Topic: Netting?

[sarahr]

Does anyone know where to get netting that isn't the nasty green plastic kind? I did have a look in homebase but even the black netting they sell by the metre is plastic. I notice my plot neighbours have some netting that seems to be made out of some kind of rope/string - have they stopped making that kind ? I did ask my neighbours but they have had theirs a fair few years so they don't remember where they got it.

[SteveJ]

Hi Sarah,
Was asking myself the very same question yesterday as I wanted some rope/string netting.  Unfortunately could not find a supplier.  Did find this website though, at least you do not have to put up with the green stuff.

http://www.harrodhorticultural.com/HarrodSite/pages/category/category.asp?ctgry=Netting&AffiliateCode=Google2h

Hope it helps

[OliveOil]

I think my neighbour just got some  from Wilkos/

[supersprout]

I'll get around to trying these one day:
http://www.knowlenets.co.uk/garden/plant_support.htm :)

or this UK horticultural netting page might be somewhere to start?
http://grow.co.uk/horticulture/textiles.htm

[willawiz]

Hi Sarah

I found I needed some netting (actually quite a lot) as the local critters (rabbits, pigeons, mice) ate everything I had planted.  :'((First year on the allotment and some valuable lessons learned!)

I looked on the internet for the best deal, but in the end bought from the local garden centre as I wanted to see what I was getting.   I didn't want the cheap and nasty nylon stuff that I've had before which gets into a knot and is impossible to sort out. 

They had a variety of types and meshes and widths and the prices weren't too bad.  They come on rolls so you can get however much you need. :)

I bought some 'knitted' netting which is used to put over ponds which is 4m wide.  (It was about £2 per running metre.) Maybe if you find a garden centre which also sells pond fish/supplies they may have a selection.  Or look for a pond supplier on the web.

Hope this helps.

Willawiz