Homes & Gardens; Easy cover-ups stretch the season for fresh produce. Updated: ; Oct. 15, 2011, 1:30 p.m. | Published: ; Oct. 15, 2011, 12:30 p.m.

If you’re an avid gardener or someone looking to extend the growing season, a greenhouse is a fantastic investment. It a ...

Covering the sides of a small greenhouse with vinyl or plastic sheeting can be relatively affordable, though more durable or multi-layered materials will increase the cost.

Bill believed that my success rate would increase if we built a small hoop house, which is a plastic-covered greenhouse. He designed the structure, which measures 10 feet wide by 9 feet long and ...

These “greenhouses” go by several names including low tunnels, hoop houses and row covers and can be made of PVC pipe bent in a “U” shape and then covered with clear plastic or porous spun ...

You can also cover the ends with clear greenhouse plastic, insulation board or polycarbonate greenhouse paneling. Frase fastens his bows and plastic to 3×3-inch white oak rails.

Plastic eligible for recycling is clear, low-density polyethylene No. 4 (LDPE No. 4) used to cover greenhouses, high tunnels, hoop houses and other agricultural structures. The program will also […] ...

Plastic film covering farmland, greenhouse structures for light and heat retention, and irrigation pipes for precise water delivery—these common ...