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Re: Better covering than plastic?

Reemay! Territorial seeds (http://www.terrortorial-seed.com) sell it.
Its spun polyester. Its light, so you don't even need a frame
and it will keep out buggies like carrot fly.

Samantha

>----------
>From:  James Marconnet[SMTP:Jim-Marconnet@WORLDNET.ATT.NET]
>Sent:  Saturday, March 15, 1997 11:17
>To:    Multiple recipients of list SQFT
>Subject:       Better covering than plastic?
>
>I made some fence wire protective covers for my newly planted sqft garden
>areas
> and
>covered them with clear poly or a similar plastic held on with duct tape. Not
> too
>pretty, but it was going to rain soon and I had to go to work.
>
>The day turned out to be just a light rain day, not the thunderstorms
>promised
> by the
>weather man. My plants sat under the plastic and did not get any of the rain.
>
>That make me think. Is there something else we could cover the wire frames
>with
> (or a
>different geometry for the covering) which would let some air and sun and
>light
> rain
>(drip) in, but which would protect young plants from a downpour, overly
>bright
> sun,
>and/or high winds?
>
>Call it an unobtainium plant cover. I thought about something like goretex
>cloth
> or even
>sloped cheese cloth which might let light rain drip thru, but which would
> deflect (most
>of) a strong rain.
>
>Any suggestions for improvements over solid plastic covering?
>
>Rocket Jim in Rocket City (Huntsville AL)
>
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