Re: cover-up ideas
Pumpkinpiper:
You are defintely more intrested than I am, the fruit no problem,
the plant is out of the question.
All the best & thanks.
Yours;
Bill Van
At 01:29 PM 09/02/1999 PDT, you wrote:
>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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