Homemade High tunnel & shade cloth
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Homemade High tunnel & shade cloth
I’m trying to build a high tunnel from wood. I have my own sawmill and plenty of trees to work with. It’s taking longer than I hoped because of the limited time I’ve had to mill. The garden area is approx 48’x32’. I have 9ft deer fencing around it right now. I will be cutting the corner/side posts to height soon.
In the meantime we also tilled a 2nd garden area 10 ft away that is the same size with 7ft deer fence. Only have T-posts around that area. Because the price & time to get supplies/limber is going to take me a little while, I was considering buying just the shade cloth first and putting that over the garden areas first (& only temporarily until I can complete build). Is this idea going to help or should I just let the direct sunlight hit the areas until I am ready to complete the build. Timeframe to get project completed is unknown. Like most of you, we have been in a drought for a while now. I live in Zone 6a (close to 6b) in Illinois. Crops we have planted are: corn, tomatoes, peppers, peas, green beans, radish, cucumber, squash, lettuce, spinach.
Thoughts, comments, questions?
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