With a mostly deciduous forest, sabout 20 yards from the building. Any seasonal difference summer [leaves] vs winter [no leaves]?
1287958
VHF & UHF television signals are affected by obstacles. If the antenna is pointed in the direction of the trees there will be more signal when the trees are bare.
1287959
Winter is noticably better than summer. My advice is to get an outdoor unit if possible and mount it at the antenna. This Winegard unit is the best alternative.
1287960
Winter is noticably better than summer.My advice is to get an outdoor unit if possible and mount it at the antenna. This Winegard unit is the best alternative.
1287961
I only recently purchased this item and there are still leaves on trees surrounding my house but thus far I have not noticed much of a difference.
1287962
Leaves do make a difference and wind makes it even worse. The signals are better with the leaves off the trees.
1287963
There are many things that can cause problems. How how high is your antenna, how high and far away is the the station antenna? How thick is the forest, are the leaves wet or dry? Is it UHF or VHF (some areas like Los Angeles and Philly still use VHF for some stations). If you have problems with blockage or distance you might need more than a 10dB amp.
1287964
It didn't help me at all and I don't have any major trees around me. I just live far from the local TV stations.
2211095
I used it in spring when tree first got leaves and when it was not raining alot. I wanted tree to absorb as much as it would. I have also used it this fall. It seems to have helped some. This is the first year i have used it though.
1871115
It did good for me in California in winter months. I veg inside then threw out for flowering stage . Did good Job was a little hot inside but I open up all the windows . Reinforcement was good for me in California weather just added bricks for it won't fly off
1857060
I read that I should place the composter in a shadier part of the yard. I got my composter this last winter and located it on the north side of the house. This is a little used area so it was as much for aesthetics as it was for advise. Anyway, our winters are pretty severe. I am in a zone 5. It got down past zero this year. I did not notice much composting action until spring. I never tried the hot water bottle trick, but I did add some compost starter when I got desperate for something to happen. As soon as the weather warmed up, this composter took off and I have one side that I am using on the garden already and the other side is already halfway done. I am very happy with the composter and don't blame it for not being too effective in the winter. If I had it to do over again, I might put the composter on the sunny side of the house, but then it would bake in the summer!
1315038
We bought this for our son who lives in Denver I used it to mow his front yard and did not notice this. It was fall so there were a few leaves.
1528382
Cover lets in sufficient light in winter and early spring...don't know about summer...seems that use in summer would certainly cause a heat problem...
1292423
I use it year round. I just bought one at the begining of summer. It does swem more like a winter product, to keep snow out, but I keep iy on year round to keep leaves out. Many people put a piece of ply wood over there's year round. This looks nicer and works
1579080
No, I didn't cover the tree during the winter and it still doing fine through the winter here at Long Island, NY. Very easy care plant.
2022524
It is not hardy. So I live in Wisconsin, during Spring and Summer and fall it's out there, but during winter, is inside.
2128780
Hate to say it, but they vary, mostly because there's an assortment of single leaves, small groupings and occasional longer strands. I can say that each individual leaf ranges from maybe a 1.25 inches at their longest to about .5 inches for the smaller ones. How much of an area they will cover will depend on how closely you chose to group them and how big a door or window you want to border with them, etc.
2048662
Supposedly down to zone 4I think you are 5 or 6. Out side in the winter south face preferably against a light colored wall ( a warm spot) use burlap to stop wind and fill with autumn leaves for insulation.
557232
we have only used it this summer in a sheltered area protected on two sides by corner of house..donot plan to keep it up in winter due to heavy snow fall in Vermont, but very satisfied to date.
158900
I left two outside all winter. We had severe winds often. They are attached to my wood patio awning and a tree. No damage to the wood structure (built like a deck) however one of the shades tore at the corner. The other weathered everything and is still hanging.
513502
Regarding leaves - we don't have that issue as no significant trees near to the pool. This is our second KK and it works great so far. The first we inherited when we bought our house five years ago.
2040991
Follow up! Despite the cold winter I mentioned in a previous reply, we just had two weeks of the hottest spring in history here, with temps above 80 every day and bright sun all day. I walked along the tiled deck in my bare feet and stocking feet many times. It was not at all too hot. In fact I would almost say it was "comfortable!"
550550
I have the shade sail over the pergola at the end of the double drive way. There is complete shade...we park the car, have a nice seating area, etc. I have hanging baskets around the perimeter of the pergola so the sun does get to the plants, but without damaging intense sun. Sorry, but I just cannot tell you the % of shade...it's just nice and comfortable and the temperature difference is remarkable. We live along the gulf coast and we do get intense heat at times, but it's still "tolerable" under the shaded pergola. We love it, but will have to replace for next year/season. This has lasted approx. 5 years and could last longer, but will plan on reordering for next season and will probably change the color. We women love to decorate outdoors also. It has held up well and has been out in our sometimes not so mild winters, tropical storms, extreme heat/sun of our summers. Emily
2244329
I haven't but certainly would like to know.We live in San Francisco Bay Area and there was a very mild winter. It was not necessary to cover the strathwood. They weather the winter perfectly.