Season Extension & Winter Growing

Learn how to use low tunnel hoops for frost protection, insect control, and season extension on your market farm. Two methods, pro tips, and covering options explained.

Discover the best cold-hardy crops and specific varieties for winter market farming. Carrots, spinach, kale, lettuce — with planting tips from decades of hands-on experience.

Learn how to start winter vegetable production on your market farm. Planting timing, cold-hardy crop selection, row cover protection, and ventilation tips from 22 years of year-round growing experience.

Learn how to manage extreme summer heat on your market farm — work schedules, shade cloth, irrigation, and crop selection tips from decades of farming in Tennessee summers.

Learn the differences between row cover, shade cloth, and insect netting for your small-scale farm. When to use each, whether they're interchangeable, and which to buy first — from extensive hands-on trials.

Learn why most high tunnels don't need heating for winter growing, how the two-layer system works, and how to irrigate non-standard bed layouts. Practical Q&A from experienced market farmers.