Recently we had a storm that broke two of our trellis off at ground level up rooted trees but NO damage to our 10x12 HFGH. This is the 4th season of growing plants from seeds in it and the panels show no sign of yellowing or deterioration. Only problem is with vent motor I have had trouble with electric vent motors being junk. I bought it from IGC.

Absolutely, we are not used to humidity in California! I hope the rain helped all of the gardens here. We needed a little break for sure. It was still raining last night around 2 AM, and I planted some herbs from pots to in ground this morning, and the ground was soaked at least 6" down. Weather says 40-60% chance today too. Fingers crossed for all of us!

After seeing several of you guys post about South Wind, I had to make an order. Gaye was so nice and communicated very well. I received my order of orchid corsage, delightful design, china bride, moonlight orchid, helen shooter, and egyptian queen this week and was so surprised when I opened the box. Instead of double fans, the majority were huge clumps. I even had one with 10 fans! I would recommend this vendor any day. Wonderful people and I can't wait till next summer!!

I agree with the above suggestion - start earlier. Mid-March at the very latest in your zone. You can purchase some row cover cloth and simply wrap it around the cage (like the one you have is fine) until the plant takes off. That will protect it from the winds while still allowing rain to penetrate. And if you put it over the top of the cage as well (for the first few weeks) that can also protect it from any late freezes and still get plenty of sun. But for now, if the winds kick up again just wrap any lightweight cloth around the cage to protect them (just make sure the cage is securely in the ground!), or around the entire garden. It also functions very nicely as a shade cloth when the sun starts to intensify too much. It looks like yours are doing fine, healthwise, though I don't know anything about your soil mix, sun exposure, etc.. I'm in central Texas (zone 8) and mine were already larger and staked to a cattle panel when the winds came, so they didn't even flinch. Also, it really helps to mix some worm castings (you can buy them or 'make them') into the soil of the hole you dig to transplant tomatoes. They love it. Add a little to the soil for all your plants and I think you'll see them respond nicely (health, productivity, etc.). It's also an excellent addition to the soil medium used to grow seed. Here is a link that might be useful: The Benefits of Worm Castings