Patent ID: 8745920

Claim:
A variable ventilation plant protector apparatus comprising: a vertical support; a robust flexible sheet for circumscribing a living plant, the flexible sheet having a plurality of holes including a first row of holes and a second row of holes, the robust flexible sheet connecting to the vertical support; and a degradable covering for restricting an air flow through the plurality of holes, the degradable covering directly secured to the robust flexible sheet at both a first seam and a second seam; both the first seam and the second seam structured to degrade to remove portions of the degradable covering from restricting the air flow through portions of the plurality of holes; and the first seam extending parallel to the first row of holes, and the holes in the first row of holes located equidistant from the first seam; and the degradable covering having a first thickness at the first seam and a second thickness at the second seam, wherein the first thickness is greater than the second thickness, the second seam is structured to detach from the robust flexible sheet before the first seam detaches from the flexible sheet, and detachment of the second seam from the robust flexible sheet removes the degradable covering from adjacent to the first row of holes.