Building your own DIY hoop house to protect delicate plants from the cold is easy, fairly inexpensive, and worth the effort.

Year-Round Gardening Using Greenhouses, Hoop Houses, Cold Frames and More When the growing gets tough courtesy of Jack Frost and company, take action by outfitting your garden with a homemade ...

Cut each end of the PVC hoop at an angle for easier soil penetration, and fasten the row cover to the hoops with row clips. (You can use a sheet of plastic, but I prefer agricultural row covers ...

Another way to build a cloche is by stretching plastic sheeting over PVC hoops. For instructions on that technique, see the OSU Extension guide called How to Build Your own Raised-bed Cloche.

We cover the remaining three large raised beds, those partially shaded by the cold frames, with medium-weight fleece over hoops. Previously, we used flexible 3/4-inch PVC pipe for the hoops ...