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Originally Posted by greenthumbomaha
GoDawgs, that is a nice set up and I hope it outsmarts the borers for you.
Are those homemade hoops or purchased? They are so expensive to buy from Gardeners Supply.
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Thanks! Just a product of experimenting. The hoops are regular 1/2" black irrigation pipe from Ace Hardware or Tractor Supply. It comes in a roll and you can easily cut it to whatever length you want.
The anchors are 3/4" pvc pipe that the hoops easily slip into. You can get nine 17" pieces from a standard 10' length. I like that length because the pipe can be pushed/pounded into the ground deeply enough so it isn't wobbly yet leaves enough above ground to hold the hoops.
These hoops are about 6' long. I have shorter ones for smaller tunnels.