What Do You Grow In Your Hoop House In The Summer?

happychick · #1 05/28/12, 08:07 PM

What Do You Grow In Your Hoop House In The Summer? This is our first year using our hoop house (has roll up sides & lots of ventilation), we live in Northern IL. In full sun on a 95 degree day yesterday, even with the sides up it got pretty hot. Our lettuce & peas are ready to harvest and get out of there, we have onions, carrots & beets in the ground - will they do ok? We have 4 tomatos in there (they have grown to a huge size!!), can they stand the heat though?? We have 9 outside in case they don't...

Just wondering what you all grow in your hoop houses in the summer? This is a learning process for us and we would appreciate any adivice from your experiences!

Thanks

Forest · #2 05/28/12, 08:29 PM

I have mobile ones, so I just pull mine down in the Summer.

Basically any hot weather veggie- tomatoes (although those will not set fruit well if it gets extremely hot- their pollen becomes sterile), sweet and hot peppers, melons, cucumbers, okra.

Wanda · #3 05/28/12, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by happychick

What Do You Grow In Your Hoop House In The Summer? This is our first year using our hoop house (has roll up sides & lots of ventilation), we live in Northern IL. In full sun on a 95 degree day yesterday, even with the sides up it got pretty hot. Our lettuce & peas are ready to harvest and get out of there, we have onions, carrots & beets in the ground - will they do ok? We have 4 tomatos in there (they have grown to a huge size!!), can they stand the heat though?? We have 9 outside in case they don't...

Just wondering what you all grow in your hoop houses in the summer? This is a learning process for us and we would appreciate any adivice from your experiences!

Thanks

You can spray on VISOR-WHITE with a hand sprayer to cut down the light penetration. We use it on the greenhouses at work. I think they used plain old whitewash on the old glass ones. The other option is to use shade-cloth over the top of the plastic. Grower supply will carry both.

anniew · #4 05/28/12, 10:34 PM

I use my plastic house as an unheated greenhouse. It doesn't have rollup sides, but I open the doors at each end and put a box fan in to move the air.
I grow tomatoes, peppers, cukes, summer squash, winter squash and beans...all things that like heat.

Callieslamb · #5 05/28/12, 11:03 PM

I have tomatoes, sweet peppers and melons in mine right now.

bajiay · #6 05/29/12, 06:33 AM

I'm going to learn something new apparently! What is a hoop house?

jwal10 · #7 05/29/12, 08:26 AM

Google Image Result for http://doorgarden.com/images/green-house/hoop-house-const-42.JPG

Mine are small and I just throw a piece of row cover over them.

GardenQuilt Cover | Buy from Gardener's Supply

Shade cloth is good but expensive. Row cover cuts 40% of the suns rays....James

bajiay · #8 05/29/12, 09:39 AM

OK! Thanks! I've used the rowcover before, but didn't know I could build a hoophouse like that! Cool! I think I have all of the wood for it too! Won't my hubby be happy! (hee...hee..)

KimTN · #9 05/29/12, 01:36 PM

Down here in the south, a green house will cook most things. I grow egg plants. Can't ever get to hot for them.

am1too · #10 05/29/12, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by jwal10

Google Image Result for http://doorgarden.com/images/green-house/hoop-house-const-42.JPG

Mine are small and I just throw a piece of row cover over them.

GardenQuilt Cover | Buy from Gardener's Supply

Shade cloth is good but expensive. Row cover cuts 40% of the suns rays....James

Get sheets at the Salvation Army or Good Will.

happychick · #11 06/01/12, 05:15 PM

Thanks for all the replies & advice everyone! I appreciate it!