EASY Row Covers! - No Hoops, No PVC, No Wire!

Learn how to protect your plants with row covers using material you already have on hand that's cheap and easy!

[Cici]

Every year I garden, I learn something new, in addition to learning that I know less than I thought I knew the year before!

[margareth]

Maybe thats why gardening makes you so keen about it, owing to the way we learn to learn about its many facets. Nothing stays the same, so every day brings to you another challenge.

[tammybyrd]

Nice idea! Will give it a try. I wasn't going to pay for the expensive hoops so I bought hula hoops at the Dollar Tree and cut them in half and took the shaky things out and used those! A little tuile over them and we are good to go! :)

[glorialiving]

Hey Guys! Just want to give an update on this method. We think that next time we will use a paracord for more strength, but we also ended up raising it up a little. The peak is probably about 4 feet high now, and we just made the peak as high as we could while also leaving room on the edges to weigh it down. We hope this helps! The heavier weights definitely helped! Happy Gardening!

[Papawcanner]

Finally a use for that rebar I scrounged years ago . Thanx

[kenbrown]

I tried to subscribe , but , YouTube says I have too many subscriptions !!!! Thanks for posting this very interesting gardening video !!!! I'll keep watching !!!!

[PleasantPrickles]

Great demo! Thanks for sharing this frugal method! 🌱🌱🌱

[anniebancroft]

This is so EASY and appears to be effective.

[deek]

Love this idea, I've been avoiding buying hoops for all my raised beds. I think this will work very well for a couple of my beds, thank you.

[camperjack]

Wow, very cool idea. I've been wondering about this very thing. Another way to tie the truckers knot, when you make the loop, twist it three times, then facing the post, reach down through the ;loop, pull up a second loop. This is the loop you put your free end in and pull back to the post. Its hard to explain but less confusing for me when I tie it.

[TheGardenerNorth]

Great idea, but I'd suggest using galvanized garden wire instead of Construction line, which will break down from UV's. Construction line is inexpensive for a reason. You can get galvanized garden wire from home improvement centers and dollar stores. It's also stronger, relatively inexpensive and reusable.

[historical]

I love it; economical and efficient. Just in time for my new raised bed hoop construction and fall plantings!

[rturner]

Thankyou. This is just what i needed. Nwill do next spring

[janetcalvert]

Just seen this, its sooo helpful and effective. Gonna b using this for my squash plants. Thank you for all of your efforys and God bless you and yours.

[BecauseHeLovedMest]

I get what you mean, but I'm also glad to be doing something that offers continued learning vs boring same old ❤

Thank you for the row cover idea... Love it 😊

[tpike]

You should have gotten some long 1" PVC pipe & after rolling it up in the row cover to make your tent, take some short L-shaped rebar & insert the short end into each end of the PVC pipe & drive the long end of the rebar into the ground. If the PVC pipe is not long enough to reach each end of the row, you can use a shepherd's crook piece of short rebar (the kind they use in pouring concrete foundations & walls) and hammer it down to hold the PVC pipe close to the ground. PVC pipe & rebar is a lot cheaper than metal conduit.

[jila]

I have used this method for several years now and have found that using large binder clips to attach the frost cloth to the conduit after rolling it up. This keeps it neat and tidy and it doesn’t blow off. Hope this is helpful

[genevatungate]

The "little loop" you refer to is called a bite.

[barbarastefani]

Are you small steaks in hula hoops cut them in half works good

[MichaelJohnson-igxp]

I have always wanted to live in a place without strong winds!