Fleece thickness

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Rangerkris

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Fleece thickness
« on: April 05, 2010, 06:54 »
I got some fleece, and took a chance with some lettuce and carrots in the garden, close by so i can cover at night if needed. Is the fleece thick enough its seems thin but B&Q seem to think it is good enough or i have some terram that is super think that i could use.
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Kris

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mumofstig

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Re: Fleece thickness
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2010, 09:29 »
The thinner fleeces do work kris, but don't expect them to last much longer than this season .............that's why I buy mine from poundland or wilko :lol:

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Re: Fleece thickness
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2010, 10:28 »
If you double up the thickness of cheap fleece do you get double the protection?
Or enough to get through spring frosts?

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Re: Fleece thickness
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2010, 10:39 »
single thickness works down here, that's all i can say :)

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Re: Fleece thickness
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2010, 15:11 »
I bought the 'thinner' variety Kris describes and found it was hit and miss with frosts. If it was a particularly cool night with harder frost, I lost everything under that fleece. I tried doubling and it helped but it was more trouble to do so. So I bit the bullet and bought a heavier weight fleece that is perfect and heavy frosts can come and go with no worry to me. Soon as I think frosts have passed, I fold them up carefully and store them indoors. I expect to get many years use out of the heavier one. The thinner ones are already falling apart and they weren't cheap.

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Re: Fleece thickness
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2010, 17:35 »
This might not be a thin one just feels like it, i have never used it before.  My wife got 2 cloches from the pound shop today so got them on there now.  :D

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Re: Fleece thickness
« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2010, 20:01 »
Some of mine is from the pound shop. You can only give it a try.

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Re: Fleece thickness
« Reply #7 on: April 06, 2010, 16:52 »
I am using fleece (folded over 4 times) on my carrots -(snug as a bug in a rug) they are up now!.  I have previously bought from Poundland - but its false economy as far as I am concerned.  Wilko's are much better quality and always at least half the price of garden centres.



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