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Originally Posted by Zacarias
Thanks for your replies guys!
Richard, what kind of plastic drop cloth are you talking about? Also, I have no idea how to keep the lights semselves at least six inches from the pseudostem...
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McClendons, Home Depot, and Lowe's all carry visqueen (clear plastic) drop cloths. I do not recommend using the drop cloth used for lining your floors for painting. It's only 4 mils thick. Get the 6 mil thick visqueen.
To keep the keep the lights 6" away from the p-stem, place 3 poles 6" away from the p-stem that are staked at equal intervals around the plant. Then wrap the lights around the poles in a spiral pattern. Put another 3 poles around the first 3, and wrap the clear plastic film around them to enclose the set-up. Cover the top with clear plastic, but punch a couple 1" diameter holes a few inches from the top to allow the inside to "breathe".
You also need to keep the rain from penetrating the ground around the plant at 3ft to 4 ft diameter in our area(Seattle) to keep the roots from becoming waterlogged. If they do, they will rot.