I like the shrink wrap idea for sunlight.

Whatever you build, your palm will outgrow it.
So something modular and relatively lightweight with styrofoam, panels can be screwed together and toenailed onto a railway tie base.

Mine won't work next year either:

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Barb

Well I had my first setback this afternoon, my tallest box almost fell over. We had a huge storm blow through and winds were extreme to say the least. I was out there as quick as I could with my impact driver and the longest boards I could find to brace it. It's going to require pulling it apart and rebuilding tomorrow because I know my lights are on the ground and not up by the crown and it'll require another shrink wrap. I told my wife I will need her help with that, I lost it all because I did it myself on one side from a ladder and it wasn't my best.

lucky, the string wrap doesn't let sun in, I have wood tops as well, I just drape some 2.5 mil plastic over the top to help with keeping it water tight.

Looks good. Mine are still out playing in the breeze. Have been uncovered since Feb 28th. Might make it to December looking at the weather models! 😉

I hear that, same here in south jersey, only going to 59 tonight although we did have a night of frost and light freeze a week ago. crazy but loving it

I like the shrink wrap idea for sunlight.

Whatever you build, your palm will outgrow it.
So something modular and relatively lightweight with styrofoam, panels can be screwed together and toenailed onto a railway tie base.

Mine won't work next year either:

<a href=" http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/10765699804/" title="002 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src=" " width="600" height="800" alt="002"></a>

Barb

that's some serious protection Barb...Good Luck witht he onslaught

Well it managed to get worse tonight. Winds up to 50-60 mph... I had two more boxes pushed off their bases. Found myself out in the dark, putting more bracing up and tying the boxes together with more 2x4's.... what a mess. I'll be fixing things and shoring things up more this week. Lesson learned, overbuild it so that you can sit inside where it's warm when crap like this happens.

I am even more shocked that my banana cones stayed put.