Bet I don't have but $75-80 in the whole thing and $50 of that was in 6 mil sheet Plastic. It's 5 1/2x5 1/2 by 10 1/2. Well, The fronts 5' and that back heights 6' for the water to drain off the roof. Pretty easy with a PVC frame and joints.
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Bet I don't have but $75-80 in the whole thing and $50 of that was in 6 mil sheet Plastic. It's 5 1/2x5 1/2 by 10 1/2. Well, The fronts 5' and that back heights 6' for the water to drain off the roof. Pretty easy with a PVC frame and joints.
That'll work, if you get a lot of sunshine that pvc may not hold up but it will do for a while. If not in the sun it should do fine.
Good idea Don
Why would it not hold up? It's 3/4" PVC pipe. I can dismantle it this coming spring and store it, then next winter, reassemble and I'm good to go. Should last several years. If I need it taller or wider, I can change out the runners and make it whatever size I need. It took all of 1 1/2 hours to cut and put together
the heat from the sun will warp, not telling you what I think telling you what I know, went through it not long ago. Like I said if its not in the direct sunshine all day it will do better, if its in the direct sunshine all day it will warp. Maybe with it being winter time it will do better, mine did this in the summer and was in direct sun most of the day, used at least 1 1/2 inch stuff too.
Do I need to cover up Blueberry bushes? Their only about a 2 feet tall?
Shouldn't warp to bad. I don't have any length of pipe before another coupling that's longer than 3 feet cept the ones running up and down. ALL my runners are 3 feet or shorter.
Yankee blueberries don't need to be covered. Not sure what type ya'll are raising......
I'll have to look and see. I left the tags on them. Know I have 2 or 3 types
Looking good.
Looks good. Only question I have, will it be exposed to rain?
yeh, I'm going to Snug things up Saturday abit more. I'll secure the plastic to the poles real good. YEH, you guessed it, DUCT TAPE lol
I think I will make one and use metal electrical conduit for the frame.....with the set screw type couplers would still be easy to take apart to store etc.
It would be G. Just cost abit more is all
Just a thought....you could make a larger tent to fit over the first. This would make a double wall with a dead air space between and would prevent any leaves touching the inner walls from being burnt by a heavy frost. I think you will be okay on the warping part cause it's just for cooler weather.
yeh Feesh, I thuoght about that but think it'll be OK. It overlaps on the top all the way so that may help hold in the heat. It was nice and toasty this morning when I checked. Got a shop lamp in there with them
If it was nice and toasty this morning they should be fine, 22 here this morning, hope we don't have many any colder this winter.
Got a 2nd cold blast comoing i Monday. 27 here this morning and supposed to be 22 Tuesday morning
Yep, think winter is early this year, hope we have an early spring too!!
Same thing happened last year to. Got cold in Mid November and stayed cold all winter long
sure will EZ, I'll take the plastic off when the weathers warmer.