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  • From: Richard Robinson <rrobinson AT nasw.org>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] venting low tunnels
  • Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:47:54 -0500

So are you pulling the plastic up from both sides when you do this, and
bundling it at the top? I have been pulling up only on one side.

In response to Kathryn Kerby, I have lots of baling twine, as we make a
little hay here.

--
Richard Robinson
http://www.nasw.org/users/rrobinson/


On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:36:03 -0600, Barking Cat Farm wrote:
>
>
> 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
>>
>> --
>> Richard Robinson
>http://www.nasw.org/users/rrobinson/
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