One of the best ways is roll up the extra plastic on a board like a 2x4 and use weights like blocks, pails of sand, pails of rocks etc. That way you can move the weight and roll up the plastic in warm weather.

Curt

Thank you Curt I will give that a try tomorrow as we have had a second storm with high winds pull it right out from under the rocks again.

thank you,
cristi

Joytosew, I think you will have to find a way to hold your plastic to your rot Iron frame as well as hold it to the ground. On our home made hoop houses we use a home made plastic clip that is just a little larger than the plastic hoop parts. This clip fastens over the plastic holding it to the hoop. I used to use the 2x4 method and it worked fairly well. Last year I made some socks from some inexpensive fabric. We cut a 10" strip a little longer than the plastic we were holding down. We sewed this strip into a tube and closed one end. Then we filled it with compost and used a wire tie to close the bag up then we placed this long bag filled with compost on our plastic to hold it in place. It will water log making it very heavy and it will freeze in place holding the plastic very well, you just wont be able to get into the garden thru the sides when it is frozen (it thaws quickly though)we will be using these tubes a second year this year

Thank you Billy,

I placed a beam bigger than a 2x4 on the one side with hubby helping me. I like the tube idea I think it will work well around each corner to make sure the plastic stays down in those areas. I will work on this tomorrow.

So far the wood has kept the plastic in place even after having another storm come through.

thank you both,