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Old March 12, 2016   #46
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It looks great.
I went back and looked at the plastic you used.
If it is not UV rated I would highly suggest you get rid of it after your season is up.
If not you will have a mess on your hands.

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It looks great.
I went back and looked at the plastic you used.
If it is not UV rated I would highly suggest you get rid of it after your season is up.
If not you will have a mess on your hands.

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I thought I mentioned that, it is going to be used this season only.
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I thought I mentioned that, it is going to be used this season only.
Sorry I guess I missed it.
Don't do like I did on a cold frame and put off taking it down I guess is what I meant.
What a mess I never did get it picked up.

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Oh, I am sure. the brittle stuff become featherlite cornflakes all over the place.
I have priced the plastic I need, a 20 by 25 foot piece (which is the size I needed to cover the thing minus the ends) is $124. that's the 4 year, 6mil stuff
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Old March 21, 2016   #50
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wow it got cold last night.
have a heavy frost on the ground and on the hoophouse.
I went out twice last night and just now to try to keep it warm.
My redneck method, a propane turkey fryer in the middle with a pot of water on it.
the steam heats the air nicely, I have a small oscillating fan going as well to help circulate the heat.
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Same here. The dog's water dish had ice in it just now. I made hoops over my benches of plants, and stuck an electric heater underneath: http://i.imgur.com/vN5FJz3.jpg

Under some conditions, high tunnels can actually get colder than the outside air by a few degrees.
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The frost on the outside was just at the ends over the bows, but that was enough to scare me. Now the sun is up, I need to dry it out some in there. Last time I walked out there (about an hour ago) it was 47 degrees inside, and raining.

I know some farmers of different crops (grapes, strawberries, flowers, etc) will mist their crops to protect them from frost, that was the hope I had for protecting the plants in there. I figured that much humidity, everything would be coated in a film of water, it was.

Now I think I better turn on the fans and try to exhaust some humidity. the one exhaust fan is 4600 cfm, lets hope that helps
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