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Submitted by: Larry, Webmaster

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Hey Alan, since you refer to windstorms you must mean outdoor systems and most outdoor systems are under cover whether in a gazebo type structure or a greenhouse. So to stand up to wind, it's not the strength of the hydroponics so much as the strength of the structure surrounding the system. My ebb/flow systems, pictured on my home page are in a homemade greenhouse. I built it of pvc piping, plastic zip ties and 6 mil painter's drop cloth (plastic). It has stood up to short bursts of hurricane force winds, snowstorms dropping 3 inches of wet snow on it and thunderstorms with torrential downpours. I attribute this strength to the relatively thick plastic shell (6 mil) and the pvc construction that forms curved ribs just like the ribs on a covered wagon in old-west movies. Of course if you build a gazebo type structure, wind will probably lift it like a kite and send it twirling away... So it all depends on the structure type and materials...I'd suggest picking a design for a structure and/or hydroponics system, build it and test it out for a season...

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