3 questions on protecting brassicas and sourcing equipment

Hi All

You will be pleased to know we have done really well, we managed to get 10 and a half metres dug over and have planted potatoes, carrots, parsnips, onions, garlic, leeks, spring onions, cauliflowers and sprouts. With other stuff ready to go down. We also have been given some fab tomato plants.

We couldn't have done it without your support. Now our cauliflowers are in we can see some eager beaver wood pigeons eyeing them up and were wondering the following.

1. people seem to be using  pipe to make netted tunnels, where do you source this type of thing from?
2. Also where is a good place to source scaffolding netting?
3. And another sourcing question where is the best place to get hold of brassica collars?

Hoping someone can help.

Mrs kev

If you know people in the construction game it helps!

Alkathene pipe from building site;
Scaffold netting from building site;
DPC for collars from building site.

I'd recommend 3M wide debris netting - 2M wide won't cover much width for a tall crop.

2M width will cover a 3' tall crop that is about 6"  wide , or a 2' tall crop that is 30" wide

3M width will cover a 3' tall crop that is about 4' wide

Some pictures on my blog of a 10 year old erecting it

What I can tell you is that it is scandalous what they charge, and the sympathy-card marketing they use of calling it "Pocket money" instead of "usury"