Debris netting - what's it like?

[veggiechicken]

Thanks Pies - I might be able to manage that sort of "sewing"

[Bigmallly]

Don't tell me VC...........you just happen to have some 15lb breaking strain in the shed............

[veggiechicken]

Possibly!! I have some mackerel boards that have a lot of line attached, and a sailmaker's palm and needles...........anything else

[chris]

3m x 50m is heavy. It's quite hard to handle when out of it's ties too as it's so floppy.

[veggiechicken]

Weighs approx 10.5 kgs - Tarpaulins To Go

[WendyC]

Ok.............there's no reasonable answer to that.................is there a Doctor in the house?

There may be some therapy group you could join, Debris Netters Anonymous?

[veggiechicken]

Don't you mean Debris Nutters Anonymous?

[WendyC]

Don't you mean Debris Nutters Anonymous?

Could be, I wouldn't dare argue

[veggiechicken]

Very wise Wendy as DNA also stands for Do Not Annoy
Meanwhile, my poor old brain is trying to work out the dimensions of a tunnel/cage where the netting is either 2m or 3m wide (if used horizontally without any joins).

[WendyC]

On Harrod H website there is a chart to work out how much fabric to cover their hoops. Obviously you don't need their hoops but the calculator could be handy.

[jayjaybee]

There may be some therapy group you could join, Debris Netters Anonymous?

More like debris 'nutters' anonymous! Can I join??? It must be a group for leftover nutters, or nutters in small untidy piles.

[jayjaybee]

Don't you mean Debris Nutters Anonymous?

I obviously didn't read on far enough ....you got there before me VC

[poly]

Meanwhile, my poor old brain is trying to work out the dimensions of a tunnel/cage where the netting is either 2m or 3m wide (if used horizontally without any joins).

I've used 2m wide netting on slightly raised 4 x 8' beds. Blue pipes are roughly 2m in length x 4 per bed which slot over lengths of cane on the inside of the bed which have been pushed into the earth. I've a cane or ducting pipe for a ridge held in place on the water pipe with cable ties. Once over the top the netting then drapes down the outside of the bed and the ends I gather up in a bunch and just tie them to secure. Height is approx 72 cm.

Same sort of thing, rough measurements from a small polythene tunnel which is covered in approx 3m poly, again 4' wide, I've used white ducting pipes 3m long and the tunnel is about 125-130cm high.

[veggiechicken]

Thank you Poly - that makes sense to me

[Martin H]

This is my first year of using debris netting. I got a roll of 50m x 3m. My allotment beds are 4m long and 1.5m wide, I put 5 hoops of 2.5m polypipe pushed over short canes along each bed.

6m of debris netting off the roll covers each bed nicely. I have no trouble cutting this off the roll on my own with my garden knife. Drape the netting over the hoops, there's 25cm along each side to weight down with some old blocks of wood that the previous allotment holders left behind. At the ends I gather the ends together and peg down with a couple of tent pegs. Works fine, you can see some pictures on my blog.

Hope this helps!