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Three Ways to Use Vinyl Tarps to Protect Your Yard During Winter

Posted by Canopies Tarps on Nov 29th 2017

Vinyl tarps are a useful all-purpose tool year-round, but they are particularly useful during the winter. Tarps provide a water-resistant, portable barrier that has unlimited uses. Here's how to make use of them in the coming months:

Three Ways to Use Vinyl Tarps to Protect Your Yard During Winter

  1. Use vinyl tarps to protect weather sensitive plants during short freezes.Not all of your plants are strong enough for a heavy winter. Whether you have trees from other regions and climatic zones, new plants with vulnerable roots, or plants with out-of-season growth after a short warm period, cold weather can be damage your yard's long-term growth. Wrap a tarp around the trunks of vulnerable trees and cover sensitive plants to repel icy rain and insulate some of the plants' heat.
  2. Keep rain and plant debris away from your wood pile.Wood piles are already attractive targets for critters and insects looking for shelter from the winter weather. Even if you're already taking preventative steps like stacking the wood tightly and stripping branches of leaves, the wind can still push leaves, dirt, and decaying organic matter into the cracks. Rainstorms will push moisture deep into the pile, creating the perfect environment for an infestation. Keep your wood pile sealed from the elements with a vinyl tarp and rope.
  3. Protect ongoing projects from sudden weather shifts.While many homeimprovement projects take place during thespring and summer, some projects just work out for winter. Whether your pouring cement to secure posts or digging trenches for deck repair or a hedge border, you need a way to protect ongoing work from sudden snowfall. Vinyl tarps provide a waterproof barrier that stopsyour work from being erased.

Winter weather can be harsh on your yard and exterior projects. No matter what you're in the middle of, have a few tarps on hand for surprise weather and to keep outside supplies safe.Go to CanopiesAndTarps herefor more tips.