I made these little covers to keep moisture off the palms
during periods of marginal temps.... like March ( ;
The framing is from cattle panels that I cut down and covered with PVC plastic...
anywhere from .97 yd for the thin stuff or $1.97 for thr thicker one -and $2.97 for the thick stuff.
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Great if you have smaller palms........
We did not get any freezing precip this time
but these are coming in handy at protecting the palms
from the 55mph wind gusts today!
Stepping down protection
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canadianplant
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Ive always wondered Jim, what do your neighbors think about all of this?
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now that's a happy palm! 
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Looks like you have to weigh 300 pounds to bend that wire... 
Those panels will make super strong larger supports for the Washies too.
No snow/wind will collapse one of those.
How did you fasten it to the ground...just pushed the vertical spines into the soil?
Those panels will make super strong larger supports for the Washies too.
No snow/wind will collapse one of those.
How did you fasten it to the ground...just pushed the vertical spines into the soil?
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lucky1 wrote:Looks like you have to weigh 300 pounds to bend that wire...
How did you fasten it to the ground...just pushed the vertical spines into the soil?
Yep,I just pushed it in the ground...held up to 50mph winds.
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