I thought that it seemed overpriced to have to buy a miniature row house like the one on the left, especially when I already have a roll of fleece cloth. But having spent an hour today bending bamboo arcs and trying to affix the fleece such that it doesn't blow away I'm ready to declare the manufactured one a deal. After all, the pre-made one has metal support arcs that anchor well and are enclosed in pockets. It's so easy to set up, and isn't lopsided like the one I built.
Under the left house is a mix of chard, kale, lettuce, etc. It's sustained some minor slug damage but otherwise seems well. The one on the right was filled today and includes 2 types of pea starts, some chard starts, and my first direct sown crop of the season: radishes. The package says they'll be ready in 20-25 days. Sure.
The prepared soil on the left will be potatoes. There is room on the right for lettuce; some of the rye grass cover crop remains here. Far right is the asparagus bed, cozied in with a layer of straw and now some steer manure on top of that. I added two crowns of UC157 towards the front, since the lawn has been cut back by about 2 feet there I figured I'd fill it with more asparagus.
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