Crazy right?
Hula-Hoops?
This video is informative, it’s creative, it’s useful and it is funnier than all get out. And it short!
Take a peek.
So there you have it, the Hula-Hoop Greenhouse and this thing can be used for veggies or For Rooting Cuttings in the Summer.
Rob B says
March 27, 2017 at 12:41 amHi Mike, I’m living in a small apartment in zone 10. I have a good size patio to work on however I get very very little direct sunlight. Working in full shade, i planed on growing tropicals, ferns, hostas and the like. After watching and reading some of your posts I’m thinking that I should narrow my focus and just root cuttings, and forget about growing 5.97 plants and liners.
How would you approach a hobby (to business) situation like mine, with my land and sunlight limitations?
Mike says
March 27, 2017 at 6:20 pmRob,
Keep in mind, once you get going there are all kinds of ways to expand what you are doing. You can still focus on plugs of shade tolerant perennials.
Barb says
March 26, 2017 at 5:56 pmNot only is this a nifty idea, she is delightful.
Marlene says
March 23, 2017 at 9:03 pmHi Mike,
Marlene from Georgia again. Thanks for your response to rooting berries. I didnt see a response concerning the fruit trees. Will I get a good result from rooting cuttings from my pear and peach trees?
Sorry for the confusion in my previous post. My phone got cracked on the screen and thus a long black line in the center from top to bottom that hides some letters while typing so I didnt see the words were incorrectly spelled…even my name!
Mike says
March 24, 2017 at 9:13 amMarlene,
Fruit trees are typically budded or grafted onto a seedling rootstock. Some can be rooted, you can try to do some in June, https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2015/01/easy-summertime-plant-propagation-techniques-can-home/
Marleen from Georgia says
March 23, 2017 at 6:40 pmHi Mike,
That was a great and simple idea for a greenhouse. Thanks for sharing. I have an unrelated question or 2. If I try to root cuttings from my pear and peach trees will I get thw same tree results? I’ve reapes good fruits from them every yr. I have thornless blackberry that I also reap good berries from, do you have any postings on how to root cuttings of berries? Thanks for all the info and I’m always inspired!!
Mike says
March 23, 2017 at 7:03 pmMarleen,
Try the berries as softwood cuttings this summer; https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2015/01/easy-summertime-plant-propagation-techniques-can-home/
Holly says
March 27, 2017 at 7:48 amThis is soooo funny! What a great video:
It shows you what to do, quickly, without unnecessary dialog, and kept me laughing throughout. It’s fabulous!
Bryan Mann says
March 23, 2017 at 12:26 pmI have never saw hula hoops that came apart like the ones in the video.
David says
March 23, 2017 at 10:59 pmI can remember from my childhood that the hula hoop is held together at a joint. Your children can do this for you if you promise not to punish them.
Louise says
March 22, 2017 at 8:13 amMike, I’m so glad you shared this with us. I learned something and Suzelle is to funny. I watch several of her other videos. I can understand why she has 116,115 views.
Cheers!
To plant a garden is to believe in the future.
Marie says
March 21, 2017 at 8:22 pmI loved the video, very succinct, I hate videos that waste your time. I can recreate this greenhouse following her directions with no problem. I also enjoyed her sense of humor and her accent is exactly like a friend so no real problem understanding. For all of you who criticized her accent, I’d humbly suggest a more positive reaction, the visual demonstration was enough to understand her method.
Candace says
March 21, 2017 at 1:33 pmso cute – too bad about the complainers – actually “a picture is worth thousand words”
I could see and understand what she was doing even without the sound
Thanks Mike 🙂
Lauren van Zyl says
March 21, 2017 at 11:36 amAwesome. Suzelle is a proudly South African personality and I am so pleased to see that she has hit the overseas market.. Take a look at some of her other DIY videos. https://www.youtube.com/user/SuzelleDIY
kathy says
March 21, 2017 at 10:55 amtoo cute! Not a bad idea either but way too small
for our needs.
E says
March 21, 2017 at 3:12 pmmake a bigger one!!
Norm says
March 20, 2017 at 8:14 pmPeople in New York City Might understand that woman but rednecks like me just turn her off. Disgusting.
Barbara says
March 20, 2017 at 5:25 pmThis is good for getting plants ready for out doors. I’ll have to try it.
Carol says
March 20, 2017 at 4:03 pmIt needs subtitles, lol!
Iceni says
March 20, 2017 at 2:42 pmVery amusing and informative. What were the dimensions?
Mike says
March 21, 2017 at 7:57 amIceni,
I don’t know, you can make it as long as you want and I’d guess about 3′ wide.
Dolores says
March 20, 2017 at 11:50 amThis is fast and easy.. I MUST show this to the HUBBY. he is recovering from a broken neck ,but there is always NEXT YEAR.. t
Ned says
March 20, 2017 at 4:22 pmQuite clever. Thanks!
Gee Willikers says
March 20, 2017 at 7:20 pmHope he’s better soon!
Carol says
March 20, 2017 at 11:27 amWould be more helpful if you could understand what she’s saying!
David Lee says
March 20, 2017 at 2:54 pmI agree.
Linna Lawrence says
March 20, 2017 at 8:18 pmI agree…couldn’t understand her AND she’s very lucky she didn’t cut her left thumb off using that hack saw on the hula hoop! Good idea though LOL!
Linda M. Kiefer says
March 20, 2017 at 10:30 amUse 3/4 inch black plastic tubing and the same idea and you can make it as big as you like. Instead of rebar I use the rebar type light weight garden fence posts without cutting them. That way when/if the plants get taller you can just slide the piping up and “raise the roof”
Ed Doerr says
March 20, 2017 at 10:24 amI used 1/2″ emt electrical conduit ( costs $1.00 each I bent a 90 at the halfway point worked really good
Anna says
March 20, 2017 at 10:15 amAh, but first I must install a pool. For if a wasp might happen to appear within my bonnet, I shall desire a lovely place to which I may escape. Have you instructions for such a project?
Mike says
March 20, 2017 at 2:30 pmAnna,
I’ll look into that.
Jay says
March 20, 2017 at 9:53 amA bit too frantic and gabbled. Unclear what the sticks are that support the hoops. Looks like a brilliant idea, don’t know where one would find hoola hoops nowadays, or has the craze regenerated whilst I wasn’t looking.
Mike says
March 20, 2017 at 2:32 pmJay,
Rebar. Pretty sure you can still find hula-hoops.
Anonymous says
March 20, 2017 at 3:02 pmI have seen them in $ stores. I’m not sure if they are as sturdy as ones you might find at Wal-Mart or someplace like that.
Anonymous says
March 20, 2017 at 5:27 pmcheck your local dollar stores
Colleen says
March 20, 2017 at 6:31 pmYeppers!! The $1.00 tree had hula hoops,, so do grocery stores? I thought she was Awesome!! L?VE
HER???❤?
Roger says
March 21, 2017 at 5:10 amThey are available at the dollar stores but on a sometime basis. Get them quick since everybody will buy them up after watching this video. I want to do this, cheaper than anything we can buy ready to go, just time energy and money, ha. I ahve about half of it already and it is still spring.
Shirley says
March 21, 2017 at 6:42 amWalmart has hula-hoops….all sizes…
Karen Gadbury says
March 20, 2017 at 9:42 amLove it! Very cool