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Do these caution,snow fences really knock the wind? The Fence has a awful lot of BIG open holes and I cant see how it would. Anyone eles use this as wind pretection?

THANKS BROOKS

3/30/2005 7:58:51 PM

Rexburg, Idaho

Thats why they work. There is significantly less wind behind them and the snow is deposited on the down wind side. I've used them for several years. It doesn't eliminate the wind but it cuts it down.

3/30/2005 11:17:50 PM

Sheridan . NY

I HAVE used snow fence for 27 year -yes it slows wind down --but it helps the plant get ust to the wind and tuffins the plant up for ever day winds--when you totally protect the plants from the wind and a big one comes they dont do so well--but a 60 mph storm wind gust there not much you can do--craig

3/31/2005 7:07:30 AM

Appalachian Mtns.

snow fence good!

3/31/2005 7:12:42 AM

Billerica,Massachusetts

snow fences cause a low pressure area to form, and thus the snow falls to the ground and collects as opposed to continuing on blowing with the wind. so basically it forms an area of turbulence.

3/31/2005 8:06:53 AM

Pocatello ([email protected])

It really does work. I have an orange plastic snow fence,
and it looks so porous that you would think it would not
work. But it does.

When I use 3/8 inch rebar to hold it up, the wind will bend
the rebar out of shape. (Proof that it works...) You will
actually need some beefy supports to keep it from being
blown down. Now, if it were any "less" porous, you'd have
trouble keeping it up.

3/31/2005 11:49:32 AM

Sioux Falls, SD [email protected]

Actually a solid wall causes swirls and eddies that buffet the plant more than snow fence, especially at certain angles.

3/31/2005 3:48:35 PM

Ohio

thanks, I just bought 200 feet of it today, Ill give it a try,last year I lost two main vines due to wind.

Brooks

3/31/2005 8:43:44 PM

Ft. Branch, IN ([email protected])

Brooks, where did you get it at? I have a bad wind problem myself.

4/1/2005 4:10:55 PM

Billerica,Massachusetts

Home Depot sells it.

4/1/2005 4:18:07 PM

Ohio

Lowes sells it to

4/1/2005 6:06:15 PM

Sioux Falls, SD [email protected]

I've seen it at Menard's in both green and orange

4/1/2005 6:17:13 PM