Is Scaffold netting Ok????

[palmski]

Hi me again sorry to keep on with the question.
I have managed to get some scaffold Netting its the green type.
Is this ok to make protection covers for my plants to get off the pests and Birds.
Will it block light or hold back growing for any reason as its quite thick and closed up if you know what i mean
Thanks Again.

[palmski]

[Dopey]

What do you think?  ;D

[palmski]

looks good to me.
Take that as a yes then
Excellent stuff thanks

[Dopey]

yea just peg it down, i used pegs and cable ties to put 2 lengths together, a better way is to use empty water bottles and ute them to put the canes together ( I saw someone do it, not tried it myself yet though) and pollypipe as you can see makes good tunnels

[elvis2003]

yep,we used it last year for our brassica cage,pretty big one,could feel a slight increase of temp inside it and produce flourished inside it

[Mr Smith]

Just about to cover the fruit cage in the stuff also the cabbbag/caulies will be covered the day they go in, :)

[Tulipa]

Palmski if you are protecting from small pests the netting has big slots for the scaffold poles, I sew mine up, doesn't take long on the machine.

T.

[Amazingrotavator(Derby)]

Big one for the brussels, smaller one's for all other brassica's.

[palmski]

Big one for the brussels, smaller one's for all other brassica's.


NOW WERE TALKING LOOK AT THOSE BABYS.
i will take ideas from here and get making
Thanks

[Dopey]

proper job!!  ;D

[Cabagepicker]

The netting looks fine, you can always swap it around if things dont appear to be liking it.
What did you use for the curved bits of your tunnels?  They look far better than mine!
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[Amazingrotavator(Derby)]

50mm water pipe for the big one and 25mm for the small. Painted the pipe on the big one just to be a bit snobby:)

[daveyboi]

Hi me again sorry to keep on with the question.

Ask as many questions as you need to that is what this forum is all about.

Do not forget to use the search as well as millions of good ides are on here hidden away.

[Hector]

Interesting constructions! I'm considering using this for a fruit cage..in your experience is the light transmission with this ok for fruit as I see some use for plant protection but others use it for shade....so not sure :)

[squeezyjohn]

I've used it to cover fruit ever since I started my allotment and it is fine ... it does take a little bit of the sting out of full summer sun, but it seems as if that is a help to my currants, gooseberries and strawberries rather than a hinderance as they tend to grow a bit lusher than if in full sun.

[johhnyco15]

scaffold direct make a white  3mtr by 50mtr  white helps as it bounces the light around 

[ed dibbles]

I also use the white debris netting as I feel it lets in more light. But since plants don't use the full spectrum of light anyway certain other colours are no hindrance.

Crops do grow lusher under scaffold, or debris netting. I put this down to the plants being out of the wind. For example brussels sprouts are thought to need firm ground yet the ones grown under debris netting last year were so lush and strong we picked a bumper crop on lovely large plants despite them being planted in not too firm soil initially. So the roots suffered no wind rock.

The other thing is that the crops vigour is not being reduced by predation by pests while fruit is also not getting physically damaged with strong wind or heavy rainfall.

[Deb P]

I invested in a large roll of the green scaffolding netting last year, it's 2m wide so very versatile. I recently made some 'curtains' covering my recently planted climbing French beans, and they are doing much better for the extra warmth and shelter. As mentioned on another thread, I use Wilco arches ( top half only) to support the netting for long runs over Brassicas.

[picman]

I used the green for a couple of years , but it quickly gets covered in a mildew type fine green coating , and stops the light. changed to black 15mm sq net , cheap enough from wholesalers.   

[Hector]

Thanks all, that's really helpful. We used it as a pest control ( rabbits) with beans and got a super crop. As this was open topped I wasn't sure if covering fully but we will try this now.