The White House Uses A HoopHouse

Hoop Houses,High Tunnels or Poly Tunnels, as they can be called are a great way of extending the growing season for our vegetable and even fruit gardens. You may not want to put an orchard in one, but, you can grow grapes, strawberries and other berries in them, as well as your mainstay vegetables.

Just how much can you increase your yield with one of these tunnels? The experts tell us that you can double your yield or even triple it. If that sounds good to you-check this material out.

This year, with the example of the White House Organic garden extending its season by means of a HoopHouse (or Poly Tunnel), it is definitely worth mentioning and maybe even planning and creating one.

Yes, the organic garden that Michelle Obama began has been extended into the winter months by means of a HoopHouse or PolyTunnel. It is a way of protecting plants so they might even grow all through the winter.

The HoopHouse or Tunnel is a low cost or budget program to protect plants from frost or a light freeze and wind. Then you may grow greens such as lettuces, cabbage, or greens like mustard, turnips and maybe even spinach, kale, radishes, onions, broccoli, turnips and carrots through the winter..

The one the Obama's have is a low tunnel or HoopHouse, as it only covers rows, and can be removed easily in spring. I will include pictures of large HoopHouses or High Tunnels so you will be able to see the difference. Just scroll down to read and find everything.

The Benefit of the White House Organic HoopHouse

The White House is reported to be growing lettuces, cabbage, winter radishes, onions, broccoli, turnips and carrots in their HoopHouse, which adds to the harvest already reported to be more than 1,000 pounds gathered this season.

It looks like the White House Organic garden is quite a success, and the success continues with their HoopHouse.

This is something we all can do to some extent. If we don't have room for a formal garden we can grow vegetables in planters and other containers, covering them to extend their season too.

If we do have our own garden we can use low HoopHouses as row covers, or we might even make a high Hoop House to use to begin our seeds, and extend our season by growing many different greens, broccoli, winter radishes and carrots.

Concerning different sizes of HoopHouses.

You can make any size you need or want. Below there are books showing how to build them. There are sites that describe how to make different ones. And you can even get kits to put them together with.

If you don't have enough work you might want to make a garden to feed your family, and even create extra income by providing produce to your neighbors.

Just read and find the ins and outs of making a HoopHouse. Decide which plan will fit your needs. Then, gather you materials and get to work making one and enjoying your garden produce all year long. This will go a long way in making our lives more sustainable.

The majority of people today are living in cities and towns. This is an excellent way of combining natural green living with city or town living. Just know that you can make your garden and HoopHouse to fit whatever size or shape land you have available.

There are programs already in place from New York to California to promote a healthier more sustainable future for us.

As you read see how many other growing extenders you can find.

Gardens, HoopHouses and Children

There are even programs in schools. (Hint, Hint)

Working with children is pretty easy, and they in turn will help us remember what we need to do. When children learn they really learn. They love the school programs of growing their own food, tending the gardens, harvesting and eating the produce. It encourages them to appreciate, enjoy and eat vegetables. It sounds like a Win, Win situation to me.

Studies have shown that we thrive, meaning our health improves when we engage in making a garden, digging in the dirt and growing our own food. Contact with nature helps us no matter if we are healthy, have been sick, or whatever our condition.

Just know that you and those you love are worth the time and effort of learn about, and make an organic garden, then extending it with a HoopHouse.

Enjoy those healthy fresh grown foods,

Carmel
Certified Diet Wellness Coach
And Nutrition Consultant

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