So I’ve taken apart an old car port that was on the property when we moved in and I’ve reassembled it over my outdoor plot.
I plan on covering it with plastic to keep some rain off the plants but I dont want to go full greenhouse.
I was wondering what you guys would do.
Would you cover the long sides all the way to the ground and leave the ends open? Would you cover it only to a couple feet off of the ground? Do i need to put anything on the frame to protect the plastic? Any suggestions would be helpful.
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Awesome use of that structure. Always jealous of outdoors spaces since im stuck to indoors.
I might just slap some wood across the frame for some extra surface area to anchor your plastic. Just a thought.
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Theres a guy on here that was growing in Brazil that did the same carport technique he just enough probably may be 6 feet of overhang just enough to keep the rain off the plants.He was using those clear polyvinyl tarps
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Thanks, I’m definitely going to use some wood strip for an anchor point just not sure where yet lol.
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Do you remember if they did the overhang all the way around or just the long sides?
It was just on the longsides i want to say like covering a longhouse but the front and the back we’re open and it eas just enough to keep the olants from getting constant rain dumped on them
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Don’t have any suggestions but looks good! Can’t wait to grow outdoors.
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Thanks, this is my first time outdoor do I hope it works out.
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under each leg, tie a concrete block underneath with a anchor bolt in center, pour fresh crete in for weight… wind can catch and flip…
wiggle wire to hold plastc on frame… I used fence ties to hold wood to pipes… greenhouse felt strips on pipes where plastic rubs…
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Amazing! I was gonna do this as well this year but @Thetravler hooned me up with his old greenhouse frame!
Congrats on the setup, nice and clean!
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This is a temporary garden and I’m changing everything after this season so I’ll have to come up with ther way to anchor the structure.
I like the concrete in cinderblock idea and i’ll definitely keep it in mind for the final location.
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Thanks man
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With a bolt, you can unscrew the blocks when you move. The frame I got was anchored down with those long screw in ground anchors for quite a few years before a gust caught it rolling it around his field…
You can tie a 2x8/10 or 12 down the side pipes and attach blocks to the wood
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Exactly…
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You have any recommendations for the plastic sheeting Thickness?
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Thats a cool idea. I was just checking out YouTube and there is lots of videos on the topic. It seems pretty straightforward.
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6mil, if your in the states remnants are a cheap way to cover, remnants
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Nice thanks for all the help.
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No worries, I spent way too much time figuring it all out… on my third year with this one… I’d just do the top and a bit down the side… these things can hold some heat in the direct sun… drive around some nursery’s or farm and see how the open em all up in summer, even adding shade cloths to the top… Shade cloth might be a better option over plastic?
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