757's sunny so cal six (maybe more)
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doublejj
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I think the carport frame (well anchored) with sunscreen would act as a windbreak & will help protect your plants from the wind. It was the plastic top that made the carport fly. I had the top blown off in a wind storm once but the frame & sunscreen walls held strong. I just replaced the top as soon as the winds stopped....
treemansbuds
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I like Mwooten's idea....
I think ten 8'-4"x4" posts buried 2' (6' exposed) would work great. Have them 2 rows of 5 posts, 12'-14' wide between the rows, spacing the posts 5' apart. Wrap it in sunscreen, when rain comes, bend a 20' piece of 1" PVC across the 12'-14' span creating 5 arches then cover with greenhouse plastic. When the winds threaten (Santa Ana's), remove the plastic.
My 2 cents....
TMB-
nuggs
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budder looks awesome. what did you start with in the skillet? bubble hash?
Thanks man. I really can't emphasize how little I took to get that wasted. I used 40 grams of kief from my trim bin and 5 grams of crumble to 1& 1/4 pounds of butter . All in the crock pot overnight. I plan on vac sealing in 4 oz bars and freezing it to keep it for a long while.
Just had the top for the spring rains. But good tips on the stakes. The ones they gave were like 12 inches. Lols.
mikeykrinshaw12
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drill holes through your pvc and anchor it with stakes that have anchors on the bottom of them, or bent iron, add an extra couple of feet of pvc, and burry that with the iron rod down the middle of it (cemented and with a 90 degree angle that will go through the holes you drilled through the pvc. something like this- 
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calicocalyx
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Just a word if you're using PVC, that stuff gets brittle and drilling through it makes it weaker. You could pound some T posts around the outside of the carport and strap or wire it to your metal frame. Also run base boards around the whole thing for further stability,
calicocalyx
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Just to add a little more. You can drill through the pvc and it works fine, but you don't want a bunch of wiggling and flexing, it's either gonna split or get pulled apart. I have seen a giant 2 inch pvc hoophouse get lifted up and smashed to bits, and it was anchored in 5 gallon buckets with concrete. You can get pipe clamps for attaching to your baseboard as well as drill through it, that PVC that doesn't last too many years anyway.
fumble
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awesome...thanks for that about the base boards. I might like to try that around my greenhouse
Look like getaway mountain base boards held up to some serious wind and snow! I need something real sturdy. I'm on a mountain top at the end of two valley's. No wind breaks. The Santa Annas literally howl here and can last non-stop for a few days. I think these tips should figure it out.awesome...thanks for that about the base boards. I might like to try that around my greenhouse
getawaymountain
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ya i got 4 ft sidewalls 757 and wouldn't have it any other way now and we got the frame for a 35 wide x 100 ft long 22 ft high greenhouse going up this summer and i'm building the sidewalls now in 8 ft sections we got snow right to the top of the side walls now and the 60-70 knot winds didn't bother anything . it took a serious blizzard no problem i also put 4x4's 3 ft into the ground with 2 big bags concrete on each post every 8 ft on the sidewalls made of full sheets 3/4 inch plywood
