Makes a great little row cover for an in-ground or raised garden. Secure better in windy places.
I'm pretty happy with this little row cover type greenhouse for the price. I have an in-ground no-dig garden with mostly mounded beds and one raised bed. We used this over the large raised bed for a fall lettuce and cabbage crop. We started by just assembling the frame and leaving off the cover while it's still warm. Instead, we're using garden netting to exclude the fall bugs (mostly grasshoppers and blister beetles) that we're currently battling. Once it gets cold, we'll put the cover on, and probably a frost cover directly over the plants, as my experience is that the greenhouse alone won't protect from frost as well as a close cover. The Kansas wins can be pretty punishing, so how it will fare remains to be seen, but right out of the box, I'm satisfied for the price.
The staples that it comes with are pretty flimsy, so unless your area is completely sheltered and placid, you'll definitely want to reinforce it with more/longer staples. Bricks are also handy for whatever covering you use.
While we're using netting now, I like the zip-open cover it comes with, which is easier to get at than my current emt row covers with clips, but of course, it will be harder to replace if it gets destroyed. But since we're using it with our own covering now, I can tell it won't need to go into the garbage even if the cover isn't up to the challenge.
Assembly is straightforward. The tubes are lightweight, but they don't need to support much (and we had similarly lightweight tubing effectively supporting a massive pole bean arch this summer, so I think it will be fine).
Makes a great little row cover for an in-ground or raised garden. Secure better in windy places.
I'm pretty happy with this little row cover type greenhouse for the price. I have an in-ground no-dig garden with mostly mounded beds and one raised bed. We used this over the large raised bed for a fall lettuce and cabbage crop. We started by just assembling the frame and leaving off the cover while it's still warm. Instead, we're using garden netting to exclude the fall bugs (mostly grasshoppers and blister beetles) that we're currently battling. Once it gets cold, we'll put the cover on, and probably a frost cover directly over the plants, as my experience is that the greenhouse alone won't protect from frost as well as a close cover. The Kansas wins can be pretty punishing, so how it will fare remains to be seen, but right out of the box, I'm satisfied for the price. The staples that it comes with are pretty flimsy, so unless your area is completely sheltered and placid, you'll definitely want to reinforce it with more/longer staples. Bricks are also handy for whatever covering you use. While we're using netting now, I like the zip-open cover it comes with, which is easier to get at than my current emt row covers with clips, but of course, it will be harder to replace if it gets destroyed. But since we're using it with our own covering now, I can tell it won't need to go into the garbage even if the cover isn't up to the challenge. Assembly is straightforward. The tubes are lightweight, but they don't need to support much (and we had similarly lightweight tubing effectively supporting a massive pole bean arch this summer, so I think it will be fine).