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Larry and Madonna Sorrell, Lazy S Ranch,
Glasco, Kansas
by
Ted Carey,
Photos courtesy of Ted Carey |
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Pictured
in their 30' x 96' Atlas High Tunnel, in October 2004, Larry
and Madonna Sorrell plan to produce salad crops through the
winter and tomatoes in the summer. This is their
first year growing in a high tunnel.
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Larry
is satisfied so far with the simple endwall design. He
welded a piece of 4" channel iron to the bow, and bolted
the swinging 2" x 4" in place. The base is framed
off with wood for the winter, leaving a doorway large enough
to step through. During the summer, the endwalls swing
open and are held in place by a chain. The loose plastic
is clamped to the 2"x4".
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Plastic
is held in place with two 2" x 4" hip boards attached
to hoops with self-tapping screws. Plastic goes over the
first and is sandwiched in place by the second. The roll
up sides are prevented from billowing by the zigzag string running
from hip board to base board.
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A
close up showing the channel iron door stop. The channel
iron is held in the ground by stakes - 3' pieces of rebar with
washers welded to the end driven through holes cut in each end
of the channel iron. A bolt holds the door closed.
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Rollup
side showing the attachment of plastic using polylock and wiggle
wire.
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and Madonna Sorrell received a producer grant from USDA NCR-SARE
to help put up their high tunnel. Larry will be happy
to provide further details about the construction of his tunnel.
He can be contacted at 785-568-2777.
Ted Carey is Extension Specialist
for Food Crops, Kansas State University Research and Extension
Center, Olathe, Kansas.
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