Bib Extender

Designed for commercial growers, but we think it's great for home gardeners, too. No additional information available Overall Rating:. Our research farm recorded increased early yields of warm weather crops when compared to crops grown on standard black...

We have sold Reemay for close to 30 years, and its reputation and name recognition are well known to home gardeners. Provides frost protection down to 30°F. Weighing in at a very light 0.6 ounce per square yard, this polyester fabric allows 75% light...

Keys to Success Remember to remove or vent the roof on very warm days and replace the manure each fall before planting your crops. Step 3 Line the inside of the hole with a row of cement blocks, then stack another row on top, essentially building the...

Many of the tasks at hand are mental and will give your body a chance to recover. The last thing you want is to lose your soil to erosion or destruction by the harsh elements of winter.

UV stabilized material lasts up to 10 years. Whether protecting your greenhouse, hoop row covers, or shading a patio area, shade cloth is a very useful product. Ours blocks 65% of the light, perfect for greenhouse and general plant protection.

Use this superb all-purpose mulch for crops such as melons, eggplant, squash, and cucumbers. Embossed, 1 mil thickness. The great innovation in film mulches. Brown mulch provides more effective weed control than green mulch and warms the soil better than...

The patented design allows the unique curved surface to always align at 90° to the sun's rays for optimum light penetration regardless of the time of day. The UV stabilized PVC cover features a rugged, zippered door and adjustable top vents for air circulation.

Fit the exact size and shape you want using your own pipe and sheeting. These nifty garden clip fasteners secure greenhouse film, row covers, shade cloth, or even bird netting securely to a pipe frame and holds well in high winds.

This dramatic increase results from the film reflecting far-red light up into the plant. When used with tomato crops, SRM-Red has been shown in USDA tests to increase production from 12-20% of first quality early tomatoes when compared to black mulch.

At 0.6 ounce per square yard, Grow Guard 20 is less abrasive to young plants than Reemay. A single layer provides frost protection down to 27°F if there is no breeze. This polypropylene fabric allows 85% light transmission.

When you're ready to set out your transplants, cut an X in the fabric where you want to plant and fold back the corners to expose the soil. This solid sheet of 1 mil plastic is best used with drip irrigation underneath.

Much like traditional green broccoli, purple sprouting broccoli provides edible flower bud clusters. With the help of cold frames , row covers, mini hoop houses and other season extenders , gardeners even in the extreme north can see at least a few different...

Once dug, below-grade trench planting sites can be used for many years, especially if the sides have been shored properly. It's called below-grade trench planting, and it's an excellent and inexpensive way to keep the lettuce, kale , tat soi and other...

You also must consider the elements. It is in those moments of winter that the farmer really must think about how his or her crops are handing the excessive heat. A good pair of boots will help in this area, but any areas where you walk often in the garden...

Store these bare-root clumps of artichoke crowns in a box of peat moss in a cold garage, basement or fridge. After the mulch is removed, the plant should re-sprout from the roots a short time later.

Cover each seed cluster with a homemade cloche made of a translucent milk jug with the bottom cut out and the cap removed. If you want a homegrown holiday, it's time to plant. If you're looking to increase the amount of homegrown produce on your holiday...

Jessica Walliser 6 one- or two-hole strap brackets 6-12 wood screws 8-10 plastic zip ties (6-8 inches long) 3 8-foot pieces of 1/2-inch PVC piping 1 10-foot piece of 1/2-inch EMT conduit pipe 1 roll 6-mil plastic sheeting (size will depend on how large...

The film will begin to decompose between 50-60 days and will be 95% biodegraded within 90 days, depending on soil composition. Shelf stable, its decomposition properties are activated by usage.

Allows 50% light transmission. This hefty polypropylene fabric is three times the thickness of Reemay and weighs 1.5 ounces per square yard. Cover plants before the frost comes, and uncover during the day when temperatures rise above 32 °F.

It allows 90-93% light transmission without heat build up and is UV stabilized so it won't deteriorate quickly. Porous to both air and water. This lightweight fabric provides an effective screen to reduce damage from flea beetles, thrips, aphids, whiteflies,...

Choose those selections over others that are more prone to early bolting. Don't plant all your lettuce the first week in April; instead, sow a new row of seeds every two weeks all the way through spring.

Once the danger of frost has passed, repot the plant into a slightly larger container using new potting soil or plant it directly into the ground. Poinsettias are so sensitive that if you miss a night or the room is not completely dark, the plant might...

In other words, look to diversify the garden as much as possible. The space where the onions were once at home, will soon house mustard greens and kale. For example, when your potatoes are dug, replant the area with arugula or a late sowing of a short-season...

But, instead of the cut leaf base being inserted into the soil to grow one new baby plant, the entire margin of the leaf is used to grow many baby plants. They send little roots out down from the bottom side of the mother leaf; make sure you keep this...

At Twin Oaks Community, it takes four people about one hour to put on a shade cloth and 30 to 40 minutes to take it off. When it's hot enough to grow your crops outdoors, it might seem too hot inside to do anything useful, though, so the question becomes:...

Plant Tuscan Sun Sunflowers in full sun or light shade, in the perennial border or the flower bed. * Continuous bright yellow flowers all season * American Native * Low-maintenance and drought tolerant

Gardeners can expect daytime temperatures under this film to be almost 10 degrees higher than under Reemay. Gro-Therm is better than floating row covers for crops that need high light intensity and warmth.