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rnewste · March 21, 2011

I think it was Geeboss who came up with the idea of wrapping an old cut-down bamboo curtain around his EarthTainers to shield them from the Sun. You can also take 2 ft. wide redwood lattice panels and make a 3-sided hinged panel to surround the 3 sides most exposed to the Sun.

The dual-wall EarthTainer III design will minimize heating of the Grow Media much better than the prior design, so having to use a darker color container now will not be as much of a problem as it was with the old design.

Some "visual" ideas done by others:

Raybo

March 21, 2011	#73
rnewste Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Campbell, CA Posts: 4,064	I think it was Geeboss who came up with the idea of wrapping an old cut-down bamboo curtain around his EarthTainers to shield them from the Sun. You can also take 2 ft. wide redwood lattice panels and make a 3-sided hinged panel to surround the 3 sides most exposed to the Sun. The dual-wall EarthTainer III design will minimize heating of the Grow Media much better than the prior design, so having to use a darker color container now will not be as much of a problem as it was with the old design. Some "visual" ideas done by others: Raybo