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Spent $40 on a cheap plastic greenhouse cover and it was a total waste
So my balcony gets a lot of wind and I thought a little greenhouse cover would help my peppers and tomatoes. I got this thin plastic one online for about forty bucks. Put it up last month and it lasted maybe two weeks before a gust of wind ripped it right off the frame. The plastic tore like tissue paper and the frame bent out of shape. My plants got a bit beat up from the whole thing falling over. I should have known better than to go for the cheapest option. Now I'm just using some old row cover fabric clipped down tight, which works way better. Has anyone found a small balcony cover that can actually handle some weather without costing a fortune?
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pipera505mo ago
Read that using old shower curtains works surprisingly well (and cheap).
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flores.jana5mo ago
That's a solid tip. My last shower curtain was more duct tape than plastic. Might explain the weird smell in my bathroom.
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richard_hall3mo ago
Sorry you had to deal with that. I made the same mistake last year with a cheap tent cover and it shredded in the first storm. The old row cover fabric is a smart move, I switched to that too and it holds up way better in the wind.
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