[mike0001]

hi

can someone point me in direction of ideas to protect my crop

and ideally cheap methods for my first year

[flitwickone]

debris netting 

[cadalot]

EBay – Debris netting – 2m x 50m Green £29.50 Free P&P
                                      3m x 50m            £22.50 Free P&P

And blue water pipe from Screwfix or Power Station in 20mm dia or 25mm dia and 25 or 50m rolls

Then poke in the ground cheap - or make a frame - lots of You Tube Videos on this and ICE has a neat version that looks more stable and does not need additional support see

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=59123.msg691492#msg691492

[DD.]

I think you'll find that the 3m width one is only 20m long for that price and there is a slightly cheaper listing for the 2m width.

[cadalot]

Those were the cheapest I saw a few weeks ago when I was trying to work out how much it's going to cost me to protect my veg - been and had another look and here goes

Debris Netting

EBay - Agralan Environmesh XL 2.6m x 5.0 = £21.00 Free delivery

EBay – Debris netting

3m x 50m Green = £49.95 (£40.00 + £9.95 P&P) – Online Scaffolding Sales
3m x 50m Green = £41.28 Free P&P – Covers-To-Go

3m x 20m Green = £28.99 Free P&P – Covers-To-Go
3m x 20m Green = £22.50 Free P&P – Covers-To-Go

2m x 50m Green = £52.98 (£44.99 + £7.99 P&P) – First Fence
2m x 50m Green = £44.95 Free P&P – Jade Supplies Ltd
2m x 50m Green = £40.80 (£32.00 + £8.80 P&P) – ropeseller23
2m x 50m Green = £38.40 Free P&P – First Fence
2m x 50m Green = £37.72 (£29.75 + £7.97 P&P) – Essex Hire and Sales Ltd
2m x 50m Green = £37.49 (£29.50 + £7.99 P&P) – First Fence
2m x 50m Green = £33.71 (£23.76 + £9.95 P&P) – Scaffolding Supplies Ltd
2m x 50m Green = £32.99 (£27.00 + £5.99 P&P) – Online Scaffolding Sales
2m x 50m Green = £32.00 (£25.50 + £6.50 P&P) – psb-scaffolding
2m x 50m Green = £29.50 Free P&P – Covers-To-Go
2m x 50m Green = £27.00 Free (£19.00 + £8.00 P&P) – totalscaffoldingsupplies

2m x 20m Green = £17.50 Free P&P – Tarpaflex Ltd
2m x 20m Green = £21.99 Free P&P – Covers-To-Go

1m x 50m Green = £28.99 Free P&P – True Traders Ltd
1m x 50m Green = £19.99 Free P&P – Covers-To-Go

1m x 20m Green = £17.50 Free P&P – Tarpaflex Ltd
     
Quite a range of prices for the 2m x 50m !!!

[Ema]

I've been looking at buying enviromesh to keep the carrot fly off, does anyone know other standard ones ok or do I need the extra fine?

I brought a few small nets from wilko in autumn reduced to silly money so I'm hoping they'll keep me going

[pdblake]

Greenfingers is selling insect mesh (2.6m x 4ishm) for a tenner at the moment. I got one and it's pretty much the same as the enviromesh I usually use.

[DD.]

I've been looking at buying enviromesh to keep the carrot fly off, does anyone know other standard ones ok or do I need the extra fine?

I brought a few small nets from wilko in autumn reduced to silly money so I'm hoping they'll keep me going

Standard one is OK, you need the finer one for things like flea beetle.

[cadalot]

Ok also been looking at the Mains Water MDPE Blue Pipe

MDPE Blue Pipe 20mm x 50m = £32.95 + Free P&P - Ebay
MDPE Blue Pipe 20mm x 50m = £30.23 - B&Q
MDPE Blue Pipe 20mm x 50m = £27.99 - Screwfix
MDPE Blue Pipe 20mm x 50m = £27.49 - Toolstation
MDPE Blue Pipe 20mm x 50m = £23.40 + P&P (Unknown) – Plastics Express

There are other mail order companies that are within Screwfix and Toolstation prices but
warn that “This item attracts an additional bulky carriage charge”

MDPE Blue Pipe 20mm x 25m = £11.70 + P&P (Unknown) – Plastics Express
MDPE Blue Pipe 20mm x 25m = £18.99 - Jan Offer £13.99 - Wicks

MDPE Blue Pipe 25mm x 50m = £45.50 + Free P&P – Ebay
MDPE Blue Pipe 25mm x 50m = £33.47 - B&Q
MDPE Blue Pipe 25mm x 50m = £31.20 + P&P (Unknown) – Plastics Express
MDPE Blue Pipe 25mm x 50m = £29.99 - Screwfix
MDPE Blue Pipe 25mm x 50m = £29.32 - Toolstation

There are other mail order companies that are within Screwfix and Toolstation prices but
warn that “This item attracts an additional bulky carriage charge”

MDPE Blue Pipe 25mm x 25m = £22.49 - Jan Offer £16.99 - Wick
MDPE Blue Pipe 25mm x 25m = £15.66 + P&P (Unknown) – Plastics Express

There are other mail order companies that are within Screwfix and Toolstation prices but
warn that “This item attracts an additional bulky carriage charge”

[Ema]

My salad crops got flea beetle on them at home while I was trying to harden them off. They were crafty * tried to squish them all but they would drop to the soil as soon as they saw a finger!

[mike0001]

hi thanks all gave me some good ideas

think i am going to go for the netting

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VERY-VERY-FINE-STRONG-Garden-Netting-by-the-metre-3M-WIDTH-/120921443057?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Garden_PlantsSeedsBulbs_JN&var=&hash=item1c277acaf1

and the blue pipe from diy store and make them dome like cages

[Paul Plots]

EBay – Debris netting – 2m x 50m Green £29.50 Free P&P
                                      3m x 50m            £22.50 Free P&P

And blue water pipe from Screwfix or Power Station in 20mm dia or 25mm dia and 25 or 50m rolls

Then poke in the ground cheap - or make a frame - lots of You Tube Videos on this and ICE has a neat version that looks more stable and does not need additional support see

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=59123.msg691492#msg691492

Ice's design is chillingly good!

[mike0001]

yes very good and much cheaper than buying the cages you can get

25 metres of pipe will do a good few beds

[cadalot]

Mike0001

At 1.69 per metre that makes 50 metres £84.50, that an expensive way to buy the netting when the others I quotes are near to a £1/metre including delivery

[DD.]

Mike0001

At 1.69 per metre that makes 50 metres £84.50, that an expensive way to buy the netting when the others I quotes are near to a £1/metre including delivery

It's £94.95 with delivery!