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Debris Netting
« on: August 26, 2007, 22:56:30 »
Is it any good?  I can get hold of 2mx50m pieces for about £28 which is a lot cheaper than enviromesh - which I just cannot afford. 

Also - what would be the best colour?  Blue,  Orange, Black, Yellow or Red

Ta :)  Ain't started a thread on here for years.
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Re: Debris Netting
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2007, 00:47:36 »
I've only ever seen it in green and at twice your price. I think it's something you can sometimes scrounge or get cheap from surplus/salvage stores. I got some that way but only used it for greenhouse shading so don't know about netting crops.  It's robust enough anyway.

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Re: Debris Netting
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2007, 08:13:59 »
i bought some off ebay to use this year.   i have found it very useful on the whole but not foolproof by any means. some butterflys still get in (dont ask me how i have no idea!) but the number is small and most of my crops have been fine under it.  the only real problem i have is that the purple sprouting is now getting quite tight under it so i shall have to remove it before much longer.  i think it is not as good as enviromesh but as a cheaper option it is worth the money. mine is green but i cant think that colour is an issue. :)

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Re: Debris Netting
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2007, 08:20:38 »
think i've just found the same ad redclanger.  From Bristol ?

i'm thinking maybe definitely worth a punt, i've often wondered where to buy the stuff.  Asthetically, I'm thinking green. We've got a few days yet to decide.

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Re: Debris Netting
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2007, 10:42:37 »
Was gonna post a link once I had bought some - honest :-[ ;D

With the colour thing, pretty sure that blue is a no-no as plants don't thrive under blue light.  The orange and yellow I agree would be a bit of an eyesore.  What I was really wondering was, would black be better because it absorbs more warmth or would it not make the slightest bit of difference?
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Re: Debris Netting
« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2007, 10:55:03 »
interesting thought .......... will watch for a day with interest  ;D (they've still got plenty left but will probably get some tonight).

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Re: Debris Netting
« Reply #6 on: August 27, 2007, 20:05:38 »
What is the mesh size?

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Re: Debris Netting
« Reply #7 on: August 27, 2007, 21:10:04 »
About 5mm long by about 1-2mm high.  It is quite tough stuff by the looks of it.
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Debris Netting protects traffic and pedestrians from falling debris, but also considerably reduces rain and wind penetration, whilst allowing air circulation to improve the working environment for construction personnel. Comes with 100 free 11-inch cable ties

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      Construction: Monofilament
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      Fixings: Buttonholes
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      Material: High Density Polythene
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      Durability: UV Inhibited
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      Colour: Green
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      Weight: Gms/m2 80g
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      Roll width: 2m x 50m
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Re: Debris Netting
« Reply #8 on: August 27, 2007, 21:25:47 »
I was up at the airport tonight, seeing off the daughter back home and had a feel of the same stuff which was surrounding a bit of building work.  The mesh was tiny and felt quite substantial.

Also protects against wind and rain, I'm sure I could use 50m of the stuff somewhere.

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Re: Debris Netting
« Reply #9 on: August 28, 2007, 09:51:57 »
I have used debris netting for quite a while ..Some I have is 3 years old and is still going strong...




I also have built a couple of walk in tunnels with it one to grow brassicas and one to harden off all plants I take from greenhouses ...

Here is where I get mine from. 

 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Debris-Netting-Scaffolding-2m-x-50m-100-Cable-ties_W0QQitemZ290152427821QQihZ019QQcategoryZ55806QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem               
« Last Edit: August 28, 2007, 09:58:29 by growmore »
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Re: Debris Netting
« Reply #10 on: August 28, 2007, 10:04:49 »
That's the place !!  50m coming my way!

Did you just half the width for those tunnels growmore ?

I was thinking of getting the sewing machine out and making a walk-in something for the fruit bushes.  Would have to give the ends of the tunnel a bigger mesh for bees and things though.

do they protect against frost as well, or would fleece still be better ?
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Re: Debris Netting
« Reply #11 on: August 28, 2007, 12:17:47 »
Now I know!

Only one limitation - 2m. Only just covers a Brussel Sprout. But not a PSB.

Elsewise, looks great!

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Re: Debris Netting
« Reply #12 on: August 28, 2007, 13:03:15 »
"had a feel of the same stuff"  Mrs KP - now we all think that is perfectly normal behaviour, but did you get any strange looks at the airport as you were stroking the scaffold netting ;)

My mum gave me some yellow netting, wasn't sure what to do with until the PSB outgrew their enviromesh tunnel.  I have build a cage, used the netting for the sides and put ordinary garden net on the roof.

I'll take a piccie to show what I mean.

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Re: Debris Netting
« Reply #13 on: August 28, 2007, 13:11:38 »
pmsl smp.  sadly the site appeared to be vacant of any other substantial stuff and I was left just to feel their netting.   :P

people might have been looking at me a bit oddly, but my daughter thinks i'm odd anyway so she wasn't at all purturbed ........ the OH on the other hand, started walking more briskly.

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Re: Debris Netting
« Reply #14 on: August 28, 2007, 17:27:19 »
50m on its way to Lincs too.  Wish I had read Tim's comments first though - would have got the 3mx50m for £37 :-\
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Re: Debris Netting
« Reply #15 on: August 30, 2007, 20:37:09 »
Piccie of the PSB house as promised.  This shows how I used the 2m netting for the sides and ordinary mesh for the roof.

Seems to be doing the trick ;D

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Re: Debris Netting
« Reply #16 on: August 31, 2007, 06:41:09 »
oh how wonderful !

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Re: Debris Netting
« Reply #17 on: August 31, 2007, 14:10:49 »
Have you got yours yet?
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Re: Debris Netting
« Reply #18 on: September 01, 2007, 07:13:23 »
No!   :'(

I've to pick up something at the post office this morning, but I doubt it's that.  I told them just to throw it over the gate !

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Re: Debris Netting
« Reply #19 on: September 01, 2007, 10:54:25 »
Thanks, Jim - I think I'm converted!

Presumably safe against Carrot Root Fly? But not Flea Beetle?

Sarah (?) spoke of 'not foolproof'. I imagine that it was not tight to the ground? Even then, the little b*****s can sidle in.

 

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