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Title: Homemade compostable netting
Post by: mentallot on April 26, 2012, 10:23:34
Has anyone made their own netting ?

http://www.allotmentgardening.org.uk/make-garden-netting/#comments (http://www.allotmentgardening.org.uk/make-garden-netting/#comments)
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Do-It-Yourself/1983-05-01/Make-Your-Own-Nets.aspx (http://www.motherearthnews.com/Do-It-Yourself/1983-05-01/Make-Your-Own-Nets.aspx)

Like the idea of just chucking tail ends and net all tangled up on the compost heap at the end of the season
Title: Re: Homemade compostable netting
Post by: Deb P on April 26, 2012, 10:37:12
Um no, I can't imagine the amount of time it would take me to do it would be repaid by the result. I buy the good Lidl stuff and it has lasted for 6 years so far, I'm sure many more to come. I do put the hemp string I use to string my wigwams with on the compost heap though...
Title: Re: Homemade compostable netting
Post by: Kleftiwallah on April 26, 2012, 11:17:54
Whilst 'Out East' I saw a pilots survival leaflet and it showed how to make a hammock from the lines of your parachute, this was using the same technique.

Wish I'd kept it.     ;)    Cheers,     Tony.