[maddave]

I'm looking to use some of the blue water pipe to make hoops to support netting and I am trying to work out how much pipe to get.  My beds are 3 metres by 1.5 metres.  Will three hoops 1 metre high be enough to support the netting plus a length of wood 25mm square, laying on top of the hoops down the length of the bed? 

I.e a hoop placed at each end of the bed and one in the middle?

[sunshineband]

I would have another hoop, making four in all in 3m. Others may have other advice of course, but that works for me 

[maddave]

If it works for you then it should work for me!! I dont want a saggy net!

[mumofstig]

No, we don't want saggy, do we 

I'd also add the fourth hoop.

[sunshineband]

No, we don't want saggy, do we 

I'd also add the fourth hoop.

[Elm street]

That's the way, One every metre does fine for me!

[maddave]

Thanks all. 

Looks good Elm Street. That is what I'm hoping to achieve!

[cadalot]

The Anti fox / bird chicken wire is 20mm and the beds are 1.2 x 2.4m

The green netting is also on a bed which is 1.2 x 2.4 and the hoop is 25mm and is cut to a half circle plus 200mm either end for pushing in the ground. The lateral stiffeners on the top and sides help stop the mesh sagging especially when the foxes use it as a trampoline

The small one is 20mm dia, potable on a timber frame measuring 1.2m x 1.2m

[Beetroot Queen]

We do four on our 8 foot beds and still get saggy sometimes lol

[cadalot]

Not if you roll up the bottom and peg it with tent pegs. I cable tie a timber or plastic batten to the bottom edge.

[maddave]

Cadalot, Elm Street, does that green netting you use have a special name?  I need something fine for my cabbages and sprouts. I've seen enviromesh and veggimesh, but they look quite delicate and expensive. Interested to see if there is something cheaper!

Thanks.

[cadalot]

Take a look on ebay and use "debris netting" in the search- there are various qualities of netting

[maddave]

Perfect. Thank you.

[Kristen]

Mine came from tarpaflex

http://www.tarpaflex.co.uk/acatalog/Debris-Netting.html

[noshed]

You can get debris netting free off scaffolders if you catch them when they're taking it down. They mostly just put it in a skip anyway. Just ask nicely.