Nate Koenig

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Thank you! I think I will do the rebar method.

Next question - is there an easy effective way to tape/connect two insect screens together? I'm having a hard time finding a single screen that could fit over the whole proposed area of the frame, so, I would need to tape/connect two screens together.
2 years ago
So I'm setting up a new garden with raised beds. Last year our garden got mobbed by bugs after the hay cutting nearby, so I was thinking about getting a bunch of bug screen and making a giant walk-in bug screen enclosure, similar to a greenhouse for most of it. It gets pretty windy here and I'm in zone 6a. So here are my thoughts:

If it's strong enough, I wanted to use PVC or EMT to create the square enclosure
I wanted to make it so I can "roll up" the bug screen after a certain point to allow for pollination.
In the winter I would take down (and likely replace) the bug screen itself, but, leave up the frame.
I'll probably embed the main supports in concrete or something.

I can find PVC fittings:
https://www.amazon.com/Fittings-Building-Furniture-Greenhouse-Connection/dp/B08FZ6FF68/

Also thought about using "Kee Clamps", but, they are /really/ expensive, and I wanted to keep costs (somewhat) down.

Thoughts? Suggestions for materials?


2 years ago