Life in Tee Harbor, Alaska

Pics of Raised Bed Cover

On the way home from work, I stopped at the hardware store and bought some 1/2" CPVC pipe to start on a project for my garden.  We decided to build covers for the raised beds in the veggie garden out of the pipe, some fittings and 4mil visqueen.  I cut a few of the pipes before I figured out how long I needed to make them.  Decided the best length was 6' for the arches with 4' between them.  I will add a 4' piece from the top of one arch to the next to tie things together and make everything more sturdy.  The arches are slipped over a 3 1/2" nail pounded into the side of the raised bed.  This will make it easy to disassemble in the fall.  I secured the visqueen with some greenhouse clips, but I might change them to clothespins so they are easy to take off to roll up the plastic.  The first one I put over my onion bed - here's some pics.

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12:12 AM, Wednesday, May 16, 2007 .. Posted by homesteadinthemaking

It looks great!!
Blessings,
Trixi

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4:35 AM, Wednesday, May 16, 2007 .. Posted by gokings13

How long is your growing season??
YOU my dear are quite the gardener!
Thanks for sharing.
laura