Market Farming

["Bill Shoemaker" <wshoemak AT inil.com>]

Gary

 

    I can't believe you made the plastic last that long. Putting up plastic on a tunnel is something you have to be prepared for so that when a day comes along that's ideal (no wind) you get it done and nothing stands in the way of getting done. So I'd suggest getting the plastic and having it on hand, ready to unroll. But I'd wait till it's a little warmer, like April.

 

Bill Shoemaker, Sr Research Specialist - Food Crops
University of Illinois - St Charles Horticulture Research Center
www.nres.uiuc.edu/faculty/directory/shoemaker_wh.html

    I wonder whether or not I should attempt to change plastic still this winter. Or should I just buy the rolls, keep them handy and try to make it until this summer with just one layer?  Does anyone have experience putting on plastic in the winter?  How did it turn out?  Also, how much heat will I be losing?

--Gary