Beekissed
Garden Master
I love your patience with him, Red....so very sweet and loving! So many people lose patience with the elderly and dementia patients. I have one evil brother who stated he just wished that Dad and Mom would both "just die" because he couldn't stand to be around them as they decline.
I've even worked with nurses who, when a repetitive ALZ patient left the nurses station for the umpteenth time that evening after asking what day it was, stated, "I hate that woman!"
These are people who have no business taking care of anyone, let alone working in a nursing home setting.
Red, I've found a wonderful thing for my hoop house that you may eventually want to try on your green house....clear tarps! They are so incredibly sturdy and easy to work with and don't cost any more than any other kind of tarp, but they have a woven fiber within the plastic and they are made of much sturdier stuff than any of my other tarps. Folks in HI say they will last up to 3 yrs in the sun and rain of their climate before showing any wear...I've had mine on for 2 yrs and it shows no wear at all. These tarps are 14 mil.
You know how I don't like to spend money, so normally I would just use plastic on such a thing...but I consider the clear tarp a worthy investment, not only in money, but in time and effort spent applying plastic to a wire frame hoop house. With the grommets of the clear tarp, it's as easy as using zip ties for a secure and tight fit that withstands harsh winds.
I extended my hoop house last year, so will be investing in a bigger clear tarp to accommodate that extra space, but will be repurposing the one I take off to make framed up plastic "windows" to place over my son's screens on his screened in porch for the winter months. It's still in that good of shape...looks brand new after 2 yrs of use.
If choosing the clear tarps, I'd also get a grommet kit and add extra grommets for a nice tie down on your hoops. I did so and am very glad I did...not a whisper of movement when the wind blows here.
I chose the poly because they are cheaper, but they also have an even heavier 20 mil vinyl that's more expensive and would probably last for many, many years. Here's a couple of discount places to get them...I think I got mine off Amazon, but it didn't have as many size choices.
https://www.tarpaflex.com/acatalog/clear-poly-tarps.html
ttp://www.canopiesandtarps.com/clear-string-tarps.html?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Canopies%20and%20Tarps%20Main&utm_term=clear%20tarps&utm_content=Clear%20Tarps
If you order, don't order your exact dimensions because the stated measurements are "cut length", meaning that's how big they are before they are hemmed and grommets are applied.
I've even worked with nurses who, when a repetitive ALZ patient left the nurses station for the umpteenth time that evening after asking what day it was, stated, "I hate that woman!"
These are people who have no business taking care of anyone, let alone working in a nursing home setting.Red, I've found a wonderful thing for my hoop house that you may eventually want to try on your green house....clear tarps! They are so incredibly sturdy and easy to work with and don't cost any more than any other kind of tarp, but they have a woven fiber within the plastic and they are made of much sturdier stuff than any of my other tarps. Folks in HI say they will last up to 3 yrs in the sun and rain of their climate before showing any wear...I've had mine on for 2 yrs and it shows no wear at all. These tarps are 14 mil.
You know how I don't like to spend money, so normally I would just use plastic on such a thing...but I consider the clear tarp a worthy investment, not only in money, but in time and effort spent applying plastic to a wire frame hoop house. With the grommets of the clear tarp, it's as easy as using zip ties for a secure and tight fit that withstands harsh winds.
I extended my hoop house last year, so will be investing in a bigger clear tarp to accommodate that extra space, but will be repurposing the one I take off to make framed up plastic "windows" to place over my son's screens on his screened in porch for the winter months. It's still in that good of shape...looks brand new after 2 yrs of use.
If choosing the clear tarps, I'd also get a grommet kit and add extra grommets for a nice tie down on your hoops. I did so and am very glad I did...not a whisper of movement when the wind blows here.
I chose the poly because they are cheaper, but they also have an even heavier 20 mil vinyl that's more expensive and would probably last for many, many years. Here's a couple of discount places to get them...I think I got mine off Amazon, but it didn't have as many size choices.
https://www.tarpaflex.com/acatalog/clear-poly-tarps.html
ttp://www.canopiesandtarps.com/clear-string-tarps.html?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Canopies%20and%20Tarps%20Main&utm_term=clear%20tarps&utm_content=Clear%20Tarps
If you order, don't order your exact dimensions because the stated measurements are "cut length", meaning that's how big they are before they are hemmed and grommets are applied.
