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Harrisville, Pa

If I put up a 7' foot wind barrier fence and patch is 60' will that fence protect my patch? Isn't there a multiply like 10 to 1 or 5 to 1? So if the fence is 7 feet and 5 to 1 I would get 35' of protection.

5/30/2015 10:17:19 PM

East Jordan, MI

it depends on the density of your windbreak. It can be as much as 30 times the height...
Here is a good read
http://extension.psu.edu/plants/plasticulture/production-details/windbreaks

5/31/2015 8:26:07 AM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Two is better than one

5/31/2015 11:17:52 AM

Muddy Waters

I highly recommend a brick wall 20 feet tall.But then again some say I over do it things.

5/31/2015 11:50:35 AM

Harrisville, Pa

Thanks for feedback guys. PSU article explained it all.

5/31/2015 12:27:59 PM

Zurich, Ontario Canada

you pretty much need walls and a roof to stop wind.

5/31/2015 9:59:30 PM

Pocatello (cliffwarren@yahoo.com)

Something that allows a little wind to pass is better than something that blocks all of it. The best thing I ever did was plant a hedge of cotoneaster around my patch. That, combined with a lot of trees that have been planted in the neighborhood have greatly mitigated the strength of the wind reaching my leaves. Of course, this is a long-term fix.

6/1/2015 1:17:27 PM

JACKSON, WISCONSIN. ; )

Silt fence with a snow fence does us well. You do want air flow. We grow on the edge of a 40 acre field and soybeans don't cut wind very much. Been growing them for years this way

6/1/2015 3:24:33 PM