What are the containers made of/from and where are they sited (deck, patio, on the ground ....)?

Al

Hi Al,

The containers are plastic planter boxes. They sit on 2x4s placed across concrete building blocks 8" x 8" x 16". Blocks are placed on the dirt.

Pat

Could you let the cover fall below the upper rim of the planter and tie a piece of elastic around it all? Maybe 1/2 inch or 1 inch wide elastic? I jerry-rig stuff all the time with whatever I have.

Just posting a little update to this situation - I'm trying clothes pins. I'm clipping the row cover to the edge of the planter boxes. The planters are approx 26" by 6" by 6". We'll see how well this does.

I use clothes pins all the time for attaching light-weight netting/fabric over plants in containers. They are very versital and easy to make tucks and folds where and when appropriate.

I wish I would have thought of clothespins. I actually made something that looks like a large showercap out of tulle with eastic sewn into it to put over my 18 gallon container of swiss chard. I was planning on doing the same when I plant greens and beets but the clothespins would certainly be easier.

I will have to post some pics of my "container cover".

What a great idea - shower caps! I've have so many saved up (why I kept them I don't know) from hotels stayed in while traveling for business. Thanks for the suggestion.

I didn't use actual showercaps. I think the clear plastic would cook the veggies in the sun. I used tulle mesh fabric and sewed elastic into it so it looks like a very big showercap and stretches over the container.

I use bungie cords, twine, and clips (chip clips, binder clips, clothespins would work, I just don't have any.).

Many of my boxes are on the cement floor, and I can just tuck the row cover under the bottom of the box. For those in a windowbox holder, I do the same, and they stay down fine.

For hoops, I take wire coat hangers, untwist em with a pliers and just bend/stick em in as appropriate. Most of my stuff has outgrown the coat hangers now, and I only keep one covered consistently, the lettuce. Keeps out the aphids.

Here's my container cover

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You could add some wire 'hoops' (make your own) to keep the fabric raised above the plants, as they grow taller.

The tulle is very light and just rests on the top of the plants. Hard to tell in the pic but it's already resting on them. I was thinking it would be OK like that since the plants don't bend from it. Do you think I need hoops?

There is also a lot more material there than is seen in the pic so that there is room for the plants to grow.

Ania

I have planted Broccoli seeds in containers for fall gardening and I am in the process now of figuring out a hoop system for the container. It is really nice to see what you have done there.

LC

This is what I did for my snap peas:

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What the five week old plants look like under the cover:

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These are the two week old plants. I thinned them after this photo.
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Plastic clothes pins will probably be more durable than wooden ones over time as I live in a moist, foggy area.

I don't think I properly secured the row cover for my salad table where I am growing Asian greens, yu choy & gai lan. I think the slugs have been eating well.

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This is what the salad table looks like:
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Here is a link that might be useful: Salad Table Info