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On May 18, 6:39 pm, Rod wrote:
On 17 May, 23:03, " wrote: On May 17, 6:44 pm, Rod wrote: Just took a few photos this morning while the ground was too wet for any gardening - I want to dig the last of the new deep beds I've been preparing. Photos at http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/rodsgarden/Rod's%20plot01/page1.htm Rod what a great veggie garden, where did you buy the white protective covering from? It's 'Enviromesh', available in small pieces from most GCs or in big rolls from some growers' sundries firms. IIRC Agralan are the main suppliers of commercial size rolls. Some firms also advertise a making up service for tunnel covers etc. BTW what I didn't say in my original post was about the 'Fort Knox' strawberry cage - we're practically in a wood and squirrels are a nightmare with plastic covered fruit cages - if there's cherries or strawberries the other side they'll get through anything short of strong wire. We've hadloads of enviromesh and plastic netting shredded overnight. Rod I want to use something to keep off the cabbage whites, will Environmesh do it? |
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On 18 May, 21:30, "
wrote: Rod I want to use something to keep off the cabbage whites, will Environmesh do it?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yes and most other pests so long as you don't take them in with your plants or trap cabbage rootfly pupae under the net by not rotating your crops. |
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On May 19, 9:55 pm, Rod wrote:
On 18 May, 21:30, " wrote: Rod I want to use something to keep off the cabbage whites, will Environmesh do it?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yes and most other pests so long as you don't take them in with your plants or trap cabbage rootfly pupae under the net by not rotating your crops. Now I will have to find a supplier locally as Notcutts is a bit expensive. Many thanks |
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In article , Muddymike
writes That's impressive Rod. Thanks for sharing it with us. I for one would like to see more pics as the season progresses. Mike Oh yes definitely. A closer look at the type of vegetables and how you are growing them as well! What are the frames for, do you actually have the luxury of a vegetable cage! -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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My real address is rodthegardeneratmyisp
"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message ... In article , Muddymike writes That's impressive Rod. Thanks for sharing it with us. I for one would like to see more pics as the season progresses. Mike Oh yes definitely. A closer look at the type of vegetables and how you are growing them as well! What are the frames for, do you actually have the luxury of a vegetable cage! Yes, but it's a legacy from when this was a shooting estate and pheasants were reared just over the wall. The moment the young birds could fly they were over into the kitchen garden and they were devastating, I could go in there some mornings and find a couple of hundred young pheasants in the crops. This was in my early years of working here and struggling with various forms of temporary netting covers - after some years and a particularly bad attack I finally got the estate to let me make these cages. Shooting finally stopped here a few years ago when my old boss died but the cages remain and they're still a useful protection against pigeons in this well wooded area. As for growing methods, it's all fairly conventional deep bed practice plus careful watering (properly - more later) and just watching the crops and their response to me and the conditions. Watering is something that drives all head gardenersand nursery managers mad. It seems to be almost impossible to teach and persuade anyone to put enough on, in the right place and without blasting the plants out. So not wanting to teach you to suck eggs ;~) this if for anybody else wondering why things aren't doing well. Dribbling a bit of water down a row of peas won't do, you need to visualise the extent of the root run of the mature crop and at least get the whole volume of that soil thoroughly wetted. Don't rely on nature to provide all the water container crops need but be mindful of overwatering. Thoroughly water seed drills before sowing in dry conditions. If planting container grown plants (especially large expensive ones) out in the garden, watch them like a hawk for the next couple of growing seasons. If you're planting a £20 plant, dig a £50 hole (with apologies to Geoff Smith for the misquote and updated figures) and incorporate plenty of well rotted organic stuff and making sure the bottom of the hole is draining OK. You're probably losing the will to live so I'll leave it at that for now. -- Rod |
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"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message
... In article , Muddymike writes That's impressive Rod. Thanks for sharing it with us. I for one would like to see more pics as the season progresses. Mike Oh yes definitely. A closer look at the type of vegetables and how you are growing them as well! What are the frames for, do you actually have the luxury of a vegetable cage! Yes, but it's a legacy from when this was a shooting estate and pheasants were reared just over the wall. The moment the young birds could fly they were over into the kitchen garden and they were devastating, I could go in there some mornings and find a couple of hundred young pheasants in the crops. This was in my early years of working here and struggling with various forms of temporary netting covers - after some years and a particularly bad attack I finally got the estate to let me make these cages. Shooting finally stopped here a few years ago when my old boss died but the cages remain and they're still a useful protection against pigeons in this well wooded area. As for growing methods, it's all fairly conventional deep bed practice plus careful watering (properly - more later) and just watching the crops and their response to me and the conditions. Watering is something that drives all head gardenersand nursery managers mad. It seems to be almost impossible to teach and persuade anyone to put enough on, in the right place and without blasting the plants out. So not wanting to teach you to suck eggs ;~) this if for anybody else wondering why things aren't doing well. Dribbling a bit of water down a row of peas won't do, you need to visualise the extent of the root run of the mature crop and at least get the whole volume of that soil thoroughly wetted. Don't rely on nature to provide all the water container crops need but be mindful of overwatering. Thoroughly water seed drills before sowing in dry conditions. If planting container grown plants (especially large expensive ones) out in the garden, watch them like a hawk for the next couple of growing seasons. If you're planting a £20 plant, dig a £50 hole (with apologies to Geoff Smith for the misquote and updated figures) and incorporate plenty of well rotted organic stuff and making sure the bottom of the hole is draining OK. You're probably losing the will to live so I'll leave it at that for now. -- Rod My real address is rodthegardeneratmyisp |
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