Year-round
Production in High
Tunnels
Protected production
can offer benefits
to farmers and local
communities by
providing fresh,
healthy, and
delicious foods in
the colder months.
The implementation
of high tunnels into
your operation will
extend the growing
season for many
crops, and provide
food year-round.
Jump-start your
entry into high
tunnel production
with this full day
workshop led by
Steve Moore. Topics
will include design
and construction
tips, disease and
insect control, and
fertility and
planting schedules,
and will cover
options for 12-month
utilization of high
tunnel structures.
Instructor: Steve
Moore, Harmony
Essentials and
NCSU’s Center for
Environmental
Farming Systems
Thursday, February 4th
9:00–9:15am
Welcome and
Introductions
9:15–10:15am
Getting Started:
Why, Where, and How
of Design
Design criteria,
goals and
objectives, size,
shape, orientation,
energy flows, use of
sun charts, and
design performance.
10:15–10:30am
Break
10:30–12:00am
Building &
Maintaining Your
High Tunnel
Construction details
and tips, films and
inflation, interior
grow tunnel
construction, and
ventilation.
12:00am–1:00pm
Lunch
1:00–3:00pm
Production Basics
Fertility, salt
accumulation,
nitrate uptake in
low light greens,
specialized growing
techniques and pest
control.
3:00–3:15pm
Break
3:15–4:45pm
Calendaring the
Crops
Hotbeds and
transplant
production
(construction and
operation), planting
schedules for year
round production,
and yield potential.
4:45-5:00pm
Closing Remarks
and evaluations
