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I'll be checkin in. Cant wait to see this go down!
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Humboldt, someone just posted on another forum that poly plastic (can't remember which type, I assume the sheeting plastic you can get at the big box stores) doesn't play well with PVC and will crumble in short order. Do you have to replace that plastic every year, or are you using a special plastic?
I would suggest running 1x2x8 across a few of the front rows of greenhouses, it will be much more rigid if you run them about 2' off the ground horizontally between vertical pvc columns.
I also found that equal size black pipe cut into 2" peices wrapped around the poly and screwed into the poly and pvc will hold the plastic on like a washer. Someone suggested it to me and it worked very well. Self drilling screws make easy work of it.
I also saw a good article on www.orchardsupplyhardware.com about using 3 columns on each arch. You use one inside and two outside the poly and slide the plastic inbetween them up and down so you can vent it easily in the early season if you want to. I really liked it!
If you want to have your plastic for more than 1 year, woven poly lasts forever! Its worth the money!
Its called painters plastic at Friedmans, and at home depot its in the paint section also, 3-6mil plastic in 10 - 30' wide x 50-1000'
I don't think thicker would last longer really... its just not UV stable so it will harden over the summer. Winter will make it break beacuse of the brittle state and cold making it worse and wind... it all helps destroy it.
Where did you get those cords w/ the plugs or bulb outlets on them?
He says that quote in between songs on the Live at Reggae On The River DVD. Watching that dvd bring tears to my eyes. The music is great and brings back a lot of good memories. For those that don't know Rod Deal and the Ideals, Rod was a local musician that died in the early 90's. He was the embodiment of the Humboldt grower and his songs told the story of what it meant to live the life of a true Marijuana Man. He was taken too soon and will be missed. We are fortunate that his music lives on. I hear it on the radio often and have even heard local bands in Hawaii play his songs. His album Truth and Rights is epic and my other favorite was Police State. If you are looking for a copy of the DVD get a hold of Bongo Boy Productions in Mckinleyville, CA. They should have his CDs as well.
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