Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["Tradingpost" <tradingpost@lobo.net>]

My source is
http://www.greenhouseandgarden.com/
They ship.


paul tradingpost@lobo.net

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On 5/22/2008 at 10:10 PM Liz wrote:

>At 11:42 AM 5/22/2008, you wrote:
>
>>I have suggestions for cold frames, greenhouse, etc. if interested. 
>>I use cheap lumber and plastic, not used windows. They don't come in 
>>the right sizes, and glass can be broken by hail or accidents. I 
>>staple through a special thin plastic strip over 6 ml UV plastic to 
>>the lumber. It's called Poly-Tack from my local greenhouse supply. 
>>Without that I've used duct tape before, and electric stapler of 
>>course. Duct tape won't hold up in the sun after a few months tho. I 
>>use Phillips deck screws, not nails. We have high winds. One trick: 
>>any plastic needs to be stretched tight to fasten down, best in warm 
>>weather when it expands slightly. Then in the cold it's tight as a 
>>drum. Flopping plastic tears sooner.
>
>Very useful info, thanks! I use windows because I picked up a 
>truckload of them from the dump years ago, But I want to build 
>another greenhouse to replace the one the wind took out two years 
>ago. The Poly-Tack sounds like a useful item for that.
>
>Liz in SW VA
>http://life-as-a-spectator-sport.com 
>
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