[Mark's Sussex Allotment]

Afternoon All,

A lotty neighbour said to me yesterday that all my plants will get leggy underneath my green debris netting cloches....

I thought someone on here said a couple of week ago, that, that doesnt happen and debris netting is fine?

[DD.]

I've been using it for years with no problems. My best ever brassicas have been grown under it. Ask him if he's actually tried it himself!

[Beetroot queen]

My plot is covered in blue debris neting and its all fine, never had a problem at all. Sprouts, beetroot, peas corn etc etc have all been under. Courgettes too at the start while they settled.

[GrannieAnnie]

I only started using my debris netting last year, but I had my best ever carrots!  This year I have just finished making a brassica cage out of canes and this afternoon my debris netting is going round it!

[J_B]

never had a problem, inn fact with them forget growing brassica

[Yana]

I have made debris netting nets to go over a couple of old metal-framed gazebos and the stuff grown inside is great. No white clouds of flies, no caterpillars, slugs or snails.
I did get a bit carried away and put a zip in so that I can unzip the cover, get inside and work. The gazebo is tall enough for me to stand inside. A bit over-the-top but works a treat.  and I reuse them year on year.

[Mark's Sussex Allotment]

Thanks guys, is it fine enough to stop the carrot root fly them?

Or am I still better off with fleece or enviromesh?

[Beetroot queen]

Thanks guys, is it fine enough to stop the carrot root fly them?

Or am I still better off with fleece or enviromesh?

I use enviromesh on my carrots but they are the only crop that get it. Most of my carrots this year are in blue water butts uncovered  :blink: i'll keep you posted on that.

[DD.]

never had a problem, inn fact with them forget growing brassica

Can you clarify please?

[GrannieAnnie]

As I said earlier, I used it last year on my carrots and had hardly any marks on them at all.  Mind you, not sure if that was the netting or just a good year with not much fly activity!

Nothing wrong with these, apart from the pale coloured one! 

[hightide]

Your neighbour may be right, if you have doubled over the netting above your cloches it could restrict light. I only use debris netting to prevent the birds eating my soft berry fruit. Now that the berries have formed this is the job for the weekend.
Seven millimetre insect netting over brassicas; enviromesh over carrots, radish and turnips works for me.
Why don't I use debris netting over the brassica? because it is too fine and does not allow through the natural predators such as ladybirds, lacewings and hover flies that feed on aphids and whitefly.

[Jackypam]

I think debris netting is great!  It's easy to sew too.  I made a big cover for the brassicas which I reused this year with Velcro openings for picking.  Was fantastic till Ian mowed an edge that I hadn't pegged down enough.  Now it's a bit shorter on one side....

Brassicas were fantastic with no butterflies in there at all.

[DD.]

Your neighbour may be right, if you have doubled over the netting above your cloches it could restrict light

The OP makes no mention of it being doubled.

There many members of this forum that use it and are more than happy with the results.

[bravemurphy]

Why don't I use debris netting over the brassica? because it is too fine and does not allow through the natural predators such as ladybirds, lacewings and hover flies that feed on aphids and whitefly.

That why I use it cos the aphids cant get through it either, or at least they haven't for the last 3 years.

[tribs]

I reckon debris netting is fine but fleece will definitely restrict the light too much. I'm not sure about enviromesh, but a lot of people use it so it is probably ok.