03/21/13, 10:27 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
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Originally Posted by plowjockey
Speaking of grapes, just saw on TV, where a producer, is using hoop houses, to grow lots of beautiful and delicious grapes - in Ireland.
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I've actually thought about doing this myself with dwarf fruit tree's. Around here it seems you only get one good fruit setting every 4 or 5 years. Most of the time frost hits right when the trees are blooming.
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Originally Posted by randy in central missouri
Well, this has went off course. I hope any of you that could not afford a hoop house, look at this thread as a way to possible get one. It was not free, i spent $$ and a lot of time building it. I am excited about growing stuff early in it.
Not only have i paid a ton of taxes in the last 30 years of working. But the amount of time that i donated and money that was not reinbursed for working in social services far dwarfs the amount of money that this grant paid. Every week I spent part of my paycheck to buy rec supplies like yarn and crafts, Soda's because a kid has got a good grade or had a bad parent visit. Spending all night driving my vehicle looking for a run away kid on a freezing night. All the days i came home with bruises breaking up fights, all the hours that were spent teaching drivers ed in my car. This grant pales in comparison to this.
So i don't feel bad, I feel blessed. Blessed that I worked with so many great teenagers. Blessed that I got a new hoop house.
randy
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Awesome! I know what teenagers are like, since I'm a bus driver for a public school. So I think you definitely deserve a break.
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