Netting swedes?

Angelah · « **on:** July 02, 2008, 18:10 »

Have planted some swede today - do I need to net it against birds/cabbage whites or anything? Atm they've been left to it as I ran out of time, but can pop over tomorrow if I need to.

gobs · « **Reply #1 on:** July 02, 2008, 18:19 »

And hope they are still there!

DD. · « **Reply #2 on:** July 02, 2008, 18:23 »

I tried to get away with it, but the pigeons got to mine.

Fortunately the growing tips were still intact, so I've built a fortress around them.

purplebean · « **Reply #3 on:** July 02, 2008, 20:09 »

I watched a pigeon yesterday. It landed one of my raised beds, walked past the cosmos, skirted the shallots, past the marigolds, stopped at the cabbage and then kept going past the dahlias.

I think I have them confused

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #4 on:** July 02, 2008, 22:19 »

I net all my brassicas which includes Sweeds :shock:

Sweeds in the fore ground:

DD. · « **Reply #5 on:** July 02, 2008, 22:37 »

Noticed you hoed up the mare's tail first this time.

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #6 on:** July 02, 2008, 22:39 »

Cheeky boy :!:

upert · « **Reply #7 on:** July 03, 2008, 00:17 »

is there a trick to getting your blue pipe hoops to stand up straight, or is it just a case of sticking them firmly in the ground? when i put netting or polythene over them it can drag them down at unpretty angles. i'm not tidy gardener but this does irk me.

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #8 on:** July 03, 2008, 07:14 »

No trick really. Just stick gadening canes firmly into the ground and slot the tube onto it.

gregmcalister · « **Reply #9 on:** July 03, 2008, 09:01 »

Last year I didn't net anything and I got precisely zero brassicas after all my hard work. I didn't realise that it was pigeons doing the damage but this year I've netted swedes, cabbage, caulis and kale and so far so good. I caught a caterpillar on my red cabbage the other day but they seem to be attacking my uncovered horseradish instead which I'm much happier about.

paintedlady · « **Reply #10 on:** July 03, 2008, 16:04 »

:shock: I've never had to net swede! Although not particularly huge on my site, there is still a pigeon problem and most other brassicas are definitely at risk.

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #11 on:** July 03, 2008, 17:47 »

Well my chickens eat young swede leaves so I'm not offering any to the pigeons

DD. · « **Reply #12 on:** July 03, 2008, 17:59 »

Quote from: "paintedlady"

:shock: I've never had to net swede! Although not particularly huge on my site, there is still a pigeon problem and most other brassicas are definitely at risk.

You may come to regret saying that. Ours seem to add a crop to the menu every year!

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