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Opening Day – April 29, 2022

Amazing Flower Farm is located on 202 Poor Farm Road in New Ipswich, NH. They will opening for the season on April 29, 2022  from 10:00 – 17:00.

However before opening day, they needed to do a replacement of the plastic sheeting on the retail greenhouse.


Before the wrap
The retail greenhouse at Amazing Flower Farm without the sheeting

Weather Report – No Wind

Owner Ara Lynn chose Sunday morning, April 24, 2022 for the re-wrapping because winds were predicted to be less than 4 MPH. This is an important consideration when dealing with the largest plastic sheet I have ever seen. There are two layers to add. Air is pumpled between them to add some rigidity and help shed the winter snows.

The first step was setting the roll of film near the peak of the greenhouse, The backhoe was the tool for this task.


Unrolling the plastic
Unrolling the plastic sheeting from a backhoe bucket

Just Like Making a Bed

Imagine spreading a HUGE sheet over a mattress and lining up the sides. It was the same process with the greenhouse.


Wrapping the Greenhouse
Pulling plastic sheeting over greenhouse frame

Wrapped Greenhouse
Wrapping up the greenhouse at Amazing Flower Farm

Button It Up

The two layers of plastic are held in place with “wiggle wire”, a  springy steel wire that fits in tracks near the base of the green house. 


Wiggle Wire
Springy “wiggle wire” inserted into a track affixes the plastic layers to the base of the greenhouse

Wiggle Wire
Attaching plastic sheeting with “wiggle wire”

Volunteers

This was not a task that Ara Lynn and Paul Bush could accomplish by themselves. Ara gave a shout out for volunteers and people showed up to help. Community spirit is alive and well in New Ipswich.


Volunteers
Volunteers attach plastic wrap to greenhouse

Lila
The face in the greenhouse

Opening Day – April 29, 2022

Come visit Ara and the crew on April 29, 2022 from 10:00 – 17:00. Fill out a plant card and get a $4.00 credit.

Amazing Flower Farm

202 Poor Farm Road

New Ipswich, NH 03071

(603) 878-9876


Ara Lynn
Ara Lynn at Amazing Flower Farm

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