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Comments (11)It's the most amazing thing---cattle panels. I paid $40 for each 16 foot panel, had to cut it in half at the Feed n' Grain with a tool they lent me, almost took out my Tacoma windshield getting the panels on the 2x10s I purchased and put on top of my kayak rack, feeding the holes in the panels over my kayak saddles. I grew the most amazing cucumbers last year on one of the panels I installed on a raised bed next to the road. I made 5 quarts of pickles every other day. A lot of people asked me about the cattle panels and bought their own. I stood on one end of the eight foot panel grabbed the other end and tried to make a curve. The panel and I went across the yard together like a tightly wound spring unspringing until we caught up against the spruce at the end of my wood chip path. My teeth and face were unscathed, the cattle panel has a perfect curve. The sun slides around the curved panel and shines on one part or another of it all day....See MoreIs my Cattle Panel Trellis Arch a Transformer®?
Comments (9)Instead of plastic, could you use Agribon (or other floating row-cover fabric) to cover your hoop? Or use Plastic (as you suggest) for roof and use Fabric only on the ends? It would rain through the fabric, I think, if used as roof, but it might also breathe and prevent the house from overheating. All guesswork, 'cause I have no experience with it. But you asked for ideas..... There are 3-4 different grades of Agribon fabric. From v.light to heavy. The heavy protects the most against cold. The lightest allows the most day light through (90% I think). Peaceful Valley Farm, Johnny's, Fedco, and others carry it. Thanks for posting your ideas and great pics. Adorable little yard you have! .......And those deep beds look just super duper....See MoreRaised platform greenhouse project
Comments (14)Thanks for your wisdom. I just want to clarify a few things. The windows are sandwiched between 2X4s on the top and bottom of each row which are supported all around by 6x6 posts in the 4 corners. They basically 'sit' on the 2x4's. The roof is anchored to the four 6x6 posts, so any weight on the roof should direct to the posts primarily and if there is some load on the low side, there's a 4x4 post horizontally at the bottom of that roof also which is also anchored to the 6x6 posts. If the posts sink unevenly I can see that might crack some windows, but hopefully the 4x4 takes the brunt of that weight to the 6x6 posts evenly over time and any sinking happens in unison. The floor has nothing to do with it.. which leads me into the next point... The decking (floor) is totally independent from the walls of windows and roof. The deck is on it's own concreted 6x6 supports. This way if the deck sinks, it has no bearing on the rest of the structure. Think of the deck as it's own island inside a shell that surrounds it. If the deck sinks and the shell doesn't that's ok. If the shell sinks and the deck sinks that's ok too. If they both sink that's also ok. It's only an issue if the shell doesn't sink evenly all around where I might have window trouble. Time will tell on this. We will see how the floor holds up. I did the same thing with no waterproof canvas over it in the old greenhouse (tent one). It lasted 2 years before the floor got funky and that was with no waterproof cover. Basically am experimenting here. I had the underlayment from ripping up carpet in the house. a free insulator, so figured I'd give it another try, but with the canvas over it to see what that's like. :) I do appreciate your expertise, but you may not have been aware of my design choices and my thought process behind them. Hope it makes sense and I get some good years out of the design. It will certainly be better than that plastic tent greenhouse that this is replacing (2 seasons)....See Morecattle panel arch
Comments (5)obrionusa No, I don't make arches of my cattle panel, I use them straight. Don't they measure 4 feet x 16 feet? Actually I think mine are 52 inches x 16 feet. Or are yours 5 feet x 16 feet? Since the 16 feet is used for the arch height, you're left with the short measure for the sides and planting rows. If your wire openings are spaced at 1 foot intervals and your side measure is five feet, then wouldn't you plant 10-12 seeds per side and 20-24 for both sides if you space them at 6 inches? When I space my bean seeds 6 inches apart, that's 32 bean seeds if I plant only along one side of the 16 foot stretch, but I double it because I plant on both sides....See Moreaberwacky_ar7b
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