Above is Hoop House 5 at Polyface Farms in Virginia. Here is an explanation of how they use this hoop house. We don't winter hogs in deep bedding as they do, nor do we really need a greenhouse/hoop house for our vegetables, but it gave me an idea.
Years ago we poured a concrete slab at the back of the property. That part of the yard never grew much grass and after moving the sandbox around a few times the soil wasn't great. At that time we were more interested in raising children than food, so concrete seems a great place for them to play and a soft sided pool to rest in the summer. It worked out great. We played through and wore out a few pools in the 10+ years we've had the pad.
Now though, it has become our orchard of wine barrel fruit trees.
Now the question is how much trouble would it be to cut the concrete leaving about three 15' long planter beds? This would put the trees in the ground, better for them; and clean up some of the clutter. It would also let us use the barrels elsewhere. The cost shouldn't be too great, but I'm curious about the time.
Has anyone done something like this?
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