Setting up the Tunnel- Part 2

So the tunnel is basically set up now. We pulled the plastic on Monday, and secured it Tuesday. Today we assembled the mechanism to roll the sides up, tilled the ground, ran some irrigation, and started planting! At least as much as I could before it got dark.

Putting up the plastic actually went more smoothly than I thought. It took all of 45 minutes to pull it over the frame, and securing it was simple as well. Or would have been, if it hadn’t started raining. It was pretty crazy. Halfway through the securing process it started storming. The cover is basically a huge kite, so it was very nerve racking watching the wind try to tear it off the frame.

Anyway, all’s well that ends well, and we managed to weigh the loose end down with concrete blocks until the wind stopped.

I’ll be updating as I plant it, with pictures. I already have several flats of stuff ready to transplant.