insect netting advice please

Hi guys I'm doing my 1st veg (around 5m x 3m) patch this year normal stuff cabbage collie sprouts and was wondering if its worth buying that insect netting on a frame you can buy these days as never grown veg before I,m worried it would all be eaten buy insects and butterflies, not sure how high sprouts grow though.

is it worth investing in? and where would a cheap place to buy it from be please?

 

Hello @lowrider69. Although my gardening doesn`t currently include veggies, I`d just like to mention how dangerous that netting can be to hedgehogs and other creatures.
I would never ever consider using it here ....

 

that would not happen if its built on a frame like I was thinking that happens when you use it loose and they get caught up on it,

Don't think anyone has ever had any problems with bugs on there veggies as had no replies lol

Maybe I worded the tread wrong as I really don't know if insects are in fact much of a problems on cabbage sprouts or collies

 

Goodness knows why the veggie growers haven`t answered your query @lowrider69
Although netting might deter butterflies and pigeons, I don`t think it would be of any use against bugs like flea beetles and aphids. Chemicals are never a good idea - especially on stuff you want to eat. These days I think that biological control is probably what I would choose to use.
I can`t be bothered with cabbages and the like .... I get those from the cabbage shop and just stick with growing ornamental stuff (which costs me too much money usually)

Let`s hope one or two of the others can help you better ...fingers crossed

 

Polythene mesh will entangle frogs, toads and snakes.

 

Yes @Scrungee ....but can you help @lowrider69 with his enquiry about pest control ?

 

Scaffolding netting rolls from eBay (or building sites). I very much doubt a hedgehog could get caught in that unless it's claw got stuck..?

Butterflies and caterpillars can be a massive problem if brassicas are not netted. Pull back netting daily and inspect each brassica for eggs/caterpillars.

 

Either have the mesh starting above a timber board at ground, cover the bottom with heavy duty polythene, corrugated plastic, etc., or use scaffolding debris netting. I got 2 rolls of this 2 x 20m mesh for only £25.98 Debris Scaffold and garden Netting + free tarpaulin wind shade mesh crop shade 5055557558042 | eBay collected from Argos to avoid staying in wating for delivery. I got £10 off a £30 spend by creating yet another new ebay account using yet another new Paypal account and got yet another promotional discount by making a couple of very small purchases then leaving it dormant, same as with our new Amazon accounts.

P.S. It's not just caterpillars that's a problem with brassicas, pigeons strip the leaves in no time, plus our chard, and they'll peck out rows of small seedlings.

 

thanks for the advice guys and the link that's a good ideal scrungee, here's a photo of my little Veg patch and I have a small dog and a cat that run around the garden all day long so to be honest any small animals with be picked off by the cat even though I make her wear a bell coller, I have never heard of brassicas before had to google it lol.
Tetters that's what I want to grow really stuff that cost a lot to buy, so thought collie, broccoli, chinese cabbage, cues in the veg patch and try some peppers and butternut squash,courgette and melon I my small green house and 1 of each around the front of the bungalow where I get the most sun just to see what does best where, I have tried to grow peppers and courgettes before but never done very well, I love growing plants but it is a new hobbie of mine now I have gardens, I,m doing flowers around the front,

I'm not getting emails of replies to this thread even though I,m following it any ideals?

thanks for the advice guys

 

I wish you all the luck in the world with your new venture. Stick with it and you will learn as you go on ...

your little dog

 

Thanks Tetters, I know quite a bit about plants just always been a container growing due to lack of garden but now have a nice bungalow.. (dog 10 month old) Titch the Chihuahua shes my best mate lol