Season Extension: Water Management

These resources address irrigation and other water management strategies in season extension structures.

Kansas State High Tunnel Video Series

This video series was developed by Kansas State Research and Extension, and includes segments on the following topics related to commercial high tunnel or hoop house production:

Overview | Design | What to Plant | Basic Management Considerations | Intensive Management | Resources

Rainwater Catchment from a High Tunnel for Irrigation Use

This Iowa State University video/fact sheet describes how to build a system to catch, store and reuse the rainwater for high tunnel irrigation.

Additional Resources on Managing Water in High Tunnels

The following resources, which were not funded or produced by SARE, contain valuable information.

Center for Plasticulture at Penn State University (a website with information on drip irrigation and other aspects of season extension production)

Drip irrigation suppliers from Hightunnels.org

Watering and Fertilizing Tomatoes in a High Tunnel (a University of Missouri fact sheet)