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  • From: sora AT coldreams.com
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Keeping Agribon in Place
  • Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:03:52 -0700 (PDT)

>
> It doesn't work well in Kansas. The wind blows from the north one day at
> 30 mph with gusts and blows from the North the next day with the same
> force. We make "U" shape pins made from #10 wire to pin down our 15'
> Remay. The #10 wire is purchased from a wholesale chain link fence
> supplier - it is the bottom reinforcement wire of the fence. The sides of
> the Remay has to be folded over it's self - so that there is a double
> thickness, with a pin placed about every 4'. 1/2" Re-bar also works well.
>
> We've got Heavy winds here too...more every year...I found the u shaped
wire "staple" idea either just pulled right out or ripped the remay.
Had the best luck with the 1/2" re-bar, 6-8' long placed along the
outside edges with heavy rocks on all 4 corners....
longest winter ever....snow in the forcast for tonight
sigh





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