Winter Sowers Reuse Salvage!
(rescued shelving from curbside collection)
Remodeled homes and businesses often discard reusable items. They are put out to the curb to be picked up with the trash. Homeowners and construction site bosses are usually happy to give it to you for your projects.
Please remember to ask first!

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Use a cooking fork to stab several holes into the base of the container.

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It's easy to prepare a
styrafoam container.
Old commercial wire shelving pieces make provide the tunnel structure. Vinyl sheeting from the fabric center. (20O6 cost ~ $.99 per yard.)
Centaurea cyanus ~ Bachelor Buttons, Cornflowers

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Old commercial wire shelving pieces
make the tunnel support.

Vinyl sheeting from fabric center.
(20O6 cost ~ $.99 per yard.)

View showing vinyl sheeting tucked under wire shelving and brick.
Cover with clear vinyl sheeting. Tuck extra vinyl sheeting under the edges of the wire shelving.
View showing vinyl sheeting tucked
under wire shelving and brick.
The other end is tucked in. View from directly above.
The other end is tucked in.

View from directly above.

Add vents for air transpiration by stabbing or snipping vinyl with scissors. Add vents all the way down.
Add vents to the front wall. Finish the tunnel by adding vents to the back wall.You're done!

Add vents to the front wall.

Finish the tunnel by adding vents
to the back wall. You're done!
Photos on this page by:
Steven and Trudi Davidoff

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