PaulOdin

It sounds like we have a wide variety of wintering plans in action, and it may be interesting to compare the results in a few months. In zone 9, w/ a few frosts per winter, I've set up 8 posts and covered a 12' x 8' area with 3 mil clear plastic sheeting. It is fairly well nailed down, but we will have to see if it makes it through the winds expected this weekend. No sun protection, though the light is fairly diffuse through the plastic. Yeah, a sort of transparent tent. The posts are buried 2 feet in the ground, seem solid, and leave 6 feet of head room. We shall see...