Thanks for the pearls of wisdom. I was intrigued by the 'ten different answers' and found rest of article interesting & informative too.
Something I do here to control the wetness that y'all might try.
Cover the bed area with plastic.
I use and reuse 6mil black plastic. I get about 10 years usage before the UV light and heat start to beat it into brittle pieces. I use it to warm soil in spring so my usage is pretty much all year, somewhere, or it would last much, much longer. ...a lifetime if not exposed to UV light like the vapor barrier in the attic( which is how I started using it, ;) ).
For only blocking rains once a year for harvest, 2 or 3mil translucent(they call it "clear" but it is not), would be lighter and better, and if rolled-up, carefully, and stored in a box it should last many, many years.
I am switching to the lighter(thinner) translucent this year. Rain here has just become WEIRD. It's a deluge for ~ a week, and then no rain for weeks. ... So need to have it over the bed during day and do not want to block the sunlight. The lighter is better for the wire I bought for hoops too b'cuz the wire is not very good at holding a lot of weight.
If y'all are part of the 'all plastic is evil' group, sorry for the noise. Just trying to be helpful.
Hi Robin Sweetser,
Thanks for the pearls of wisdom. I was intrigued by the 'ten different answers' and found rest of article interesting & informative too.
Something I do here to control the wetness that y'all might try.
Cover the bed area with plastic.
I use and reuse 6mil black plastic. I get about 10 years usage before the UV light and heat start to beat it into brittle pieces. I use it to warm soil in spring so my usage is pretty much all year, somewhere, or it would last much, much longer. ...a lifetime if not exposed to UV light like the vapor barrier in the attic( which is how I started using it, ;) ).
For only blocking rains once a year for harvest, 2 or 3mil translucent(they call it "clear" but it is not), would be lighter and better, and if rolled-up, carefully, and stored in a box it should last many, many years.
I am switching to the lighter(thinner) translucent this year. Rain here has just become WEIRD. It's a deluge for ~ a week, and then no rain for weeks. ... So need to have it over the bed during day and do not want to block the sunlight. The lighter is better for the wire I bought for hoops too b'cuz the wire is not very good at holding a lot of weight.
If y'all are part of the 'all plastic is evil' group, sorry for the noise. Just trying to be helpful.
Ric