Discuss greenhouse related topics and outside weather protection methods.
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andym
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by andym » Fri Nov 15, 2013 4:43 pm
Very nice Barb. Just one question why have you put the lights on the front of your house and not under the bubble wrap

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lucky1
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by lucky1 » Fri Nov 15, 2013 8:56 pm
why have you put the lights on the front of your house and not under the bubble wrap icon_question.gif icon_lol.gif
'Coz those are tiny little LEDs...you know the ones....about 200 bulbs add up to 3 watts of warmth.
As I've said previously, thank goodness that mess is only visible from light aircraft going past.
Maybe some will circle around to have a closer look.
Barb
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oppalm
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by oppalm » Mon Nov 18, 2013 12:38 pm
you do what you gotta do to save a palm, right? Although I like the blue coverings, do they come in other colors?
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lucky1
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by lucky1 » Mon Nov 18, 2013 1:25 pm
Kent,
Nope, solar pool covers seem only to be available in blue.
How's your stuff wrapped up for winter?
Barb
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DesertZone
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by DesertZone » Tue Nov 19, 2013 11:25 am
Looks good, now if you can cover them with camo they would look like bushes.

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lucky1
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by lucky1 » Tue Nov 19, 2013 3:41 pm
cover them with camo they would look like bushes. icon_biggrin.gif
Sheesh, that's a great idea.
Might need to still do another layer of something...after all, they're all only covered with 2 layers of plastic (first is 6ml vapor barrier, second is that bubbled blue pool blanket stuff).
Hope this cold that's descending on us tonight doesn't reach all the way down to your place.
Barb
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oppalm
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by oppalm » Wed Nov 20, 2013 8:04 am
lucky1 wrote:Kent,
Nope, solar pool covers seem only to be available in blue.
How's your stuff wrapped up for winter?
Barb
Wrapped my outdoor palmtrees last weekend (the 16th of Nov). I'd show them to you but they are wrapped in camouflage tarps and you wouldn't be able to see them anyway. I'll get a pic this weekend and post. I get the camo tarps at the Harbor Freight store in town and they are cheap and have lasted years and years.
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lucky1
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by lucky1 » Wed Nov 20, 2013 9:26 am
Camo tarps
You and Aaron think alike.
Look forward to seeing your protection, Kent.
Barb