The Sun Shade Went Up Today (pics)

rnewste · June 29, 2010

Now that we are hitting the 90s on a regular basis, with no clouds in sight (won't rain again until October) the tomato plants started getting pretty burned. Last Season, I lost a lot of fruit to sun-scald:

Well, I broke down and spent all of $26.00 on Amazon for a 15 ft section of Coolaroo 65% sun shade. I was able to wrap and staple the ends to some 1"x2" boards, and use zip ties to attach to the tops of the tomato cages:

I inserted a few support pieces on the tops of some of the cages to keep it from sagging too much:

(Betcha you can't do THAT with those darn EarthBoxes!!)

Now, I have some shelter underneath for the tomatoes to ripen without being baked alive:

My next goal is to be able to actually drive my car through the EarthTainer "Farm":

..oops, I guess that's Lombard Street in San Francisco...

Raybo

June 29, 2010	#1
rnewste Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Campbell, CA Posts: 4,064	The Sun Shade Went Up Today (pics) Now that we are hitting the 90s on a regular basis, with no clouds in sight (won't rain again until October) the tomato plants started getting pretty burned. Last Season, I lost a lot of fruit to sun-scald: Well, I broke down and spent all of $26.00 on Amazon for a 15 ft section of Coolaroo 65% sun shade. I was able to wrap and staple the ends to some 1"x2" boards, and use zip ties to attach to the tops of the tomato cages: I inserted a few support pieces on the tops of some of the cages to keep it from sagging too much: (Betcha you can't do THAT with those darn EarthBoxes!!) Now, I have some shelter underneath for the tomatoes to ripen without being baked alive: My next goal is to be able to actually drive my car through the EarthTainer "Farm": ..oops, I guess that's Lombard Street in San Francisco... Raybo