DIY Low Tunnels

Protect your seedlings from extreme temperatures, insects, and sunscald. Low tunnels offer many of the benefits of a hoop house without a big investment of space or money. Once built, they are easy to move between garden beds or rows of crops.

Snap-on clamps make it easy to switch coverings from greenhouse plastic in the coolness of early spring to shade cloth in the heat of summer. Learn how to effectively extend your growing season with various covers in this helpful article.

Description

This low tunnel kit along with our 4' bender is everything you need to build a portable low tunnel in 10’ or 20’ lengths. Choose between shade cloth, insect netting, frost blanket or plastic sheeting for coverage. Use our detailed instructions to bend your own hoops and install connectors to make a sturdy low tunnel.

Also, check out our free chicken tractor plans made with the diy low-tunnel kit.

Key Features

Portable, allowing you to use it wherever you need.
Easy to construct with only a few basic fittings
Useful for protection from pests, weather, and sunscald.
Reusable, these sturdy structures can be stored and used for years.
Perfect for creating microclimates with shade cloth or plastic cover.
Great for breeding experiments and seed-saving.
Comes with printable PDF instructions.

Includes

10’ Low Tunnel Kit

16 - pack - ¾” EMT Cross connectors
20 - pack ¾” snap on clamps
PDF Instructions

20’ Low Tunnel Kit

30 pack - ¾” EMT Cross Connectors
40 - ¾” snap on clamps
3 - ¾ splices
10 - #8 x ¾ screws
PDF Instructions

Optional: Hoop Bender *, Insect Netting, Shade Cloth, Plastic, or Frost Blanket

** Benders are sold separately for those who want multiple kits.

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10’ Length- (8) ¾ EMT x 10’

20’ Length- (16) ¾ EMT x 10’

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