MAXPACE Greenhouse Hoops for DIY 3.5ft or Wider Grow Tunnel, Rust-Free Fiberglass Support Hoops Frame for Garden Fabric, DIY Plant Support Garden Stakes, Gardening Supplies, 25pcs

These hoops are my young plants’ and tender greens’ new best friend. Living in South Louisiana, we are no strangers to voracious critters, disease-ridden bugs and harsh weather conditions. These hoops helped to provide the protection our veggies needed, improving the quality of our harvests big time! We had a lot fewer problems with insects eating our crop as well as the sun scorching the tender leaves. Squirrels and birds were kept at bay and we didn’t have to worry about damage from frost on those rare occasions.They are super easy to install; we used them all of last year (2 growing seasons) — they held up great. They survived some really windy weather not to mention driving rain and scorching heat. We used them in raised beds with wooden borders, which I’m sure helped with the support, but we never had problems with them falling over. The rods didn’t break and they didn’t rust (they’re fiberglass), but the ends got stained a bit with rust from the connectors. No biggie. The only downside is that the clips that came with the rods are kind of flimsy and are not easy to work with, especially if the fabric you cover the hoops with has any weight to it.Overall, I would highly recommend these hoops. They saved our veggies from all sorts of dangers, easily and organically!

I've had these up for just under 2 months now on my 4'x4' raised garden bed and they're holding up just fine. I haven't faced any heavy wind yet, though. I've got enough poles leftover to make one more hoop, but there definitely isn't enough in the package for a "standard" 4'x8' bed. They work fine, but I'm moving on to a sturdier structure.

It’s a little flimsy but not bad once you get the hang of them. I was able to fit 4 rows of poles in 3 of my garden beds before I ran out of poles so I’ll have to order more.

It’s easy to store, transport, and construct, but will not hold up to wind or maneuvering frost cloth. I’ve purchased 3 sets. I’m using bricks on the cloth to keep things from blowing away. The poles will shoot out and across the yard. Some of mine have ended up in the neighbor’s yard. There’s nothing to keep the poles from popping out. The clips they provide to hold the frost cloth would be great to hold the poles together if they were a little longer to reach across the metal connectors and only clamp on to the poles. A slight tug on the poles and they go flying.Update: just took them apart after the first season of use. There’s fiberglass fibers everywhere they were in the metal connectors. Probably from the wind forcing them to rub. Cannot recommend. Long single poles would be better. I’ve had to use 8 poles and all the connectors just for one hoop.

I like the design of the rods, but strongly opposed to how easily rods slip out of the metal holders. We tried clamping rods ourselves into the metal holder, but it wasn't good either. Also, the green plastic clips provided were wrong size and did not fit securely on the edges of the metal holders. These green clips are supposed to ensure that the metal clamps stay in place?? Just not true! They are false sense of security because they are improperly sized and not strong enough to clamp onto the rod. Additionally, one of the rods broke after the second week! I was surprised because they appeared to be stronger than that! I was actually impressed at how this technology allowed the rods to bend! My husband kept saying that I was missing something because I kept telling him that the rods should be placed over the garden in arch shape! He kept saying, "How will they remain in the ground? How will these poles bend?" Well, he tried it and was surprised thst they guve slightly enough to connect to the metal holders and create the arch!! Voila!! 🤣 I guess one can tell that we are amatuers with gardening! I just wanted a way to keep the rabbits and bugs out of this small harvest.TO THE MAKER OR SELLER OF THIS PRODUCT:As a customer, I would recommend that dimensions, sizes, etc be listed for purchasing and that additional rods be added as eventally one rod will break.Also, please ensure the little green clips that help secure the metal holders from sliding are correct size to fit on each side of the metal holders.TO THE POTENTIAL PURCHASER:If you purchase these, go ahead and secure the rods with some apoxy, hot glue, or masking tape to prevent mishaps with rod slippage, etc.

Very easy to install.

Great product

The hoops I received were different than in the photo (green instead of white). The plastic rods are much less flexible than other, similar hoops I have. The clips are extremely tight - they punctured through while trying to clip on plastic covering.