HIGH TUNNEL HOPES.
The plastic on the high tunnel we inherited when we took over our 7.42 acres of Bugtussle was in mild disrepair when we arrived, but it is in pretty extensive disrepair now. We kept saying we would get to it when we moved there, and if it could just hold on for a couple months we'd show it some tender love and care. Unfortunately, a recent windstorm tore it to pieces on one side, and there it sits, heavily wounded. Add it to the list of dilapidated structures needing fixing.However, there is a silver lining to this (no Oscar pun intended)––we suddenly have a little garden space. We're going to cut away one side of the plastic and use the open high tunnel to grow peppers and tomatoes this year. In the fall we're hoping to frame each end, frame the bottom, and entirely replace the plastic. With the old plastic we cut away, we're planning to build a small hoop house, maybe something for a lemon tree or two! It's a bummer we couldn't make it to the high tunnel in time to save the plastic, but we'll never complain about instant gardens.- Jesse.
