The High Tunnel Has a Roof... sort of?

Had our first weather scare the other day when high winds and hail were predicted for our area. Since the high tunnels had not be out fitted with their plastic covering yet we had to improvise in order to protect our valuable little tomato seedling!

This was the scene as we began to unfold this GIANT blue tarp on loan to us from SOLO wilderness medical school.

It seemed to go pretty smoothly at first...

...but took some manuvering to keep it from catching on the bolts at the top.

Do you remember the game of parachute as a kid?? This is exactly what it was like holding on to the corners as the wind would gust and then die down again!
The tarp was secured with ropes and left to face the elements, thankfully we had little more than wind come our way!
Praise God all is safe!