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Allotment Stuff => The Basics => Topic started by: Ophi on January 17, 2012, 06:30:16
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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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We have been using it for years and its marvellous.
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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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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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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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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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Do anything with debri netting.