[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

The garden 2 weeks ago:

Low Tunnel made with 3" fencing and lite insect barrier. It allows 1) earlier planting and 2) insect control later in the year.

I use 2'X6' raised bed frames, which are easy to make and move around. I took sections of 3' fencing, put insect barrier on them to make 3 foot removable row covers. I can lift them up and work inside without having to pull off (in this instance) a 14'x3' section of row covers.

The assembled 4 section 12' low tunnel.

I took a chance before last weeks rains and planted radishes, Japanese turnips, beets, and on the north side, peas. Hoping that we get enough warmth for them to germinate and grow! (And that the peas do not rot in the ground!)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Your pictures make me so anxious for SPRING to reach me! We’re back in a cold spell again. Grrrr!

[metmom]

How big a pice of fencing do you cut?

You said 3 feet, which I’m guessing is the length of the tunnel.

What about the width, the circumference, if you will?

I know chicken and turkey wire like to stay rolled up. Flattening them out is a real chore, so they would work well for the frame of a tunnel. Not curling them into a tunnel shape by hand.

So how many feet do you cut off the roll for a tunnel that size?