[Market-farming] Best way to store row cover

Wiediger, Alison alison.wiediger at hart.kyschools.us
Mon Apr 20 12:32:02 EDT 2009


 

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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 11:29 AM
To: 'Market Farming'
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Best way to store row cover



OK, I think I've got it. Thanks for the patience.

If you have a 100' row cover, approx how long will your chain be after
knotting? 10', 50'?   Maybe 20-25'?  

 

 Is it knotted loosely?  Relatively - makes it easier to pull loose when
you need it  

 

 Are you just allowing this to kind of trail/fall behind you?  Yes 

 

Alison 

 

Thanks,

Farmer Breck

 

 

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[mailto:market-farming-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Wiediger,
Alison
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 11:24 AM
To: Market Farming
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Best way to store row cover

 

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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[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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[mailto:market-farming-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of jay
sleichter
Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 8:30 AM
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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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