We have kale and broccoli under net cages and still have significant
problems with cabbage white and flea beetle. On net has a finer mesh and
seems to protect the plants much better. We are not using chemicals.

I am unable to find anyone who sells a fine meshed net.

Any ideas or online shops to solve this problem?

Thank you
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John Hall

John Hall wrote:
: We have kale and broccoli under net cages and still have significant
: problems with cabbage white and flea beetle. On net has a finer mesh
: and seems to protect the plants much better. We are not using
: chemicals.
:
: I am unable to find anyone who sells a fine meshed net.
:
: Any ideas or online shops to solve this problem?
:
: Thank you

Yes, I have bought fine mesh nets inline from Ken Muir this year but they
are not cheap

http://www.kenmuir.co.uk/shopFrame.htm

The best nets I have though are ones I bought by post from somewhere in
Scotland. They were advertised in Garden News as 'Ex fishing net'. May still
be advertised there for all I know


Robert The Devil's Advocate www.pafc.co.uk

"John Hall" wrote in message ...
We have kale and broccoli under net cages and still have significant
problems with cabbage white and flea beetle. On net has a finer mesh and
seems to protect the plants much better. We are not using chemicals.

I am unable to find anyone who sells a fine meshed net.

'Enviromesh' too fine for you? Try LBS - can't remember the URL atm.
I think you could manage without. We grow our young brassicas in plug trays - this gets the plants big enough to
avoid fleabeetle damage. We handpick caterpillars on quite a large scale - like 300 sq metres and it's not a huge
job once you get your eye in and catch 'em young.

Rod

Thanks for the advice



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John Hall

Have you thought of using light weight fleece?

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David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk