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  • From: Barking Cat Farm <barkingcatfarm AT mindspring.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] venting low tunnels
  • Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:36:03 -0600



Hi Richard,

What we do is take a piece of rope and loop it around the pushed up plastic &
tie it together in between hoops. So you end up running the rope across over
the top of the tunnel then inside on the underneath side of the plastic to
make the ends meet so you can tie them. Not sure that is a clear explanation,
I'm caffeine deficient. You may need to do this in multiple places for long
tunnels.

Kim
Barking Cat Farm
Texas zone 7b


On Mar 10, 2010, at 11:25 AM, Richard Robinson wrote:

> I have a number of low tunnels made from bent conduit hoops and covered in
> greenhouse plastic. We've had April in March for the past week here in the
> northeast, and I have needed to pull the plastic partly off to keep them
> from overheating. My question is about holding back the plastic. I
> currently have all my spring clamps from the shop in service, pinching the
> pulled-back plastic against the hoop. I am reluctant to buy more clamps
> just for this purpose, and wonder if anyone has a suggestion for an
> alternative way to keep the plastic from flopping back down to the ground
> after I pull it up.
>
> thanks, Richard
>
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