Enviromesh tunnel - cropping suggestions please

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Agatha

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Enviromesh tunnel - cropping suggestions please
« on: March 23, 2012, 12:10 »
I 'inherited' an enviromesh tunnel from the previous tenants.  About 5 feet by 10 feet.  The first year I grew tomatoes but they didn't crop as well or taste as good as the ones in the greenhouse or in tubs against the house.  Last year I used it for my blueberries in pots, so that the birds wouldn't get the fruit...but the voles did instead  ::) & as it is so far from the house, the bushes got a bit neglected after cropping -1 is dead & the other four look awful  :ohmy:.  Have just rescued them & brought them up to the patio for a bit of tlc. 

So...ideas for this year please, as I feel I'm not making good use of this tunnel so far.  Does anyone else have an enviromesh tunnel & if so what crops have been successful?  Preferably stuff that can grow direct in the ground as it's a long way from the waterbut, so don't want to have to water too often!
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Re: Enviromesh tunnel - cropping suggestions please
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2012, 12:42 »
I'd use it for brassicas  myself.  Suppose it would also be good for   carrots if you're troubled with carrot root fly. :) Anything that flying pests go for really :happy:

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Re: Enviromesh tunnel - cropping suggestions please
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2012, 12:48 »
Great idea!  My brassicas are decimated by the deer/pigeons/caterpillars but not touched by the voles, so they will be the ideal crop.

My only carrot problem is - yes, you guessed it - the voles, so I'll leave those outside, as the tunnel would just provide the voles with protection against predators!


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