[wendyg]

For the last two nights I have covered the strawberries and potatoes with fleece, to protect against frost.  As it is a bit breezy here (this will die down and with clear skies we are predicted a ground frost) I find it difficult to lay down the fleece and stop it from flapping around.  I was wondering if a double layer of debris netting would protect the plants from frost.  Has anyone tries using debris netting instead of fleece?

Wendy

[Dopey113]

peg it down, or bricks, stones, planks... whatever you can find, i even use bamboo canes

[Paul Plots]

My guess is that fleece would be the better of the two - debris netting, having larger holes, would not give provide such a good barrier.

Bricks, hefty stones....that'll hold it fleece in place.

[allot2learn]

Use the fleece, then put the debris netting over the top and peg it down. The netting won't tear in the wind.

[RichardA]

I often use several folds of debris netting to protect against frost -- works fine, lots of holes work like a wooly jumper does. I have much more netting than fleece at this time of year and easier to handle on my own. Weigh down with bricks, planks, whatever you have or fill milk or drink cartons/bottles with sand earth or water. Square edge ones obviously or they roll off. Can even fill plastic bags with earth and tie the necks in an emergency.
R

[Paul Plots]

I often use several folds of debris netting to protect against frost -- works fine, lots of holes work like a wooly jumper does. I have much more netting than fleece at this time of year and easier to handle on my own. Weigh down with bricks, planks, whatever you have or fill milk or drink cartons/bottles with sand earth or water. Square edge ones obviously or they roll off. Can even fill plastic bags with earth and tie the necks in an emergency.
R

Take care with the weight of the debris netting... Do you support it or simply lay it straight onto the plants?

[RichardA]

depends on the plants - just emerging potatoes might get fleece etc directly on top of them otherwise might use either blue pipe hoops or plant pots or plant pots on sticks etc to hold up nets or fleece but don't want to be too off the ground or whole object is defeated-- all depends on how high, how robust etc.
R