Greenhouse & Hoop House Gardening
Unlock the potential of year-round gardening with our comprehensive resources on greenhouses and hoop houses in Nebraska! Here, you'll find valuable insights into the benefits of these structures, including how they can extend your growing season and enhance plant health. Explore practical tips on design, construction, and maintenance, along with best practices for maximizing your yields. Whether you're a hobbyist or a serious gardener, we are sure these resources will inspire you to create an ideal growing environment that allows you to enjoy fresh produce throughout the year.
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UNL Dept. of Agriculture and Horticulture
Controlled Environment Agriculture
University of Nebraska information regarding greenhouses, high tunnels, low tunnels and much more.
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Estimating Construction Costs for a Low-Cost Quonset-style Greenhouse
Double polyethylene Quonset-style greenhouses offer growers and farmers a more cost-effective structure than glass- or acrylic-covered structures for growing plants off-season.
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High Tunnels and Other Season Extension Techniques
From low covers to high tunnels, from hoop houses to greenhouses — producers are finding ever more innovative ways to extend the growing season, and their income stream. Topics include: types & construction, variety trials & selection, fertility; pest; and water management, energy, and marketing & economics.
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Early Season Extension Using Hot Caps
Hot Caps are covers used to protect individual plants from low temperature stress early in the sea- son. They usually are used by home gardeners or market gardeners with limited production. Growers with more acres or more extensive production tend to use row covers or high tunnels that protect more than one plant.
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Constructing a Block and Fence Growing Bench for use with a Capillary Mat Irrigation System for Greenhouse Plant Production
Plant health and productivity of commercially grown greenhouse plants is improved when production occurs on raised benches where they can have optimal environmental conditions and uniform irrigation. This publication describes how to construct simple and economical growing benches as well as an irrigation system for the specialty crop grower.
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