netting

[worzle gummidge]

when will it be safe to remove the netting from my cabbages and cauliflowers, as the weeds are taking over and in need of weeding

[Flummery]

Lift it, weed, replace it. The cabbage whites are only just starring to fly round here. Also, I put slug pellets down so I don't like my birds to have access and always re-net after weeding.

[beetie]

Not sure. I've got my leeks under netting because the pigeons pulled my new shoots out the day after I'd planted them!!

I have removed the netting temporarily to weed last week, but still daren't risk leaving the netting off.

Can anyone help us?

[beetie]

Cheers Flummery

I will keep the net over for a while then!

What do you use to peg the netting down?

[Hazel at the Hill]

Wilko sell 10 green netting pegs for 99p.

Or use bricks/length of wood.

[Flummery]

I use fleece pegs beetie. I bought a long length of fleece some years ago - still using it, got my money's worth! It had yellow pegs with barbs on so they don't pull out as easy as they go in. Problems start when I roll up the old net and put it in a box with the pegs. Takes AGES to unpick them afterwards. They tangle themselves up when you aren't looking!

[Two_Sheds]

yes, i got fed up of untangling barbed pegs from netting, so now I use ordinary metal tent pegs...find loads of slightly bent ones on campsites