What kind of plastics can you use to cover Agave

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What kind of plastics can you use to cover Agave

Post by bgodwin1987 » Tue Sep 04, 2012 5:47 pm

What kinds of plastics are best to use to cover agaves in the winter to protect them from moisture? I am trying to get things together to prepare for the winter.


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Post by KrisK » Wed Sep 05, 2012 7:33 am

I use the translucent 4 or 6 mil stuff from lowes. I only use it for a few months at a time, so it's lasted me several seasons of protection. I don't think I'd use any less than 4mil thickness.
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Post by Cameron_z6a_N.S. » Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:33 pm

I have heard of some people using large bowls/buckets, since these apparently don't touch the sides of smaller Agaves at all.
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