YIKES! String Broke. Tomatoes on Ground

[PaulTandberg]

Originally Posted by dshreter

I’m not completely clear on what you’re describing by it being pinned beneath the metal pole and the poly cover...

Yes, friction, heat, UV rays all could have played their part...


My poly greenhouse looks like a rectangular tent. There is a center metal pole that supports the "roof's" peak, supports the poly that is stretched taut against it, holds the whole thing up. I snugged the to-be-tied string between the poly and the pole ...

... which, now that I have factored heat, sunlight/UV rays into the equation, seems like a really, really dumb idea. Next year I will tie the string to some type of metal/wire loop fashioned/adapted/purchased that I can attach to the center pole.