Frame for, early production, raising seedlings, or growing halfhardy or tender plants. It should face north. The back should be considerably higher than the front to allow water to drain off the covering lights and, in a north-facing frame, to admit sunlight. Strands of wire support the plastic. These can be Iff. apart if the lights slope enough to shed rain. If the slope is steep, wire support is not needed. The frame lights can be made of 2in. x 1in. or l½in. timber with plastic film stretched tightly over it and supported by the wires.
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 95, Issue 2, 15 August 1957, Page 140
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96Frame for, early production, raising seedlings, or growing halfhardy or tender plants. It should face north. The back should be considerably higher than the front to allow water to drain off the covering lights and, in a north-facing frame, to admit sunlight. Strands of wire support the plastic. These can be Iff. apart if the lights slope enough to shed rain. If the slope is steep, wire support is not needed. The frame lights can be made of 2in. x 1in. or l½in. timber with plastic film stretched tightly over it and supported by the wires. New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 95, Issue 2, 15 August 1957, Page 140
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