RE: [GBlist] shading my trailer

[Alan Courtright <acourtri@linknet.kitsap.lib.wa.us>]

Grapes and ivy will take a year or two to get established before they
really put out the kind of growth that would shade a trailer.  There's
very little in the way of plants that will grow enough in the first season
to do any good.

While misters to use water, and water should be conserved, the amount they
use is so minute (I'm talking about really fine misters here; I doubt one
puts out a gallon a day, and it'd only take two or three) that it can
probably be justified for awhile at least.

On Fri, 25 Jan 2002, Gilbert Midonnet wrote:

> I was about to say something along that line:
> 
> grapes and ivy work fine in the NYC area. I don't know how well they'll work
> where you are, but I gather that there are many fast growing plants that
> might work. Maybe even climbing roses, although beautiful, it won't be the
> best bang for the buck.
> 
> -- glm
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian McMaster [mailto:bmcmaster@swrpc.org]
> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 11:39 AM
> To: greenbuilding@crest.org
> Subject: RE: [GBlist] shading my trailer
> 
> 
> Or you could grow scarlet runner beans, hops, (or even kudzu) over the
> trailer and/or a trelis next to it. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Beverly A. Weiter [SMTP:environs.com@juno.com]
> Sent:	Friday, January 25, 2002 10:59 AM
> To:	greenbuilding@crest.org
> Subject:	Re: [GBlist] shading my trailer
> 
> Martin & Caruso,
> 
> Alan has suggested misters.  I think a better solution can be found, that
> would not waste a precious resource like water.  Here in the south there
> are many places facing water shortages in the not too distant future and
> every drop counts.  Perhaps it is the same in your area.
> 
> If within the budget, why not set up a portable structure similar to
> those rented for outdoor functions.  I have seen them marketed in a
> number of places.  Once the house is done you could use it as shading for
> an outdoor seating area or additional car/lawn tractor etc.
> 
> Beverly Weiter
> Environs Interiors
> Deland, FL
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                         -|//*Alan Courtright*\\|=   
                                Poulsbo, WA
                             acourtri@krl.org
                       



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