Hi Lynn
>> And I just realized you live in WA. Must be the East side since you are in zone 5. I can see why you would need to have some protection from cold for some of your plants.
That's Sunet Zone 5, USDA Hardiness Zone 8. I made the plastic tunnel becuase I had to clear overwintered plantgs out of my bedroom, and it was still slightly chilly. (Then it snowed 2-3 times in spring after a relatively warm winter.)
My last winter might not have gone below 25 (I had an Italian leaf broccoli overwinter and then bloom in spring!). Usually, 15-20 winter low, but we have the occasional "zero" Farenheit.
If you click on "Sunset Climate Zones" in my sig block, select "Western Washington", then page down to Zone 5, you'll see me. I'm within 2 miles of Puget Sound (actually "Possesion Sound").
"ZONE 5: Marine influence along the Northwest coast, Puget Sound, and South Vancouver Island"
