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Wind defence!

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  • 11-05-2010 1:38pm
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    session savage
    Registered Users Posts: 861 ✭✭✭


    Hello everyone.
    I am just about to dive into the world of gorwing my own food. Having done it at home as a child I know how much work is involved. However, the difference is I dont have the ould lad living here with me to tell me what to do so I have a lot to learn.
    I got myself a book 'allotment month by month' which seems very good but it leaves one big question for me...
    My site is a good size and I get sunshine all day long which is great but I am VERY exposed to wind. So much so that I wouldnt feel confident in erecting a grenhouse or tunnel (the wind blew down my argos shed!).
    Do you have any advice on how I could protect my plants from wind or any way i could build a wind resistant greenhouse/tunnel??
    Sorry for waffling and thanks for your help.
    Seán


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    Foleyart
    Registered Users Posts: 263 ✭✭Foleyart


    You can put up a windbreak fence which you can buy in any good garden center or hardware store. The wind in my place is so bad that I had to put chicken wire behind it to stop it ripping away. Even that was not strong enough so I had to attach it to the posts using aluminium plastering strips. Once you have done that You can plant a hedge. Otherwise you will need to plant trees as a windbreak.


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