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Drip Irrigation Setup
Courtesy of John S., Blue Ribbon Eggs, Franklin, NC With your ‘Mediterranean’ type weather system long, dry summers are your problem. Evaporation and plant scorching from any type of over-head system is going to be challenging. I would think some conformation of drip would be a natural for you. Drip...
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Hoops Built with Electrical Conduit Pipes
Courtesy of Brenda S., Thompson Street Farm, Glastonbury CT Electrical conduit pipes work great for hoops. That’s all we use on our beds, and they survived Connecticut’s “Big Snow” last year. We used metal brackets and bolted them to the outside of bed and then used zip ties to hold...
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Greenhouse Construction
Courtesy of Brenda S., Thompson Street Farm, Glastonbury CT *We built our 14 x 24 greenhouse last year and here are some books that helped us. Because of my  husband’s limited knowledge and experience in building structures, we needed a very simple design. I ended up buying the basic frame...
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Use the Mantis for Tilling Raised Beds
Courtesy of James K., Virtually Green, San Francisco, CA It’s still possible to rototill in raised beds if you use an electric tiller like the Mantis. Rototillers are major labor savers. I have one that I’ve used in beds for some years. Incredible torque. Good depth: up to 10″, though...
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DIY Coolbot Walk-in Cooler Tips
Courtesy of Jame K., Virtually Green, San Francisco, CA Here’s a few quick thoughts about walkin cooler design, largely based on what my appropriate technology group used to recommend for village small-scale DIY walkin cooler systems. We didn’t have the Coolbot at the time though: it’s a great alternative to...
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DIY High Tunnels
Courtesy of James K., Virtually Green, San Francisco, CA A peaked high tunnel design helps reduce problems with snow loading, as well as with condensation drip from the interior apex curve of half-hemisphere shaped high tunnels. A good size go start with is 30′ x 40′. For those of you...
