cover-up ideas
For those asking about covering plant/fruit, here's my method. My fruit has
4 5' posts around it for sun shade, I just wrap a long blanket around
outside of posts and it makes a nice/warm house for the fruit. I also put
8-10 gallon jugs of warm water(sun warms them in day) in the shelter. Last
year when it hit 39 degrees outside, it was 52 degrees in the shelter from
the warm water. I pull the blanket off in daytime unless the temp is below
50 degrees. I also cover my entire plant at night with a 30'x30' tarp I
bought last year. By buying long enough pvc pipe, you can roll tarp on it. I
also in beginning of season, place a pvc post on each end of plant space
about dead center, then slid the length of pipe I need into the ends in
fall. This gives me a nice support beam down length of plant which keeps the
tarp off the plant. By placing metal posts in each corner, I can roll tarp
out and tie down by myself in less than 5 min., and it easily can be rolled
up it daytime. Hope this helps gain a few more pounds on your fruit this
fall. Happy growing! Pumpkinpiper
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