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  • From: "Judy & Ernie Duckworth" <jeduck AT midwest.net>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] roll up sides on greenhouse
  • Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 22:25:32 -0500

I did think about doing this but didn't. What I tried was 1" PVC pipe and
taping the plastic to the pipe but dampness loosened the tape. No good!!!!
----- Original Message -----
From: Larry Haftl <larry AT larryhaftl.com>
To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 8:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] roll up sides on greenhouse


> > The greenhouse plastic will work and hold up. At least they are on our
> > tunnels. We roll them up about 3' on one tunnel and only 2' on the
other.
> My
> > problem is finding a good cheap way of fastening them to the rod.
> > Ernie
>
> Have you thought of using "clips" made of PVC tubing with an inside
diameter
> slightly bigger than the diameter of the rod? I make the clips by cutting
4"
> long pieces form a 10' tube, cut a slot out lenghtwise, sand the edges
> smooth and use them to hold the plastic on my tunnel cloche. Get about 30
> from a $2 tube (plus labor).
>
> Larry Haftl
> larry AT larryhaftl.com
> http://LarryHaftl.com
> http://FukuokaFarmingOL.net
>
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