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Old June 19, 2012   #1
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The sides rollup and the ends are removable to extend the season. We have five of these beds for tomatoes.
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Very nicely done.

In MN I know you need those. How long of a summer do you really get each year? When I lived up north, summer (when it was warm to hot) really was only like 2 months of consistent heat, the rest of the time it was hit or miss.
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Old June 19, 2012   #3
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This year we had an early spring. Now we need it to quit raining.
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Old June 19, 2012   #4
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Those look great. Good job!
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really nice! What did you use to make the frames?
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http://extension.oregonstate.edu/cat...c/ec1627-e.pdf
The original idea came from the above link. Since then I have made the ends removable.
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The frames are made from Douglas Fir from Menard's
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Old June 25, 2012   #8
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I built one of these, 4x12, I have 6 plants in 5 gallon pails. So far so good. We had our first tomato two weeks ago. My hope is to extend the season and outwit LB. If all goes well, I'll put more of those structures over some existing raised beds. I hope you post how productive those are for you.
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Old June 26, 2012   #9
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Here's a photo of my biggest tomatoes. Bought in 4" pots for $1.00 ea. Planted in the cloche on May 3 2012
Here's a link to my other gardens.
http://myfolia.com/gardener/GeorgeSr
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George Sr you really have a very nice set of greenhouses there. Very well organized. I should have done something like this when I lived up north, wow is all I can say. I also like the A/C garden. Thanks for sharing.
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