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Re: [Market-farming] Shade Cloth for Wind Protection
- From: Richard Robinson <rrobinson AT nasw.org>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Shade Cloth for Wind Protection
- Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 10:39:52 -0500
On 2/20/2013 at 10:38:30 AM, TxBeeFarmer wrote:
> I live in West Texas, where the wind wont let me plant until mid-May. The
> little plants are just sandblasted to death! I want to build a hoop house
> covered with shade cloth to protect against the wind. Does anyone know where
> I can get shade cloth that will let most of the sun through? The idea is to
> allow a little wind through, but block it enough to protect the plants.
Would row cover accomplish the same for you? Plants under row cover suffer much less wind damage, and the fabric doesn't build up heat the way plastic would.
Richard Robinson www.nasw.org/users/rrobinson/ Hopestill Farm www.hopestill.com |
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[Market-farming] Shade Cloth for Wind Protection,
TxBeeFarmer, 02/20/2013
- Re: [Market-farming] Shade Cloth for Wind Protection, Richard Robinson, 02/20/2013
- Re: [Market-farming] Shade Cloth for Wind Protection, Jackie Jameson, 02/20/2013
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [Market-farming] Shade Cloth for Wind Protection, Mark Weinheimer, 02/20/2013
- Re: [Market-farming] Shade Cloth for Wind Protection, Pam Twin Oaks, 02/21/2013
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