RE: shade structure
- Subject: RE: shade structure
- From: M* C*
- Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 09:22:47 -0700
I recycle the rebar and pvc pipe from my cloches for this. I put the rebar
in the ground in a square around the fruit and angle them in toward the
center then put the PVC pipe over the rebar in an X pattern. I spread a
blue poly tarp over the structure and tie the tarp down to the rebar with
some jute twine. They work just fine. It also keeps the pumpkin and the
soil under it nice and dry to discourage fungus problems and rot.
Chris Michalec
Covington, WA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott_Armstrong@LNOTES5.bankofny.com
> [SMTP:Scott_Armstrong@LNOTES5.bankofny.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 6:07 AM
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject: shade structure
>
> anybody out there have a good shade structure? i'm looking for some ideas
> that are better than what i have. right now i have a sheet over 4 poles,
> it's flimsy, and the rubber bands i use to hold the sheet on the pole keep
> dry rotting in the heat and sun and breaking off. I did this last year,
> but i wasn't happy with it then, and didn't give much thought to it for
> this year.
>
> scott
>
>
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