Winter cover.

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 4:25 pm

Several days ago I erected my winter cover for my Phoenix canariensis. It's large enough to cover a Chamaerops humilis and a few other plants. Chamaerops is fine here without winter protection but what the heck.
This cover does a number of things. It keeps litter from a large Oregon/Big Leaf Maple out of the crown as the seeds and leaves fall, rain (and the odd snow fall) is kept out of the crown, and provides wind protection. I don't heat this enclosure, only zip up the door during bad weather. It assembles in about 30 minutes and comes down even quicker.
Anyone else have any winter enclosures etc to show?

Cheers, Barrie.

oppalm · Post by **oppalm** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 7:04 pm

that looks nice. how do you hold it down, with stakes? we get wind and I'm afraid some heavy winds would have its way with that structure. whats your experience been?

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:05 pm

It's weighed down by 6 concrete blocks, three on each side at the base of each post.

Cheers, Barrie.