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You will be able to extend your growing season and increase both crop quality and yield by protecting your crops from wind, rain, hail, insects, and disease pressure.  \nApril 2012, Caterpillar Tunnel trial at Broadturn Farm, Scarborough, ME  \nConstruction Options:  \nThere are many different options you can choose when building your tunnel. You must decide which of these options suit your immediate needs and choose accordingly. Here are some of the major considerations:  \nCovering Designs: We provide instruction on two common methods of covering your tunnel:  \nCaterpillar  \nTraditional  \n􀁸 Caterpillar Style: This is typically a 3-season covering that allows growers to add incremental acreage of protection at the lowest possible cost. This is great for beginning growers, established growers who want more reliable crops without the expense of a larger house, and protected cropping for those lower cash crops that could use the help of a hoophouse, but might be a long time providing an equal return for the investment. Caterpillars are also somewhat moveable, as the covering process is not as extensive, which is great for field rotation.  \n􀁸 Traditional Style: These are usually fixed structures with end walls and roll-up sides for easier venting. They serve as a great 4-season house option that is comparably lower priced than larger structures. These are also are great for use as a seedling house.  \nGround Posts (i.e.: Tunnel Height): Ground posts are made from 15/8-inch chain-link fence post material, which is commonly available in 6-or 8-foot lengths. You can make ground posts by cutting either of these sizes in half and predrilling.  \n􀁸 6-foot fence posts are the cheapest option. They may be cut in half to produce 3-foot ground posts (with 2 feet in the ground and 1 foot exposed), which results in a 7-ft. tall tunnel.  \n􀁸 8-foot fence posts may be cut in half to produce 4-foot ground posts (with 2 feet in the ground and 2 feet exposed), which results in an 8½-foot tall tunnel. The reason you gain an extra 6 inches on top of the obvious extra foot is because you are only inserting the bows 6 inches into the taller posts, as opposed to 12 inches into the shorter ones. They cost a little more and require some extra drilling, but the resulting extra elbow room for people and crops and overall interior volume increase is very advantageous. It not only improves the tunnel’s thermal performance by slowing its overnight temperature drop, but also allows the use of a small tractor inside the tunnel, and allows trellising three rows of vine crops as opposed to two. 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