And is it better for them to grow in hoop protected from wind and rain controlling them better or just outside? We planted around 100 tubers this season in our raised beds and we had beautiful flowers whole summer, our kid was selling them to fill up her piggy bank and she did actually amazing job. Now we are thinking to start dahlia business and not sure what would the best way. I am sure that from those 100 tubers we will have many more, and thinking of making some more raised beds only, or making hoop style greenhouses where the sides will be open in summer for more wind and to prevent diseases. We don't know what to do, and if idea is good, only thing we are sure is that market is there and I am sure we could market sell everything we make.,..
@RainDropFarmsАй бұрын
@ronin6044 we use the hoops for season extension, to get flowers early and keep them going after frost. Keeping the rain and wind off of them is a bonus, but we encounter more disease in the hoops for sure. The majority of what we grow is outside in the field.
@ronin6044Ай бұрын
@@RainDropFarms Thanks so much for answer, we will consider that also. We live in the Netherlands so our growing season is short and summer is soft and rainy. But we had beautiful first year Dahlias and we are thinking of turning it into a business. Or at least a part time job starting with 500-1000 plants next year. Thanks so much, your channel is so informative.
@2000rpascualАй бұрын
Hi, how long do they last without cloghed drips?
@EricaDiebold2 ай бұрын
Your videos are so educational! I just found your channel and am binging! Thanks
@marvinrobinson85192 ай бұрын
Using a drill for the holes is awesome!
@lulajohns18833 ай бұрын
Ok, I'm going to try this drip tape. Thanks
@charliewilliams87945 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing how's it working out we have a temporary shed that we would like to do the same with
@ValleyViewFlowerFarmVlogs5 ай бұрын
Great video, thank you.
@RainDropFarms5 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@Wyldheatherfarm5 ай бұрын
I can imagine the beautiful fragrance in your tunnel. Do you band all your stems like that and if so what size rubber band?
@RainDropFarms5 ай бұрын
Ya, it's a pretty nice place to start the day. The rubber bands we use aren't sized, they come bulk from Peirson supply in Florida. We do this style banding on all stiffer stemmed crops like peonies, sunflowers, amaranth etc. On softer stem crop like sweet peas or bells of Ireland we'll do a looser standard cross back in forth wrap.
@sophieswan30425 ай бұрын
Great informative video, Thankyou 🌼
@RainDropFarms5 ай бұрын
You’re welcome 😊
@IncredibleGreens2425 ай бұрын
Good stuff
@RainDropFarms5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!
@kelseyn80656 ай бұрын
Thank you for this. I’m in 8b and want just one eucalyptus but was worried about it being out of hand tall. Appreciate seeing they can be lopped to stay shorter.
@RainDropFarms6 ай бұрын
Yes! It will be bushier and happy 😊
@maggiefurrow50326 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, this was so helpful. :)
@RainDropFarms6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@kathrynplett83866 ай бұрын
thank you for sharing!
@RainDropFarms6 ай бұрын
No problem 😊, thanks for checking it out!
@vickiperkins4766 ай бұрын
Great info, 😊
@RainDropFarms6 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@durousseaupsr6 ай бұрын
Looks great!
@RainDropFarms6 ай бұрын
Thanks, it's so nice to have thing growing again!
@STRUMMERBOY19756 ай бұрын
Do you have snow where you are ? :)
@RainDropFarms6 ай бұрын
We get snow every year, but we don't really get a lot. However, the snow we do get is always really heavy, so we do have to clear the greenhouses when it happens.
@erperry20136 ай бұрын
i want to improve my snaps pinching: do you purposely wait until your snaps are that tall? or does it suffice to pinch with only a few leaves and alot shorter? in the past i have pinched at about 4-6”.
@RainDropFarms6 ай бұрын
We like to do them at 6-10", they seem to bounce back faster if they are more established.
@erperry20136 ай бұрын
@@RainDropFarmsthank you erin. i will give it a try.
@cebass71837 ай бұрын
were did you buy the film?
@RainDropFarms7 ай бұрын
We get our greenhouse plastic from Oregon valley greenhouses
@nightstar5257 ай бұрын
I just bought one of these from a neighbor for 50 bucks, 10.5x20 exactly like this one only mine has turnbuckles in between each pole on the roof, 4 poles I believe, I knew I couldn't be the only one to have this vision😊, thanks for the easy tutorial now it doesn't feel so daunting to tackle 👏
@RainDropFarms7 ай бұрын
I'm glad it was helpful, best of luck on your build!
@nightstar5257 ай бұрын
@@RainDropFarms Thank you for sharing it was inspiring
@sislertx7 ай бұрын
Thank You sooo much..im a small..micro teeny farmer...havent sold any yet ..but...maybe next year...i sure could use any other tips like this..like when to pick to sell them.
@RainDropFarms7 ай бұрын
Glad it helped, thanks for watching!
@nhesenovadr3857 ай бұрын
Очень красивая
@RainDropFarms7 ай бұрын
Спасибо!
@NicholeElizabeth7 ай бұрын
Love the experiment / trial videos 👌🏻
@RainDropFarms7 ай бұрын
Thank you! It's fun to share what's going on and I love trying new things
@b-sidefarm57537 ай бұрын
Always a pleasure to swing by your farm.
@tamarareneecreations1587 ай бұрын
Where do you buy the valves?
@RainDropFarms7 ай бұрын
Amazon is probably the easiest, if you search "Tape x 1/4" Barb" you'll have several options
@petefredrick37847 ай бұрын
My husband ordered one of these for me to cut my flowers for bouquets. It was just too heavy. I use it for pruning my hydrangeas and other woody plants in the spring.
@RainDropFarms7 ай бұрын
Yes, it's great for thicker stems and branches but I don't use it for harvesting herbaceous stems either. I prefer my ARS pruners.
@mkwats53757 ай бұрын
Thank you for all your videos! I learn so much from you.
@RainDropFarms7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! Glad they're helpful 😊
@vickiperkins4767 ай бұрын
That’s really awesome 😊
@RainDropFarms7 ай бұрын
Totally agree, these have been a really nice upgrade!
@jjones85877 ай бұрын
There is a really cheap and accurate hole punch for putting the hole in the 1/2 inch pipe. I don’t think I would want to use a drill for that.
@RainDropFarms7 ай бұрын
There are holes punches that usually ship with the valves. We like using the drill for ease, when putting in hundreds of valves it saves our hands and wrists, but the cheap one works just fine too!
@myswedishcottagegarden8 ай бұрын
I love peonies in that stage. Such a positive vibe with great expectations for the flowers!🌺
@RainDropFarms8 ай бұрын
I agree! So much promise ❤️
@myswedishcottagegarden8 ай бұрын
The plants look fantastic! How many days earlier do you think they’ll be? I planted a few peony roots in my field last autumn, and will plant a few hundred more this fall. I’m going to document all of it on my channel 😊
@RainDropFarms8 ай бұрын
It depends on variety and what our winter/spring brings with weather, but a good average is 2-3 weeks earlier than our field plants. thanks for watching!
@jamesedwards26878 ай бұрын
Great tips. Thanks.
@RainDropFarms8 ай бұрын
You bet!
@mariolopez50848 ай бұрын
Thank you it is not really hard...
@RainDropFarms8 ай бұрын
Glad it helped!
@vickiperkins4768 ай бұрын
Going to be beautiful! 😁
@RainDropFarms8 ай бұрын
Can't wait!
@williamscott7918 ай бұрын
I absolutely love flowering plants and I have four different varieties that I'm training for bonsai the problem is is where I'm at no one understands your knows much about flowering quince and they have tried repotting them in the winter and I see that they have all died so the ones I have are still in a can and I have yet to repot them because I am unsure of when the best time to repot a flowering quince is any help would be greatly appreciated
@RainDropFarms8 ай бұрын
I'm not much help in the bonsai department but generally speaking, repotting things in the spring if pretty safe
@angelinakurauskiene54648 ай бұрын
I have several quinces but I dont know how to prune them because flowers are mostly on below branches. How do you prune them?
@RainDropFarms8 ай бұрын
We cut them deep and either prune the tips if they are super long, or send them out that way and leave it to the customer to prune as desired. They are challenging that way!
@angelinakurauskiene54648 ай бұрын
Thank you! Your farm is inspiring!
@HHeirloomIA8 ай бұрын
So it's possible that deer wouldn't eat them due to the thorns!?
@RainDropFarms8 ай бұрын
They don't care about thorns :) but they don't eat ours so maybe it helps
@NicholeElizabeth8 ай бұрын
Would love to know which varieties did best for you after growing them for a few years. Trying to decide whether to buy floricane or primocane varieties for cut flower foliage.
@RainDropFarms8 ай бұрын
The three that we like the best are Joan, Anne and Cascade delight. Thanks for watching!
@nicholasmckibbin48239 ай бұрын
Where did you get the plastic from?
@RainDropFarms8 ай бұрын
We get ours from Oregon valley greenhouses.
@excellenthannah9 ай бұрын
Where do you suggest buying hellebores that are good for cutting? Do you have a wholesale seller you go through?
@RainDropFarms9 ай бұрын
Farmer Bailey has great options. The ice n roses line is good and is available through Bailey and Ball.
@excellenthannah9 ай бұрын
@@RainDropFarms thank you❤
@islandskysara9 ай бұрын
Thank you for this detailed video! I'm on the fence between the LowCat Tunnels or this setup with the bender. I figure I'd need the hoops for insect netting at some point but don't have much space for storing them.
@RainDropFarms8 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@islandskysara9 ай бұрын
What would you say is the most hardy one you've had success with overwintering?
@RainDropFarms9 ай бұрын
Nicolii, willow leaf, is very hardy. So is gunnii.
@islandskysara9 ай бұрын
@@RainDropFarms any suggestions on where to source those seeds or starts? I can't seem to find them available anywhere in the US.
@IAMLove339 ай бұрын
🙏💜🌞
@ashleyhutchison56979 ай бұрын
This was crazy helpful for us to refine our low tunnel setup, thank you! Do you leave the hoops in all season, or remove at some point? I am thinking through the transition point from tunnels to when plants may need netting, then going back to tunnels in the fall and making this as seamless as possible.
@RainDropFarms9 ай бұрын
We remove the plastic and hoops, but leave the hoops in the ground, making it really easy to reset them at anytime!
@juliamenkee83809 ай бұрын
Is there rebar in the ground acting as receivers for the conduit? Or is the conduit sunk only in the soil?
@RainDropFarms9 ай бұрын
We have the conduit in the ground. If you want to use rebar ground stakes you need to use ground plates. If you check out "farmers friend's greenhouses" videos, they use this system on their low tunnel kits.
@thomasgrady92929 ай бұрын
Excellent video these old carports also make really good chicken coops using tarps same types of method using tarps...
@RainDropFarms9 ай бұрын
I've seen them used for that as well, great for semi-portable coops as well!
@debrarichey644710 ай бұрын
Can you show the bracket attached to the hoop? Thanks
@saintmaxmedia242310 ай бұрын
where can we get such plastic cells? Eva
@RainDropFarms10 ай бұрын
I got these ones from a local supplier, but there are other styles available on Greenhouse Megastore
@saintmaxmedia242310 ай бұрын
Thank you.@@RainDropFarms
@erperry201310 ай бұрын
i began by using toilet paper rolls! they worked well and by the time i transplanted they were wet and unspiraling/unraveling. then i used the paper to mulch in my rows for weeds followed with leaves over top. now i am using a 72(?) sized root trainer tray with long cell spaces. can’t wait til i start them.
@juliamenkee838010 ай бұрын
Thanks for the inspiration! It's 5 degress and howling wind right now but I'm dreaming sweet peas! Where can I find trainers?
@RainDropFarms10 ай бұрын
I bought these ones through Stuewe & Sons in Tangent, OR. You can often find them on Greenhouse Megastore also.
@juliamenkee838010 ай бұрын
@@RainDropFarms thank you! Thanks for your new videos and experience. I'm up in Bellingham WA 4th year, very small scale.