Gardening with Water Puppies, an Unconventional Approach: Weather-izing the Lean-To

After putting so much effort into the design and construction of our aquaponoics garden, including the lean-to enclosure which protected my vertical grow towers, it was somewhat disappointing to discover that the doorway was not meeting our expectations after two years of existence. So a change was in order. After assessing what was needed to protect not only the crops within the vertical grow towers but the lean-to itself, we set about to re-construct the doorway of the lean-to. It was definitely an improvement over the previous flimsy doorway that I had originally designed, but it didn't quite meet Fort Knox specifications. It did, however, seem to tame the wild and unruly easterly and southerly winds that blew through afterward. We were so pleased with the functioning of the new doorway and the protection it afforded the area behind it, we decided to undertake a major re-do of the remainder of the lean-to, leaving its structural framework and one wall intact. After several days and a moderate amount of sweat-equity, we were very pleased with the outcome. This new doorway and the improved lean-to will offer improved protection to our crops and the structure itself, while still providing a suitable grow area within my aquaponics garden.