Hi all,
We'll be growing roots and brassicas for the first time this year. Now, we have problems with wood pigeons so the brassicas will get netted but having not grown carrots before I've no idea if we'll have problems with carrot fly.
Onions, garlic and leeks did fine last year without netting but, like most things, the more I read on sites like this the more I start to believe nothing will grow unless it's wrapped in cotton wool! We could net the alliums in case of leaf miner...
The plot is the back garden so, apart from next door's crops, there may not be anywhere for the pests to come from. Should we assume the worst and just buy a job lot of enviromesh? Or wait and see if we get lucky? It goes without saying we'd really like a healthy crop!
Thanks
Steve