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Title: cabbages in debris netting make them leggy?
Post by: RenishawPhil on April 30, 2012, 09:06:23

What are peoples experiance if this? Neighbour on allotment says it draws them. What have other people found?

Title: Re: cabbages in debris netting make them leggy?
Post by: manicscousers on April 30, 2012, 09:37:30

Been using this for years and never found the plants go leggy, keeps the butterflies off a treat  ;D

Title: Re: cabbages in debris netting make them leggy?
Post by: JENIAN on April 30, 2012, 18:43:01

Quote from: notts_phil on April 30, 2012, 09:06:23

What are peoples experiance if this? Neighbour on allotment says it draws them. What have other people found?

No probs in 2yrs

Title: Re: cabbages in debris netting make them leggy?
Post by: steve76 on April 30, 2012, 20:26:23

My father done this last year and his plants were a tiny bit leggy compaired to mine still very edible and no probs with butterfly's, I'm going to do it this year fed up with the caterpillar's eating my dinner ;)

Title: Re: cabbages in debris netting make them leggy?
Post by: bionear2 on April 30, 2012, 22:27:12

We grow ours inside environmesh walls, with net topping. We get great, caterpillar-free cabbages. That said, I don't think it's good for brussels - big stalks, pathetic sprouts.

Title: Re: cabbages in debris netting make them leggy?
Post by: Ninnyscrops. on April 30, 2012, 22:55:54

Just make sure the debris netting is taut, if it's saggy the light intake will be reduced and you may well get leggy plants. Also remember not to erect it behind taller plants as this will cause the same  ;)

Ninnys