[Market-farming] Best way to store row cover

stonecirclefarm tds.net stonecirclefarm at tds.net
Mon Apr 20 11:53:48 EDT 2009


Here's a better video of the chain knot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ2Nlrm8AAY&feature=related

Alison, thanks for the excellent suggestion.  Do you use this on really wide
pieces of row cover or only the narrow (one-bed) widths?

-John

On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Wiediger, Alison <
alison.wiediger at hart.kyschools.us> wrote:

>  Hmmmm.....Here's step by step making a crocheted chain:
> http://crochet.about.com/od/learnbasics/ss/stchain.htm
>
> Imagine the row cover as the yarn (your left hand is gathering the width of
> the row cover as you walk forward into a thick "rope") and your hand and arm
> as the crochet hook.  Does that help?
>
> Alison
>
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> *From:* market-farming-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:
> market-farming-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] *On Behalf Of *breck
> *Sent:* Monday, April 20, 2009 9:38 AM
> *To:* 'Market Farming'
> *Subject:* Re: [Market-farming] Best way to store row cover
>
>  Say what? Never crocheted or even tatted.
>
> Alison, I could not visualize how this worked. Could you explain again or
> would it be easier (and ok) for me to just call you?
>
>
>
> *Thanks,*
>
> *Farmer** **Breck*
>
>
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>
> *From:* market-farming-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:
> market-farming-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] *On Behalf Of *Wiediger, Alison
> *Sent:* Monday, April 20, 2009 9:07 AM
> *To:* jaysleichter at yahoo.com; Market Farming
> *Subject:* Re: [Market-farming] Best way to store row cover
>
>
>
> We store ours like my grandfather stored tobacco canvas - we "chain" it.
> Make a loop at one end, put your hand through it, grab out and catch the
> canvas, pull it through.  Keep chaining until you have it all done. Just
> like doing crochet.  Then, just hang up the chains.  When again needed, just
> anchor the initial "looped" end,  pull on the "tail" end, and it unchains
> nicely.
>
>
>
> Alison Wiediger, Au Naturel Farm
>
>
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>
> *From:* market-farming-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:
> market-farming-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] *On Behalf Of *jay sleichter
> *Sent:* Friday, April 17, 2009 8:30 AM
> *To:* market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org
> *Subject:* [Market-farming] Best way to store row cover
>
> I have been using row cover for the first time this year in my high
> tunnels.  Now the temperature is getting much warmer and I am thinking about
> putting it away.  What is the best way to store it?  Do I get some pipe and
> reroll it?  Do I fold it up?  I can do it either way easily, I just wondered
> what other people find is the best way to store it to be reused the next
> fall or spring? I have over 500 feet of it in 50 foot pieces.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
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