New pluming 3-6-11

We installed a high pressure line into the hoophouse and hooked up a hose and a cleaning/weighing station.

Rototilling in a blizzard

I bet that we were the only folks in the Carson Valley rototilling during the blizzard on the 16th of February. It was so dusty in there that we had to pressurize the irrigation system and get a hose going. What fun!

Happy New Years from Comstock Seed. The hoophouse is dry and cold; good for drying out seed.

By late summer, we had quite the jungle on our hands. The netting was put up to protect the tomatoes from magpies. Both magpies and ground rodents moved into the garden as the hoophouse provided protection from the hawks allowing this bird pest problem. We also had a white fly infestation late summer. Production was successful through the fall and lasted for a month past the first freezes. The hoophouse worked well extending the harvest for an extra month. We'll see how well it works next spring. Stay tuned; Ed

This foundation detail on the hoophouse shows the rigid styrofoam that we buried 18 inches down into the ground. We are hoping this helps to keep the cold out as well as prevent rodents from getting in. You can also see the track that the plastic will attach to and, flashing over the edge of the styrofoam for protection from shovels. Stay tuned; Ed

Once the framing was up, we promptly added 30% shade cloth across the top. During the summer, it was quite pleasant in the hoophouse. You can see the ends framed in and we will not finish the plastic until the fall chills. Stay tuned; Ed

Hoop house under construction