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Ophi

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Crop Covers
« on: January 17, 2012, 06:30:16 »
I was looking at getting some enviromesh to cover brassicas.  We do reasonably well some years but often loose a lot of the crop to starving pidgeons and ravenous caterpillars it just depends on the weather conditions.

Having a look round the local market farmer uses a mesh to grow his caulies etc. and they do very well.

Do any of you have advise for me regarding using  enviromesh?

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Re: Crop Covers
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2012, 07:32:37 »
We have been using it for years and its marvellous.
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Re: Crop Covers
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2012, 16:08:38 »
If it's just for brassica protection, you don't necessarily need to cover with Enviromesh.
Last year I used butterfly netting which just keeps out the cabbage white fly.

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Re: Crop Covers
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2012, 18:27:21 »
I use butterfly netting, keeps off cabbage white and pigeons, which is all I need. It's a lot cheaper than enviromesh!!
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Re: Crop Covers
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2012, 18:48:36 »

Try and get small mesh though,  I've actually stood and watched a cabbage white butterfly practically tearing its wings off trying to get through the mesh I had over my brassicas.   >:(   Cheers,     Tony.
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Re: Crop Covers
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2012, 16:02:56 »
we've never used enviromesh but would swear by wondermesh (http://www.wondermesh.co.uk/) you may be able to find a local garden centre which sells it on the roll but from the website you buy a pack 3.25m x 5m which gives plenty of coverage. The results of the veg grown under the mesh are impressive too, the mesh keeps well so can be used year after year :)

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Re: Crop Covers
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2012, 16:14:21 »



Do anything with debri netting.






 

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