You can also use cattle/hog panels to make a
simple greenhouse. Set up the hoops and cover them with plastic. It flexes a
little but seems sturdy.
Bill Shoemaker Sr Research Specialist, Food
Crops Univ of Illinois - St Charles Hort Research Center
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 6:42 PM
Subject: Fw: Panel Hoops
Marie
I used a cattle panel to grow blackberries on.
I cut the end rods off both ends, leaving the short rods to go into the
ground. This way I didn't have to dig a trench to put the panel in. A bolt
cutter or torch will have to be used due to the size of the rod.
Judy/Ernie Duckworth
JEDs Farm...Southern Illinois
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: Panel Hoops
Thanks Phil!
Are you the fellow I
met at the St. Joe Veg. Conference? I have a feeling we will be
putting all those unused emu panels to good use this summer! And yes,
the panels are 16 feet - I went out and measured one. So you don't use
a tent stake to hold the panel down? They just rest in the
trenches. Thanks for your good information.
Marie in
Missouri
At 05:37 PM 01/17/2001 -0500, you
wrote:
Hi Marie,
this is Phil from Iowa. I've been using hog and cattle
panels for a number of years and they are real simple to put
up. Dig a trench about 6" deep in the ground for one side
of the panel and another trench about 6" deep on the other
side. Leave a space of approx 10' in between the trenches, then put
one end of the panel in one side of trench and bow the panel up
until you can put the end of the panel in the opposite side trench.
They work great for growing any type of vining crops
like burpless Cukes and pole beans and gourds. They work real
well on growing cherry tomatoes, tie the small tomatoes to these
panels and they will grow up through them.
The best place to
find hog panels are from the locale autions, manny hog people have
been forced out of business because they no longer have a market
place in most areas of the country. Hog panels are 16' by
30" , cattle panels are 16' by 48" should be
able to find used for about 8 to 10 dollars for hog, and 10 to
12 dollars for cattle.
Phil Hackett Homeside Farm Market
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