How do I anchor my wind spinner?
violetwest
10 years ago
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Comments (7)well pretty much there isn't anything we can do to protect against what nature throws at us, fruit farmers here net whole orchards but hail puts paid to the netting, all we can realy do is replant afer the damage some will grow back. if it was regular wind only then you could plant some windbreaks to help control it. len Here is a link that might be useful: lens garden page...See MoreHow would I anchor this hatrack cheap?
Comments (11)OK, it's going upside down. Who woulda thunk it? Not me, and I didn't like the idea at first but now I do a lot with the prettier curves on top. Oh yes, it comes apart, just pick up the top and off it comes into two sections. But I need it the way it is if I'm going to grow a rose on it, it's a shrub rose that grows 5 to 8 feet. But I was bad, found and ordered a Graham Thomas for this and one other rose to complete the scheme on the other side (if I'm going to pay for shipping, might as well make it worth the cost), and that is going to have to be it for now, lucky I found the Graham. Now how do I build the round bed? I don't like railroad ties (don't have a big enough patch to make them round), would prefer bricks but don't have enough and don't know how to mortar them, will not have those landscaping stones in my yard (may make an exception for some colored cement textured blocks in a tan for making a tier on the back terrace, and I have a bunch of glass blocks but don't want to mess with cementing them or don't relish the glare which might annoy people. So what is left? Boards? I do have some old panelling in the basement that is solid wood and thicker than most and if there is enough left, could double it for strength. I COULD make a sort of a curvy triangular bed, think I might like that better, that follows the contours of the spot. I'll post photo below where I propose to put it, hope it will get enough sun; the neighbor's tree shades it in the afternoon but it faces south. So now what? Topsoil will be hard work hauling from my car but not something I have to figure out how to do. I had the utility company come up and mark where I'm not supposed to dig, then the girl told me the gas line is so hard, I can't hurt it, so I propose to stick it right around the orange and yellow flags, in that area....See MoreSpinners What to Do With Them
Comments (4)Well, there is no secret. i TELL YOU HOW: -- the gourd has to mature on vine till frost, possibly -- the gourd has to have a hard shell,relatively. -- treated with vinegar(or light chlorine solution) while drying to prevent possible rotting(FOR 2-3 MONTHS PERHAPS), -- it has to have a fairly flat/sunken bottom. -- at the center of bottom, cut a round hole(without cracking the gourd), slightly smaller than Wine cork. -- empty the seeds , pulp out, -- If not quite dry, fill it with salt, leave it for a while. Salt will help cure, kill amy mildew, absorb moisture.yOU MAY NEED TO REPEAT THIS FEW TIMES, IF YOYU ARE ANXIOUS. -- drill 1-3 small (1/8 inch) holes on top(do it by burning. dry gourd can crack like a glass) THE DIFFICULT PART IS TO MAKE A PLUG FOR THE FILL HOLE AT THE BOTTOM. i MAKE IT FROM CORK BUT YOU CAN MAKE IT FROM WOOD TOO. It hast to be exact and snug fit and short, so you can take it out and fill up with salt/pepper, plug back. I have done a lot of practice on this for years, even before I started growing them. Some of those that I used to buy will rot because they had not been matured on vine (picked too early to be sold). These little gourds are amazingly hard. If falls down from table on the floor, will not break easily, much more durable than glass, china, wood. And what is more is that NO FACTORY IN CHINA, OR ANYWHERE ELSE CAN MAKE ANYTHING LIKE THEM(LOL)....See MoreHow do YOU deal with the wind?
Comments (30)Skybird, I did some research before I bought it last year. Believe I got the 60% cloth. It is the commercial grade greenhouse cloth. I put it up last year with a 52" cattle panel along the bottom and then the top part with no support except a T post every 4' and a wire stretched along the top to tie it too between the posts. It worked great even in the hard 50 mph winds. It doesn't stop it all but sure makes a big difference. I have used the shade cloth on my cold frame this spring as I move new plants to it. Makes hardening off easier and it stays put there also with no problem. I got this chain link fence for taking it down from and old gas plant. It is the commercial grade and have seen it piled to the top with tumble weeds and never bend or go down. So feel good about it. But then again I've been surprised before when my "great plans" went awry. Thanks for the concern and I'll knock on wood as I know it can happen but feel good about it at this time. That is why I only did the south side last year was to see if I could hold it and how the fabric would hold up and how much support I might need. Will see how it performs this year. I know others that have put wood, tin or sheet metal up as high as 6' high for wind breaks for their gardens but really don't want to go to that extreme if I don't have too. Jay...See Morerosiew
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10 years agoI actually kind of like it stuck in the pot on its "temporary" position. Well placed to be viewed out the door
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