Tierra Garden 50-5000 Haxnicks Easy Poly Tunnel Garden Cloche, Giant

I live in a ridiculously windy area (think Dorothy on her way to Oz kinda windy), and just built an elevated raised garden bed. (You may be asking, why would I try to garden in such a hostile environment? I have no good answer for you. I just want to grow some delicious lettuce. So sue me.) My little seedlings were getting pummeled by the constant 20+ mph winds, so I bought this to protect them. I was skeptical it would be able to stand up to to the constant onslaught, but I'm pleasantly surprised to say it worked better than expected. It's super easy to install: you just stick the prongs into the soil (or hang them over the side of my garden box, which I did for seedlings that were close to the perimeter of the box). We had one of our windiest days yesterday, and the thing barely moved! If you're on the fence, take the leap and buy the thing. You'll be glad you did.

I own several of these row covers in all the different styles. They are invaluable all throughout the growing season. I’m in the northeast USA. The plastic allows early in-ground seed starting, the others work great for pest control and and shading during the scorching July weather. They are made very well, some I’ve had for 5+ seasons and are as good as new. The hoops have a long end that secures into the ground and I’ve never had them blow away during reasonably high winds. Highly recommend!

We are blessed to live in the perfect climate. In 5, almost 6 years, I think we have experienced from 6 times - 5 of which were this past winter. We bought this cloche to keep our winter garden plugging along and frankly to keep it alive. This isn't the first time we have purchased this cloche so we knew what we were getting ourselves into. It is a little clunky, a little bit of a chore to set up, but it works and does what is supposed to do. If you buy this - a couple of things: 1) it is long and not terribly wide so you may need to snake it around the garden to cover all your plants; 2) if you need to water anything (if it doesn't trap the moisture or you live in a dry climate) it is a pain; and 3) plan to spend a couple of hours getting it set up how you need it.

The tunnel is what I needed and easy to set up but the plastic was too short and doesn't meet the ground which does not help in deterring birds from getting in the tunnel.

Wow! These tunnels really work! We live in the mountains of North Carolina and they were seriously put to the test a couple of weeks ago when we had 9" of snow and 5°F overnight temps. I was worried about my beautiful greens as the snow was so heavy, the tunnels were sagging in between the wires ... removed the snow and the tunnels and lo and behold... beautiful, happy kale and lettuces! The large size is good for kale, broccoli and collards and I have the small one over my lettuces which also fared well! I'm really amazed at how well these protected my babies. Yay! If I had any critical remark it would be that when the temps are very cold, it's quite hard to cinch up the ends. But I just tucked them in and it still worked.

This more than met my expectations. It's sturdy, well-designed, and easy to install and remove. We have had a cold spring in New Hampshire and my tomato seedlings are thriving under the tunnel, where they are warm, getting full sun, and are well- protected from wind. I am most impressed by the quality of materials and construction. I intend to order several more to extend my fall growing season. I think the length and height are just right to be practical and easy to handle. The tunnel looks like it will give excellent service for at least several years.

Very easy to use and straightforward, but the first snowfall we had (about 4") broke the plastic and even bent one of the hoops, so now it's basically worthless. Going to try fixing it with duct tape but I suspect it will happen again.

This product is extremely easy to install. You just lay it down in the right place, push the thin metal rods in to the ground and you are done. I love it. This is my second time ordering. I wish it came in other sizes to fit my raised beds better. I made the hoops a bit smaller by squeezing them to a tighter shape. That made two of these fit side by side in one raised bed. But a wider version would be great.A nice bonus; you don't have to water as often, as the plastic minimizes evaporation.