Floating row covers can be used to protect the plants from temperature fluctuations. Row covers used inside a high tunnel add additional insulation to the crop. However, careful consideration should ...

The cover crops in the high tunnel continue to grow, albeit slowly during these days with minimal sunlight. The reseeding of the crimson clover did not improve the stand in any of the plots and very ...

Between rows: Growers can choose among a variety of weed management approaches for the walking aisles in high tunnels. These include landscape fabric, bare soil, and non-living plant based mulches ...

The average temperature inside the high tunnel is significantly higher than outside, and its ergonomic design, with roll-up, screened in side walls, allows for ventilation and temperature regulation.

One of the central tools employed by DTC farmers are high tunnels (HT), a form of protected agriculture used almost exclusively to produce specialty crops. Little is available in the way of ...

The 42'W Colossal High Tunnel provides more space for growing and tending crops. It is constructed from 14 gauge Allied Gatorshield structural steel tubing. Sidewall height is 4 feet and ridge height ...

the cowpea cover crop as well as a range of soil amendments, nutrient inputs, and management techniques were examined to determine their impact on crop performance in high tunnels, within the ...

Construction and management of high tunnels is included, as well as information on crops that can be grown. Author: Linda Naeve Category 1D, Fruit and Vegetable Pest Management -- A Guide for ...

To gain additional earliness, plastic mulch as well as row cover may be required. Obviously there has to be an economic benefit to using both methods in combination because the cost is higher. More ...