forgot to mention, I used zip ties to ‘sew’ them together and they just stand up like a tent. If it gets windy, I have gallon baggies with gravel in them that I straddle on top and it does the trick. Kindof hokey, but they are keeping my garden nice.

Creme, I have family in Deerfield.
We have some terrace gardens, 70 ft by 4 ft. I think the hoops is the way to go. My husband is looking into pvc as a frame. I wonder if it emits any chemicals into the ground, will have to check on that.
Oh the bean trellises will make a wonderful natural shade.
I also plant lots and lots of sunflowers all over the garden to help, when they are big enough, I will ditch the ‘tents’.

Photos? I’m not sure I can quite visualise what you mean so would love to see it.

Wulf

I’m thinking about maybe making some umbrellas out of cut up cardboard boxes and scrap wood/pvc pipe.

Also, if I find the time, I might put some spare lumber up as posts and staple some old irrigation hose around them and between them so I could set some cardboard on top, over my veggie beds when it gets over 100F.

In the meantime, I’ve been using plastic water bottles cut in half with holes cut in the tops. This seems to diffuse enough light to protect the sensitive sprouts. You just have to make sure that water can get in there.

Beyond that, I give them a good watering every couple of hours via a hose sprinkler timer I bought at Lowe’s. Plenty of water seems to help my cause.