Netting Crops

Donnay · « **on:** March 03, 2012, 20:33 »

Hi - Can anyone give me some advice on netting crops please, this will be my first year on the lottie and I'm unsure what's best!

Is there one particular type of netting you can buy that is appropriate for all crops or do you need to buy different netting for different types of crops, e.g. Bird netting, fine mesh, enviromesh etc?

mattwragg94 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 03, 2012, 20:37 »

brassicas, like caulis and cabbages will need to be netted with fine net - due to the cabbage white butterfly (they layeggs that hatch into caterpillars). so will say that peas and beans will needs to be netted due to sparrows and other birds eating the flowers bt ive never had a problem with them!

hope that helped,
matt

mumofstig · « **Reply #2 on:** March 03, 2012, 20:51 »

well you already know which ones need bird netting from your previous topic

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=90277.msg1004079#msg1004079

and yes as matt says brassicas need 7ml or smaller size mesh to stop the cabbage white butterflies. Carrots need even finer netting, enviromesh, to stop the carrotfly.
You could enviromesh the brassicas as well, but enviromesh can be quite expensive to buy.

There's a recent thread about a more reasonable one, I think...I'm off to have a look

Found it here!
http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=88582.msg983542#msg983542

snowdrops · « **Reply #3 on:** March 03, 2012, 20:54 »

Debris netting is quite popular against cabbage whites & pigeons. just make sure that it is not resting on the crops otherwise they manage to still get to the crops somehow. Carrots need protecting with something like enviromesh or fleece but fleece can get them a bit too warm & sweaty in my experience if they are covered over but you can just make a barrier 3 ft high as supposedly the fly doesn't fly higher than 3ft.

Edit just as Mum says. We posted at the same time.

mattwragg94 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 03, 2012, 21:07 »

wow where do you get your debris netting from - just looked online and its a bit expensive!

snowdrops · « **Reply #5 on:** March 03, 2012, 21:12 »

I actually got mine from N Ireland via my sister. She has a funny little shop near her with an even funnier little man in it. It was cheaper for her to send it me, but I think you can get it 2nd hand online 'cos I believe on building sites they're not allowed to reuse it on another site.

mattwragg94 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 03, 2012, 21:14 »

ooh thanks for the info!

Donnay · « **Reply #7 on:** March 03, 2012, 21:19 »

Thanks everyone for the advice, off to price up netting online etc!

Nikkithefoot · « **Reply #8 on:** March 04, 2012, 09:54 »

Quote from: mattwragg94 on March 03, 2012, 21:07

wow where do you get your debris netting from - just looked online and its a bit expensive!

I got mine online a couple of years ago and it was �35 including postage for a 2m x 50m roll. You can cut it to what ever length you want and mine is in year round use. Hasn't rotted so far.

DD. · « **Reply #9 on:** March 04, 2012, 10:55 »

Debris netting shouldn't rot, (or go brittle), for a good many years. It's intended for outside use as it's "ultra violet stabilised", (UVI), the same as Enviromesh and other similar brands.

You get problems when you use any old piece of plastic outside when it was not intended for that purpose.

Enviromesh, if I remember correctly, has a lifetime of at least 7 years.

AnneB · « **Reply #10 on:** March 04, 2012, 11:39 »

I would recommend trying scaffolding companies in particular for second hand debris netting. We went to our local one for scaffolding planks (�2 for a full size length), and spotted a huge pile in the corner. We asked if we could buy it and were told we could take away as much as we want free of charge. It is no use to them as they are only allowed to use it so many times as snowdrops mentions.

snowdrops · « **Reply #11 on:** March 04, 2012, 18:59 »

Quote from: DD. on March 04, 2012, 10:55

Debris netting shouldn't rot, (or go brittle), for a good many years. It's intended for outside use as it's "ultra violet stabilised", (UVI), the same as Enviromesh and other similar brands.

You get problems when you use any old piece of plastic outside when it was not intended for that purpose.

Enviromesh, if I remember correctly, has a lifetime of at least 7 years.

My enviromesh has been going for a lot longer so although pricey it is a good investment.

DD. · « **Reply #12 on:** March 04, 2012, 19:02 »

I did say "at least" this was a quote from the sellers.

snowdrops · « **Reply #13 on:** March 04, 2012, 19:04 »

Quote from: DD. on March 04, 2012, 19:02

I did say "at least" this was a quote from the sellers.

Oh yes i realised that

just wanted to say expect a lot longer from it.

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