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Re: Rebar/Jeff Ball's Hoop Greenhouse Cover

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> > Ron Souliere Said
> >I keep my beds in place with 18 inch pieces of 1/2 inch rebar driven thru
> the wood into the soil.
>
> Bill Replied
> *It occurs to me that if the rebar is 2" below the board top edge, and you
put
> PVC over it, this covers the rebar end, looks 'finished', holds the PVC in
> place for Jeff Ball's "hoop/tunnel' micro green house covers at the same
time.
>  Cool.  He had them all held in place with clamps... one big hassle
removed...
> in fact, 2 or 3!
> Bill

I orginally used the rebar because the 8 foot long landscape
timbers I was using would warp and creep around.  Using 8 inch
screws worked but at $1.25 each and needing to use multiples
would quickly become expensive.
With the rebar (each piece around 50 cents, precut) at the
1/3 and 2/3 parts of my long sides.  (about 2 1/2 feet in from
each end) stopped all wandering.  While the 8-10 inches of
rebar in the soil may not be a major stop to things moving it did
prevent my beds from moving when initally placed.  Later once
filled with soil (compost et al) they did not want to move again.
In my case I drilled a hole (long bit...) through all the timbers slightly
smaller then the rebar.  (on second thoughts 1/2 inch rebar may
be too large.  Perhaps I used 3/8... I will have to measure...)
I then used a small masonary hammer (like a tiny sledge hammer)
to pound the rebar in.  I finished with the rebar slighly indented
in the surface.  The tension of the rebar (rebar has very rough
sides) on the wood holds the timbers together quite well.  They
don't move (relative to the other timbers) up down or sideways.
(at least not in the last 3 years or so)

This gives me no way to fasten to the rebar as it is completely
incased in wood.  I like Jeff Balls idea on how to do the hoop
houses.  I have the 1.5 inch PVC and 1.5 inch electrical
clamps ready to go.  Just need to actually install them.
I am still trying to figure out exactly what PVC to use for the
hoops themselves, as we have no flexible PVC here other
than stuff that is way to flimsy.  It looks like I might use
thin wall schedule 40 PVC, but I have not made up my mind
yet.  3 months to go till last frost date.  I want to get the hoops
up this month and  throw some transplants out early to see what
happens.  I will have a second batch of transplants growing inside
just in case I start too early.  Wish me luck!  Ron Souliere


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