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harveyc · 08-09-2008, 12:16 PM

Nobody has mentioned this yet, but it looks like your PVC pipes are just resting on the concrete. If there isn't anything to stop them from sliding (besides gravity), that can be a problem if the wind blows the plant up towards the house. Also, if you used 45 degree elbows like it looks (and as Jon suggests), the increasing weight could spread the legs of your support out. Maybe your legs are somehow secured, but the Bananas.org watermark obscures the bottom of your photo.

Good luck!

08-09-2008, 12:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
harveyc Been nuts, gone bananas harveyc's Photo Gallery Location: Isleton, Calif Find me on the map! Zone: 9b Name: Harvey Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 5,130 BananaBucks : 471,974 Feedback: 6 / 100% Said "Thanks" 6,050 Times Was Thanked 4,493 Times in 1,906 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1,785 Times	Re: supporting fruit with pvc...did I do it right? pics in gallery Nobody has mentioned this yet, but it looks like your PVC pipes are just resting on the concrete. If there isn't anything to stop them from sliding (besides gravity), that can be a problem if the wind blows the plant up towards the house. Also, if you used 45 degree elbows like it looks (and as Jon suggests), the increasing weight could spread the legs of your support out. Maybe your legs are somehow secured, but the Bananas.org watermark obscures the bottom of your photo. Good luck! __________________