Got up this morning and was sitting here watching the sunrise and wasting time on the tube of you and saw that is was 45 degrees out. DH is working from home this week as it is Spring Break at the Uni, and I then noticed there was no wind yet. But I KNEW there was a cold front coming at lunch with howling winds that would be around until sunday.
I asked if he could spare enough time to help me get the main cover for the hoop house up and over. If he could hold it while I stapled and then put up the security rails over that, then I could do the ends and all the trimmings, hardware, and other security rails on my own. He said SURE. Off we went. I was moving slow this morning and it took us about an hour. I then worked on the front around the door and then moved to the back. About halfway done with the back and the winds started up. But since most of the plastic was down, flapping wasn't an issue.
Even as tight as I could get it, I still wasn't happy with the amount of flapping, so I grabbed lunch and headed into the village for some eye hooks and some climbing rope. DH helped me put a chuck wagon rope up and over to reduce the flapping. I'm MUCH happier with it. Green was my only rope choice, I'm not cool with that, but oh well.
I tossed mulch into the walkway.
Added all the hardware to the doors and windows, and put up a thermometer.
I still need to go to the city and load all my old feedbags with composted soil. But then I can be on my planting way!
The hoops for frost blankets will be quick to cut and I'll store those in the barn. I'll just use sheets and bull clips to hold those on.
Lord, what a project.
I thought the arthritis in my hands hurt this morning. LOL. 50 outside and 90 inside with everything closed