Crop Covers

[Ophi]

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?

[Ophi]

[shirlton]

We have been using it for years and its marvellous.

[xsweety23x]

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.

[Pescador]

I use butterfly netting, keeps off cabbage white and pigeons, which is all I need. It's a lot cheaper than enviromesh!!

[Kleftiwallah]

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.

[The Amateurs]

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 :)

[Amazingrotavator(Derby)]

Do anything with debri netting.