Grow cage

[Bren In Pots]

Just wondering if anyone has use a Grow Cage for their brassicas last year I used canes and hoops along with debris netting but this is taller and would look a bit tidier in the back garden.

Greentree Quick And Easy Grow Cage - 2.4m - Greentree - Gardening - Growing - Grow Your Own - Crop Protection - Charlies Direct

If I did buy the cage I'd still use my debris netting plus I've seen it cheaper local.

[alldigging]

That doesn't look a bad price!

[MarkHackwell]

Just wondering if anyone has use a Grow Cage for their brassicas last year I used canes and hoops along with debris netting but this is taller and would look a bit tidier in the back garden.

Greentree Quick And Easy Grow Cage - 2.4m - Greentree - Gardening - Growing - Grow Your Own - Crop Protection - Charlies Direct

If I did buy the cage I'd still use my debris netting plus I've seen it cheaper local.

mmmm im a bit sceptical when it comes to things like that. I brought one similar with metal poles and build-a-balls costing over £100 and it failed under snow and everything bent and during the summer it was a nightmare to get the poles in and also when it was very wind and wet the poles used to fall down. I personally am looking at the idea of using MDPE pipe making big hoops and putting a net over top of them to see if i can make a cage.

It looks good but not sure how stable it would be and how long it would last.

[out in the cold]

Whilst not expensive, wouldn't it be cheaper to buy som canes, netting and flexaballs from the local gc?

We picked up canes from poundland which are 1.2m long yesterday and 8ft canes from gc around a month ago which were about 3 quid for 8, so 4 quid covers the frame, flexaballs are about 6 quid or thereabouts for 10, so unless netting is extortionate down your way...

[Bren In Pots]

Thanks for the input

Just shown it to Mr Pots and he reckons the clips aren't up to much either so I'll use last years system but using taller canes this time plus my usual metal hoops that are covered with hose pipe.

[MarkHackwell]

Sorry to sound cheeky but have you got a picture of what you use now?

[Bren In Pots]

Sorry to sound cheeky but have you got a picture of what you use now?

Mark its been taken down because I've changed the orientation of my beds, its something like this but using canes to make it taller because its to protect my Kale.

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...tml#post688788

[MarkHackwell]

oooh looks great thats like what i was thinking of doing

[mothhawk]

How high are you going to make it Bren? I grew Black Tuscan last year and had to take my netting off when the kale was pressing on the top, which was about 2ft 6" high.
I need something taller but I don't know if I could self-build anything taller without it being rickety, I don't have room (or skill) for major 4 x 4 type cage construction.

[Stonewaller]

How high are you going to make it Bren? I grew Black Tuscan last year and had to take my netting off when the kale was pressing on the top, which was about 2ft 6" high.
I need something taller but I don't know if I could self-build anything taller without it being rickety, I don't have room (or skill) for major 4 x 4 type cage construction.

Can you get metal rods (rebar perhaps?) from a building supply place? Then you can bang that into the ground and put your pipes on top. It's what I'm intending to do, I think they sell the stuff in 9' lengths and I was intending to cut it down to size. My problem was working out how to make it cost effective because I'd end up needing to get it delivered, but if you're on an allotment perhaps you can get together with some other people and buy some. Or perhaps you're lucky and know someone with a truck or trailer or something bigger than a hatchback who could transport it for you.

[bearded bloke]

Nip down your library & borrow ... Square Metre Gardening - Mel Bartholomew ... look at page's 51 - 55 inclusive,there is an easy to make chicken wire cage with pictures & instructions just drop some debris netting over to keep the flutterby's out

[Snadger]

Nip down your library & borrow ... Square Metre Gardening - Mel Bartholomew ... look at page's 51 - 55 inclusive,there is an easy to make chicken wire cage with pictures & instructions just drop some debris netting over to keep the flutterby's out

.........and when you have no brassicas in it you can put your chickens in it to fertilise the soil and get rid of creepy crawlies!

[bearded bloke]

^^^ Top idea that Snadge

[MarkHackwell]

looked on our library and they dont do it looks as if it will be a book i might buy on the kindle :P

[Veggielot]

I used canes and some old tennis balls last years and that worked quite well, admittedly no snow.