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Wiggle wire to hold plastic in grooves on bandboard, kneeboard, or endwalls.
Wiggle wire to hold plastic in grooves on bandboard, kneeboard, or endwalls.
Row covers on field liners at Kobes nursery.
Row covers on field liners at Kobes nursery.
Metal fasteners for holding plastic to bandboard, hipboard, or endwall
Metal fasteners for holding plastic to bandboard, hipboard, or endwall
Hole cut in plastic sidewall to improve convection currents in spring
Hole cut in plastic sidewall to improve convection currents in spring
Metal fasteners holding plastic to bandboard, hipboard, or endwal
Metal fasteners holding plastic to bandboard, hipboard, or endwal
Low investment, partially ground overwintering structure that captures insulating properties of soil
Low investment, partially ground overwintering structure that captures insulating properties of soil
Holes cut in plastic sidewall to improve convection currents in spring
Holes cut in plastic sidewall to improve convection currents in spring
Endwall of structure showing opaque plastic held down by clips and mesh batten tape.
Endwall of structure showing opaque plastic held down by clips and mesh batten tape.
Balled and burlapped trees healed in with mulch to prevent freezing
Balled and burlapped trees healed in with mulch to prevent freezing
Overwintering structure with end open for ventilation in spring.
Overwintering structure with end open for ventilation in spring.
Approximately 20' wide overwintering structure covered in opaque white plastic
Approximately 20' wide overwintering structure covered in opaque white plastic
Overwintering quonset style structures without plastic
Overwintering quonset style structures without plastic
Batten fence strapping
Batten fence strapping
Batten vinyl tape white
Batten vinyl tape white
Overwintering structure with slighlty extended side walls to increase use of edge space
Overwintering structure with slighlty extended side walls to increase use of edge space
white cloth
white cloth
winter protection
winter protection
white cloth clamp
white cloth clamp
plastic hold down
plastic hold down
P3107586
P3107586
P3107591
P3107591
P3107584
P3107584
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P2065679
Greenhouse with snow
Greenhouse with snow
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P2065682
Greenhouse with snow3
Greenhouse with snow3
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This project received support from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services as part of the Specialty Crops Block Grant Program.

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