No need to buy a new trellis for your plants when you can easily create your own using inexpensive embroidery hoops from ...

During any time of year, a visitor to my Zone 6 garden will find at least a couple of low tunnels at work. Supported by wire hoops or arches made from wire fencing, my garden tunnels are covered ...

One way around this is to plant your warm-season crops in protective shelters to hold in heat and warm the soil. Called low tunnels or temporary hoop houses, these are hoops of wire, PVC or curved ...

However, there are many ways to garden almost year-round ... low tunnels are constructed of wire or pipe hoops that support clear plastic or fabric row covers. Construction is relatively easy.

Row covers available at many garden centers can be draped over larger plantings to protect them but only provide a few degrees of protection. Place row covers on small stakes or wire hoops so they ...

A shade cloth is sometimes used to help cool the soil and conserve moisture but it needs to be elevated above the plants with wire hoops. Most vegetables require an inch of water per week.