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Season Extension Techniques for Market Gardeners (Summary)
Season Extension Techniques for Market Gardeners (Summary)
Market gardeners can grow crops year-round with season extension techniques. Cultural practices, plastic
mulches, row covers, and low tunnels provide growers with earlier, later, and higher-quality produce that can capture
more markets and demand higher prices. High tunnels or hoophouses, which are essentially unheated greenhouses, have
gained increased interest around the country in the past 10 years. Many growers now consider hoophouses essential to
the success of their market gardens; they are the focus of research projects, workshops, and new manuals. This publication
describes these season extension techniques and provides sources for equipment, supplies, and further information.
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Last Updated December 28, 2007
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