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Thursday, October 13, 2011

Hoop House Line-Up


We've had a busy summer! Even though things stayed cool this year, we harvested a HUGE amount of produce from the front yard. These pictures are only a small representation of the bounty we have enjoyed.


Yay for eggplant! This was our first year seriously trying out eggplant and peppers, and they were both a tremendous success. Thank you hoop house!


We grew four varieties of eggplant and four varieties of peppers, sweet and hot, and everything was successful. The peppers didn't turn red until they were picked (more on that later), but the flavor has been awesome. As for the eggplant, we had to give tons of it away because there was just so much!


Who knew we could get actual raspberries the same year we planted canes? These went in early in the spring (March to be exact), and they started producing ripe berries in September. We're still harvesting them this week. I expect they'll continue until the first frost hits, which we expect to see in the next two weeks.


Have you been thinking about constructing a hoop house for your garden? We're still harvesting ripe tomatoes off the vine, and once they're out we'll use the plastic to cover one of the winter crop beds. Hoop houses and cold frames are a great way to extend the season in your area, and they allow you to grow hot weather plants in the cool Pacific Northwest.


4 comments:

  1. I'm thinking about a hoop house for next summer. We live on the central coast of CA. Have you posted pics of yours somewhere?

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  2. What wonderful color. I'm glad you had such a great harvest.

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  3. Hey Jackie! I've gotten some pictures of our hoop house, but I've been really lazy about posting this summer. I think I might write something up about the whole thing soon, so stay tuned!

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  4. Haven't seen a post from you for awhile. What's up?

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