Re: Hailstorms
In a message dated 1/30/00 2:38:59 PM Eastern Standard Time,
LIpumpkin@aol.com writes:
<< ubj: Hailstorms
Date: 1/30/00 2:38:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: LIpumpkin@aol.com
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I shuddered each and every time Glenn Peters and George Brooks commented on
the approaching hailstorm last summer and the previous summer which leads to
this question.I one was to utilize a temporary roll-over cover to protect
against a possibility of season ending hail,what size should the mesh be?
What i mean is....does 1/8inch hail end a season? How bout 1/4 inch
size?What
sized mesh should I use? I can get away with a little sun shading here on
Long island and I'd like to kill two birds with one stone....shade and
hail.....any comments?....G
>>
More than the size I think the amount is a big factor too. 1/4" hail 1" apart
would probably end a season. 5/8 Hail breaks vines off. I saw an article
about a garden in the Red River Valley of Texas that was grown under a hail
stone screen of 1/4" hardware cloth, which is 1/4 galvanized wire. Even if
the get through most would hit the wire then just drop through.
George
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