Tierra Garden 50-5010 Haxnicks Easy Fleece Tunnel Garden Cloche, Giant

As others have said, this is a good product. Nicely packaged (that can be re-used for storage) fabric, wire hoops and drawstring closure are all sturdy, seams well sewn etc. It would be hard to buy the fabric and the hoops for the $20 ish price. (unless maybe you bought the wire and bent it into the unique shape yourself) The only downside for me is that I wish the material were just a little bit wider so that it came down further on the sides. It does reach to the ground but in my situation, the brutal wind here easily gets under the sides and there's not much material available to be able to anchor them. (If you have softer soil you may be able to sink the hoops a little deeper than I can therefore maybe have some material to anchor.) It has stayed in place just fine; no problem there but I would like to protect my plants from the wind a little better. The "fleece" material is more substantial than it looks in the picture and is comparable to "N-Sulate" or other deluxe or supreme grade plant protection fabric - 1.5 oz - of which I have a roll of. So I'm going to try to make another cover a few inches wider and see if that helps. I was planning on making a back-up for whenever this one wears out anyway.For those who mentioned removing and replacing their tunnel each day, I just push the material all down to one side when the weather is nice enough and/or I want my plants to get some rain. This is one of the reasons I like this construction. Since the smoothly finished hoops go through (wide) sewn tunnels in the material vs draping material over hoops etc., it makes it very easy to slide the material on the hoops w/everything intact and have your cover open or closed as needed. Another nice thing, if you only wanted to cover a few plants or need less than the full length, is that you could easily take out a hoop or two and make it shorter. Btw, this type of fabric is breathable and rain/snow will wet and probably eventually penetrate this fabric but not near as much as lighter weight plant protection fabrics. Often, moisture will mostly bead up, lay on top of this. This is actually preferable to me in many winter type instances; you don't want your plants getting wet and then having to endure freezing temperatures. Just fyi to apply to your particular usage.If anyone is wondering about dimensions: (since I took it all apart and measured) The size of the finished fabric, laid out flat, is 46" wide x 150" long. There's approx. 23.5" between each of the 6 hoops/their seamed enclosures. Then about 16" of material after each end hoop to the drawstring. The nicely-shaped, heavy gauge wires measure about 58" in total length. Once inserted in the ground and depending on how wide or narrow you spread the the hoops, you have a tunnel covering at least 18-20" high x 18-20" wide and about 10ft long - maybe a little longer if you can utilize the drawstring end sections. I have it spread about a 2 ft wide. I think you could go to at least 30" wide but of course then your height would be lowered a little - to maybe 15"? (Just a guess; you'll have to call in a mathematician or try it yourself to know for sure.) Still high enough for many crops.Also, wanted to pass on that I have found these "Re-Pins" http://www.amazon.com/DeWitt-Company-Re-Pins-Red-Count/dp/B004SI6FG8/ref=sr_1_1?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1416641051&sr=1-1&keywords=re-pins to be an excellent product for non-permanent anchoring of frost and shade fabric, plastic etc. After endlessly trying to hammer in various metal ones into my hard, rocky ground (and them often bending) for whatever reason (maybe the shape/design?) I can get usually hand push these plastic Re-pins in and they stay in! They're reusable, easy to see and remove and have held up well. You can find them in packs of 10 or 25 if you search around. Right now, it seems that only a 300 pack is available here on Amazon but I posted the link so you have the exact name and can see what they look like. Hopefully maybe they'll carry smaller quantities here in the future.Hope that helps. Happy Gardening!

This is my second season using these for early season coverage of broccoli and cabbage in zone 7. They get really beat up here in March and April with snow, rain, and VERY heavy winds. I was concerned since they are in raised beds that they wouldn't stay put in the wind, but they have held up really well and are easy to pop in and out when I need to water the plants. One thing to note is that I was seeing some super slow growth and realized you really should uncover the plants during the day if your temps are warm enough. If they stay under the frost blanket 24/7 they likely aren't getting quite enough light and you'll see very slow growth. Easy enough to uncover during the day and cover again at night (as long as you don't have a ton of space you're trying to cover.) These have allowed me to get brassica harvests in before I need to get my tomatoes and peppers in my beds, where otherwise I wouldnt have the ability to get successive harvests in since our nighttime temps swing down to the low 20s in early spring. These keep the plants warm enough to withstand those freezes (I think the lowest temp we saw was an 18 degree night and there was minor damage, but nothing completely died). I bought a couple more this year for additional beds, but am really pleased with the usability and durability of these frost covers.

It's easy to install, big enough to cover my cabbage and strawberries, help immensely woth our harsh sun out here in NM- only had it this spring so far so we'll see if the sun eats up the material during the summer

Used for the first time this past winter in Central Texas to cover a succulent garden. Had multiple nights of below freezing temps, which is a little unusual for my area. Out of the 12 plants in the garden, 7 survived very well, 3 did not survive at all and 2 were dead on top but survived down low under the leaf and rock cover, plants should survive after trimming and TLC. Definitely think these covers saved the majority of my plants. Biggest problem we incurred was the fabric cover sliding up and around on the metal supports, causing air holes to open in the bottom areas the of cover. Placed rocks on the areas of the fabric that seemed to be prone to sliding and mostly stopped the sliding. Another issue we had was crazy squirrels who chewed on the open ends and took the fabric with them into their nests. We will have to double two section together next year to cover these holes.

I purchased this because I got a little ahead of myself with my planting and Pennsylvania isn't quite done with the cold weather. I needed something easy to set up and the easy tunnel fits the bill. I already have the micromesh tunnel made from a lighter material that I use in the summer to keep the bugs out, so I decided to go with a brand I know and like. Tierra Garden 50-5030 Haxnicks Easy Micromesh Tunnel Garden Cloche, GiantSetup took me about 5 minutes to cover my entire raised bed. We've had heavy wind gusts this week and my easy tunnel is exactly where I left it, even though other things in my yard are blowing all over the place. I also love that I don't have to remove the easy tunnel every time I go to water my seedlings. I saved the bag it came in so I can fold it back up and store it away until I need it again in the fall. My storage space is limited, so the fact that it folds up is a major bonus. It has also kept the neighborhood alley cats out of my garden.Next purchase, a shade tunnel for the summer!

I am setting the tunnel up for the second season and I find the the material is now very fragile. I accidentally put my thumb through it just by attempting to straighten the "cloth" over the hoop. I am using it for cabbage protection. I with it were taller and wider. Cabbages get big.