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April 13, 2010

Saran wrap vs. Kansas gusts

The first year Jay put up a high tunnel, I joked that it was one fancy bundle of PVC pipe wrapped in expensive saran wrap. That "saran wrap" is actually greenhouse grade plastic, and it does its job. Even here up windy hill U.S.A., the plastic has held up fabulously. Our standard line is, "The high tunnels can survive 65 mph winds and quarter-sized hail...just not both at the same time."

So, what does the high tunnel look like on a windy day? Here's the outside and inside view, from today's 30-mph sustained winds with gusts up to 40+ mph (as per weather.com):




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