hoop house

American  

[hoop haus] / ˈhup ˌhaʊs /

noun

1. a simple greenhouse for plants growing directly in the ground, usually having no temperature control and made by covering an arched metal frame with clear plastic.

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Example Sentences

Small-scale rice farmers grow seedlings in a green- or hoop house and transplant them, which can now happen earlier in the year, meaning planting more varieties with varying maturation times could even result in two growing seasons.

From Salon

Osnin Noe Quintanilla-Melendez, 32, from Honduras died sleeping in a cannabis hoop house with a running generator.

From Seattle Times

Officers used a mini-dozer to raze cannabis beneath a hoop house built out of PVC pipe, while Persing peered inside one of the plywood sheds used for habitation.

From Seattle Times

But the fund is also helping to build a “hoop house,” or covered garden, able to produce food year-round.

From Seattle Times

It would be unusual, however, unless they were grown in a greenhouse or hoop house.

From Seattle Times