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  • From: Owsley lucy <boulderbelt AT embarqmail.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Coleman's Quick Hoops
  • Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:02:24 -0400

Wow, that sounds a lot like the hoop houses we developed about 12 years ago. Auctions can be a good place to get cheap benders. You can even use the crotch of a sturdy tree.


On Oct 11, 2009, at 9:50 AM, Allan Balliett wrote:

Johnnys is now marketing a bender to make Coleman-style hoops for
'quick hoop' houses for over wintering product.

$70 for the bender.

I'm wondering if there is a cheaper or better solution for lite hoops
like this?

Thanks

-Allan in WV

Quick Hoops Bender 6' diameter

New! Hoophouse style protection at 1/20th the cost.
Extend the growing season for cold-hardy crops with a very late
season harvest or overwinter them for earliest possible Spring
harvest. Quickly creates low tunnel hoops out of galvanized
electrical conduit (EMT) to withstand brutal fall winds and heavy
winter snow loads. 1/2" conduit is recommended for most applications,
and can be purchased at your local home improvement store or
electrical supply house for about $2 per 10 ft length. Will also bend
3/4", or even 1" conduit, which can be used to provide extra strength
for tunnel ends. Bender comes in 4- or 6-ft diameter configurations,
so Quick Hoops can span one or two beds at a time. Mounts to any
solid surface, such as the corner of a shop workbench, a picnic
table, hay wagon, etc. When frost is expected, Quick Hoops are
installed over the beds by inserting them into the soil about 10" and
then covered with spun-bonded row cover. 10 - 15 ft widths are
recommended. When real winter threatens, the row cover is then topped
with UV resistant Tufflite III plastic greenhouse cover; sold in 10 x
100 ft rolls. Covers are usually secured with sand bags or some other
type of weight placed at the edge of each hoop. Includes curved
bender, lever bar (for "finishing" the bend) with removable inserts
to accommodate 1/2", 3/4" or 1" electrical conduit, and detailed
instructions.

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