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Olafhenny · 12-27-2011, 06:38 PM

Hi Kat,

I have a detailed description for a bubble wrap shelter here with pictures:
My Banana Experience (or lack of it)

In retrospect I should just add, that you probably need to add a gable to it, by splicing a couple of tees into
the centre of opposite bars pointing up, and then levelling them off with a couple of elbows and another bar
connecting them to form some sort of a ‘gable’, otherwise the rainwater tends to ‘pond’ on top.

The one pictured measures 2x2x4 feet high. Last spring I improvised the gable thing, by inserting a board
on edge, because I did not want to take the whole thing apart again.

Next summer I am considering to transform a 4.5’ by 5.5’ pond into a “tropical planter”. I intend to use
the same, somewhat improved method again to enclose the whole thing.

Another tip: I pounded short bamboo sticks in the ground at the proper spacing and slid the ¾ inch PVC
irrigation pipe over them. I had thought, that I would have to splint the pipes to the bamboo to keep it
in place, but that proved not necessary, since the whole thing turned out quite sturdy.

¾ inch PVC irrigation pipe is quite cheap, if you get is from an irrigation outfit and not from a hardware
store and the tight ‘slip fit’ lets you take it apart for easy storage.

Good luck,
Olaf

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Olafhenny Olafhenny's Photo Gallery Location: Penticton, BC, Okanagan Valley, Canada Find me on the map! Zone: Hardiness Zone 6 Name: Olaf Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,705 BananaBucks : 246,326 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,050 Times Was Thanked 2,012 Times in 876 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 77 Times	Re: cold fruit Hi Kat, I have a detailed description for a bubble wrap shelter here with pictures: My Banana Experience (or lack of it) In retrospect I should just add, that you probably need to add a gable to it, by splicing a couple of tees into the centre of opposite bars pointing up, and then levelling them off with a couple of elbows and another bar connecting them to form some sort of a ‘gable’, otherwise the rainwater tends to ‘pond’ on top. The one pictured measures 2x2x4 feet high. Last spring I improvised the gable thing, by inserting a board on edge, because I did not want to take the whole thing apart again. Next summer I am considering to transform a 4.5’ by 5.5’ pond into a “tropical planter”. I intend to use the same, somewhat improved method again to enclose the whole thing. Another tip: I pounded short bamboo sticks in the ground at the proper spacing and slid the ¾ inch PVC irrigation pipe over them. I had thought, that I would have to splint the pipes to the bamboo to keep it in place, but that proved not necessary, since the whole thing turned out quite sturdy. ¾ inch PVC irrigation pipe is quite cheap, if you get is from an irrigation outfit and not from a hardware store and the tight ‘slip fit’ lets you take it apart for easy storage. Good luck, Olaf __________________ The reason I joined this forum was to share experiences, my own and those of others and to learn from them.