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Chapel Hill, NC

Where do you get hoop houses for melon sun shades? I've looked all over

10/27/2016 9:34:33 AM

Home of happy lil plants

scratch built in Merica

10/27/2016 10:28:55 AM

Home of happy lil plants

courtesy of your wallet and the local home depot and or lowes plumbing or lumber section, maybe both, im not sure as ive still yet to build a melon shade hoop

10/27/2016 10:30:16 AM

sevierville, Tn

basically just 6 or 8 pieces of rebar or rebar stakes with 1/2 inch pvc pipe 10 feet long. put rebar in ground at an angle , stick in the pvc. attach cover with 2 inch clips from staples. Done !

10/27/2016 10:22:08 PM

East Tennessee

Same ^^^

10/28/2016 12:15:47 AM

Chapel Hill, NC

Easy enough

10/28/2016 7:51:20 AM

Chapel Hill, NC

What covering material you use?

10/28/2016 2:41:00 PM

Liberty nc

Tarp

10/28/2016 5:36:06 PM

Bowdon, GA

Did you shade your melon this year?

10/29/2016 12:14:49 AM

Chapel Hill, NC

I did. I made a pvc frame and used burlap pieces but was looking for simpler options

10/29/2016 7:48:37 AM

Buffalo, MN (Billsbigpumpkins@hotmail.com)

Have any of you just put a white sheet over the melon?

10/29/2016 10:03:34 AM

Bowdon, GA

Its too hot and humid here Bill. They tend to rot if you don't have enough air flow. Some northern states might get away with it, but the tarp also keeps rain water away from the melon and stem.

10/29/2016 10:21:32 PM