rain protection idea..any comments

i was thinking of ways to protect my plants from harsh rains and whatnot, since we are suppose to have some here tongith and 2marrow. i simply bought some bamboo sticks (like 3' ones) for like 25 cents each and broke them in half. i put 4 in each bucket, with two pushed father into the soil than the other 2. i then bought (for 2 bucks) some cloth plastic - its just a clear wrap of plastic basically. i cut 1 foot by 1 foot pieces and i put it over the bamboo sticks - creating a little canopy. since two sticks are longer than the others, the rain water wont collect on top of the canopy, it will fall off. i took twisty ties and tied the plastic to the sticks - making a strong canopy and i cut any excess plastic off. the sun still gets in there and so does wind (so it beats using milk jugs cut in half). i know slight rain wont harm my week old babies, but i'd rather be safe than sorry u know...just incase we get some hard rain with it....you know what i mean? the only bad thing is that the plastic stands out slighty - but since noone really frequents the area and the surroung brush is pretty thick...i think they're alright. well, what do you guys think? thanks for the commments

 

youre in baltimore right?

 

sounds really good, just hope its sturdy