RE: shade structure
- Subject: RE: shade structure
- From: W* V* I*
- Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 17:51:46 -0400 (EDT)
Chris:
What is the size of the square, I like the idea of the X.
Bill Van
At 09:22 AM 7/16/99 -0700, you wrote:
>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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