[Diana in Wisconsin]

So, THIS happened. 🙁 We had 50 MPH gusts from the East last Tuesday and it wrecked one of the doors and the front south-facing panels in the greenhouse. At least I found all of the plexi-glass...all over the yard. It can all be fixed, but needs to happen ASAP because I've got to move seedlings out there in the coming week. I tried saving it with Duct Tape. Beau gave me an 'A' for Effort, LOL! Repairs start later this morning.

Left door is completely bent and plexiglass has popped out. Can't close the other door as there's nothing to latch it to. 🙁

One panel completely popped out, the next one wants to go, too. 🙁

This is the big panel the blew off. Found it near the tree line on the west side of the property. No lettuces or spinach were hurt in this mini-tornado! 🙂

[Qiviut]

Hope the greenhouse repairs can be made today!

We had some ‘big’ winds the other day when cold front(s) came through behind what was supposed to be “severe” weather with several “rotational tracks” predicted. Fortunately, nothing ‘rotational’ occurred in our area.

The big fear (for me) was our cedar trees. We have some really old ones and the roots tend to be shallow - we’ve had them blow over in the past. The ground is super saturated and soft, which makes it much easier for trees to go over - at least the non-cedar/pines are not very ‘leafed out’ yet so there’s currently less wind resistance, but that situation won’t last long. Again, fortune was with us & we did not lose any trees; however, I drove by a house maybe a quarter mile away & he’s got a huge pine in his side yard that went over (uprooted), big enough to get out into the road. One the way back, I could see the back yard & he’s got a couple of cedar trees uprooted (I’m guessing they hit his house, too - very close to the house). He was out there with a chainsaw, working on the cedars - he’d already cut the pine off/back from the road.

Spring is a wonderful time of year, but the severe/violent weather that can come with it is not something I look forward to. No yard work today - too wet/muddy still. I cannot recall it ever being so wet around here.

[MomwithHope]

That’s too bad. You might want to consider some clear silicone when you put the windows back in, along the edges to lock them in.

[Augie]

Sorry your greenhouse got torn up. I’ve been wanting a small greenhouse for a long time, but I’ve been hesitant to pull the trigger because I wasn’t sure how durable they are.

Seeing what happened to yours has convinced me to build from scratch rather than buying a kit.