14. DIY Cattle Panel Hoop House

We built the cattle panel hoop house in this article from the October/November 2026 issue of Mother Earth News, and all it took was a bit of wood from a reclaimed pallet, two cattle panels, a bit of duct tape, and team work! Build along with us and learn how to update your hoop house to withstand heavy storms with tips from Texas Editor Karmin Garrison.

Resources for Your First Hoop House

Need help planning your seed starting dates? Calculate dates for extended season planting based on sunlight hours instead of temperature with this article about the Persephone period.

Not sure what extended season gardening looks like? Check out our Greenhouse Gardening 101 video course, where a professional edible landscaper shares the way she leverages her greenhouse for early seed starting, succession planting, and more.