FLINT, Mich. — On the vacant lot in Michigan where her childhood home once stood, Carolyn Meekins grows seedlings for Asian greens, red kale and green beans in a plastic-covered greenhouse known as a ...
Greenhouses aren’t the only great cover-ups for gardeners determined to extend their growing seasons. High tunnels, low tunnels and caterpillar tunnels work well, too. Also known as hoop houses or row ...
Jason Beaton believes in making things by hand, even giant hoop houses to keep his farm animals in during the winter months. Beaton, who owns Maplehurst Farms in Salisbury, N.B., has taken on the ...