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Blog Post: How to Build A Simple Hoophouse: This is the Hoop House Redux post which has links to 3 informative "How To" blog posts I did 7 years ago on how we build our simple unheated hoophouses. No pictures…; Added by Lucy Goodman at 11:02am on January 2, 2013

Photo: Morning Spinach: Spinach from the hoop house for a spinach, onion, and havarti cheese omlette; Added by David Scott at 4:24pm on March 1, 2011

Photo: Sun Gold Tomatoes: green sungolds started in a hoop house and about 14 days from ripening; Added by Lucy Goodman at 10:21am on June 27, 2011

Photo: Chicken Winter Home: at 8' wide. Air flow is around the end caps, with a chicken wire mesh at all openings to keep out the predators.…; Added by Rick Nichols at 9:17pm on June 17, 2013

Topic: Hops from the hothouse: house hops. any suggestions or Ideas?…; Added by Clayton Weber to The Brewers Pub - Sit and raise your glass with friends! at 7:01pm on October 27, 2010

Comment on: Topic 'Winter Chickens': Ray - yours are free-range? Rick - I like the sound of your fountain thingy. I'm not sure what the hoop house is, however. Can you post a picture for me if it's not too much trouble?; Added by Jana Franzen to Backyard Chickens at 4:59pm on December 6, 2013

Photo: Chicken Winter Home: he house: 12' x 8' x 6', 15" sideboard, 26" door…; Added by Rick Nichols at 9:17pm on June 17, 2013

Comment on: Blog Post 'Bathroom Barnyard': ns) is useful for more than just chickens. Mine has a small coop inside for the chickens, steel trash can with lid for food, space for a rabbit hutch (or two if you need to separate the guys and gals) and did not cost an arm or a leg. I used Plastic Sheeting for one end, cheap 8 x 8 tarp for the other, and covered it with a transparent tarp which I ordered to fit off the internet. Three Hog Panels (Smaller openings means stronger structure) wired the edges together, and nailed them to a 8' x 12' base. I added 2"x4" frames at each end to create the doorway and the rear wall support, and put two 12' 2"x4"running the length at the top of the frames to help keep the panels from shifting under the wind and snow loads. I may have spent $500.00 overall, but it should last about 5 or 6 years. Look at the picturesI posted for my summer hen yard and the hoop house is in the picture as well.…; Added by Rick Nichols at 6:25pm on December 5, 2013