Hail hath no fury..

If you have anti-hail shelters on your garden. This shelter, developed by the gardeners at Old Farm Community Garden in Colorado Springs, not only blocks hail, it acts as a greenhouse and wind shield, making for some happy, happy plants.


This shelter uses 10-foot lengths of half-inch PVC, bowed down and fastened to the raised bed. You could also use stakes to put it right in the ground. The plastic is 6 mill UV treated from American clay, though most garden stores will have something similar.

The sides lift to give gardeners easy access.