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Ozark Lady
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Location: NW Arkansas, USA zone 7A elevation 1561 feet

The tunnels that I make are easy, I just measure some flexible pvc the length that I want, usually my beds are 4' so I just measure so I have a nice arch there. Then cut up the whole roll into those lengths.

Then I get chicken wire, some in 24" and some in 36" lengths. I simply weave the flexible pvc through the chicken wire, one pipe on each end, and have tunnels. I do have to cover the ends of a few. My beds are 8' so I use two 36" panels and one 24", or just all 4 as the 24" ones.

But, they are light weight easy to move, and I find they even stand well on plain ground not in the beds. But I can also add legs to them for height later in the season... all removable for storage!

I am finding them difficult to attach plastic to, though, have to think on that one some more. But for shade, just throw an old curtain over one and you are done, same works with frost protection in the fall, I throw a tarp over the panels and have a covered bed. Just haven't figured out how to make them a cold frame with plastic on them yet.

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somegeek
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Location: Vancouver, WA - zone 8a/b

DoubleDogFarm wrote:tomf,
Ddog is there a difference between production with the plastic and the hay covered berries
I'll have to tell you at the end of the season. This is my first year with plastic. It has definitley cut down on the weeding.

I'm thinking it will increase the production by earlier fruiting and extending the season further into the fall.

I'm welding up rebar low tunnels, black water pipe hoops and covered with deer fencing. These will be covered with greenhouse plastic in the fall.
[img]https://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h300/eric_wa/Metal%20Work/DSC01677-1.jpg[/img]
[img]https://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h300/eric_wa/Metal%20Work/DSC01680.jpg[/img]
[img]https://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h300/eric_wa/Metal%20Work/DSC01624.jpg[/img]

I've already made six of theses for my brother.
Those are nice lookin! :D

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Well thank you, thank you very much, :wink: That's my best Elvis :lol:

sjohnson9206
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Location: Scipio, IN

We put together this bed for some of our strawberries. This is on the south side of the house.

[img]https://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq254/sjohnson9206/Garden/2010-04-20/downsized_0420000722a.jpg[/img]

My dormant roots from Gurneys finally came in after a month
:evil: and my husband planted without me being there... which means that what I had hoped to have as an everbearing bed is now a mix of everything.

[img]https://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq254/sjohnson9206/Garden/2010-05-18/downsized_0518000732.jpg[/img]

They're starting to come to life! Sorry for the blur, it was misting outside and the camera didn't like that.

[img]https://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq254/sjohnson9206/Garden/2010-05-18/0518000731a.jpg[/img]

I also have 1 of these coming.
https://gurneys.com/complete-strawberry-bed-special-/p/14074/

and I think we'll be putting in a large raised bed in the front of the house for the rest of the plants.



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