type would they have fallen. mmm I don't know. <br /><br />Our new plan, Take the covers off in the late fall and put them back on the early spring. Heat is a much bigger factor for us than cold here.. Well I say that but and the last two winters have been unreal lol...Texanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560812716080117867noreply@blogger.com