[WG.]

I'm taking notes ...

[fluffypebble]

I would expect nothing less from teachers pet!

     

[WG.]

I would expect nothing less from teachers pet!

Teachers pet ??  Wot d'ya mean?

[Sam K.]

I think the root issue could be a problem. A chap near us dug down 4 foot and sunk corrugated metal sheets to stop roots from his hedge getting into/under the veg patch.

Drastic? Don’t know.
Hard work, You bet!
 

[sawnee]

Dont forget to try the local pound shops,just got a load of willow trellis 2mx1m for a pound a go :!:
Why not use it for a low fence and grow something up it :?:

[slopym]

hi steve, this is my first reply. Like you i have an exposed site. I have fixed up some scaffold debris netting along one side of the plot. It dosn't stop the wind but it does break the force of it still letting the air flow. I will be going all round when i have time.

Thanks, nice idea, I'll try to track some down.

[slopym]

Poundland have some stuff which might work

Yes, other people have said this, just don't have one near me, I'll have a look around

[slopym]

I am thinking of using willow.  Creating a living windbreak that is quite economical and good looking.

sounds a bit time consuming, I need more of an instant fix, this sounds like a long term one.

[Jim T]

I'm in need of advice about windbreaks, my plot is in a very exposed position and I get blasted by winds from the west.

How high should a windbreak be and what (cheap) material can I use?

I already have posts and some netting, just not sure if they're suitable.

If you have windbreaks, what kind do you have?

thanks

Steve

Hi Steve,
I'm no expert but can only tell you a couple of things from my experience last winter:
Hurrican west winds sweeping down the plain.
Well what not to do is what 3 nearby plotters did .. they built solid fences at right angles to the wind.
Very soon all three were lying down.
We just had to put up with the gales while we planted lots of hedge trees alongside the rabbit wire fence.
The only other thing we did was to plant a line of sweet peas to protect the runner beans (which are just now climbing up Munty's "hockeystick" frame.

[slopym]

Hi Steve,
I'm no expert but can only tell you a couple of things from my experience last winter:
Hurrican west winds sweeping down the plain.
Well what not to do is what 3 nearby plotters did .. they built solid fences at right angles to the wind.
Very soon all three were lying down.
We just had to put up with the gales while we planted lots of hedge trees alongside the rabbit wire fence.
The only other thing we did was to plant a line of sweet peas to protect the runner beans (which are just now climbing up Munty's "hockeystick" frame.

Yes, I've heard a solid fence is not much good because it causes a lot of turbulence, you need something that reduces the wind but still lets some through, I might try the netting I already have or the scaffolding netting if I can get some. The pound shop trellis sounds interesting as well, if I get the time I'll make a visit, there's not one too near me.

[flowerlady]

the reason for suggesting a hazel hedge is twofold ...

... firstly, as a wind break ... it never looses all its leaves, the new ones push the old one off  

... and secondly, you will have a never ending supplu of PEA STICKS    

this will obviously take a wee while to get established ... so in the meantime ... runner beans sideways, they are so easy to pick   :roll: