Posted by John Texas Well it looks better than the other ones at least.This is the same palm as the first picture.
on 11/7/2009, 8:05 pm
173.74.5.201 | Message modified by user John Texas 11/17/2009, 9:37 pm
I spent a couple of days putting these up, I use steel fence posts first, then use cable ties to attach the 1x2's the steel posts. Then sandwich the plastic between the 1x2 and a strip of lattice, screw the lattice to the 1x2. Then secure the bottom of the plastic. I'll have to use metal clamps on the 10' windbreaks, just to make sure they dont end up in my neighbors yard! If anyone tries this just make sure the steel posts are driven down firmly, with no play in them. Use metal clamps or a handy bundler, the cable ties wont hold! Updating again, I found some 11" stainless steel cable ties at Lowes, that should hold it!
This should make the case for windbreaks and my rational!
This robusta is protected by a fence plus the house blocks most of the wind from the nw. Plus this one was planted a couple of years after the freeze damaged ones, this one is 11.5' it's caught up with one of them and 2.5' behind the other one(pool)
This is the first time I've put up a ten footer, usually they are for smaller palms. This may not make a difference come spring, but it can'nt hurt either. 
I usually cover the bottom edge of plastic with mulch or anything to keep the wind from getting under it. I'll do that later. Thanks for looking.
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