Hoop house

We love DIY greenhouse projects that save tons of money. By upcycling some materials, David LaFerney shows how to build a hoop greenhouse for as low as $50!

A great addition to your homestead. This DIY cattle panel hoop house will protect your garden from pests & the outside elements. It’s easy to build & best of all, it won’t break the bank!

Do you have a huge garden? Then, this is the ideal project for you--a large greenhouse allows you to grow plants all year, unlike a small one that lasts only for 1 or 2 seasons. If you live in a windy area, look into this project that shows you how to build a windproof house.

These DIY Greenhouse plans make owning a greenhouse a snap. Grow countless plants in your own self-built greenhouse with this guide to building the perfect structure for your needs!

As a kid, I tried to make my own solar ovens. I fashioned old windows together, and put pans of water inside to heat. They usually sucked, but these experiments spurred my fascination with greenhouses. Like my grandfather, I love growing things, and would imagine creating an endless summer indoors where I could grow exotic plants. Last year, my childhood fixation was revived when we visited the earth-ships in Taos, New Mexico. This summer, I finally decided to design and build my own…

Let's start by getting the semantics out of the way; we built a 'hoop-house' that is strictly for starting seedlings, so technically we built a 'prop-house' (propagation house). It's a fairly simple...

Hoop houses provide simplicity, adaptability, opportunities for crop diversification, opportunities to extend your growing season, and ease of maintenance. Learn more about hoop houses on the farm at Bootstrap Farmer today!

How to Make a Hoop House – Picture Tutorial

My husband, Bill, and I just finished building a hoop house in our vegetable garden so we can grow veggies through the fall and winter m...