Author Topic: Enviromesh - recommended suppliers please (Read 4679 times)

Fishyhaddock · « **on:** March 08, 2011, 09:06:44 pm »

After hours spent squashing caterpillars last year this year is the introduction of enviromesh. Anyone got any good deals recently? Will be looking at 3 metres wide by 50-70 metres ish. Fishy.

NorthEssexsmallholding · « **Reply #1 on:** March 08, 2011, 11:23:55 pm »

I've been looking as well, I did see someone who had found a supplier but cant remember where I saw it, google enviromesh bulk, might come up. I saw on ebay a 20m x 2 metres for £60.

Hermit · « **Reply #2 on:** March 09, 2011, 11:16:10 pm »

Agralan are the company that made mine but I got mine from a local scrap store for a tenner, normally cost £80.00! but thats for 2x huge sheets. I have seen smaller enviromesh ready made tunnels in garden shops but they are as expensive as going to the manufacturer and buying a huuuuge sheets You need to keep the mesh off the veg as butterflies can lay eggs through it I use blue water pipe hoops.

Fishyhaddock · « **Reply #3 on:** March 10, 2011, 07:09:55 pm »

Good tip on the hose pipe - just measured the size of the patch today so will get searching and let you know...

Blonde · « **Reply #4 on:** March 11, 2011, 11:58:39 pm »

Caterpillars come from flying insects. I f you use a small mesh /bird netting or small fish net material with small holes over our vegie patch you should be able to prevent the flying insects coming in a laying their eggs on your vegies. No CATERPILLARS

Hermit · « **Reply #5 on:** March 12, 2011, 07:24:16 am »

But only if the net is not touching the veg, butterflies can lay through enviromesh and others if the veg and net are touching.

Blonde · « **Reply #6 on:** March 12, 2011, 01:05:53 pm »

You need to put a frame round your vegie patch just high enough for you to walk in underneath. Makeit out of wood or put a tent frame up and throw your mesh over that and down to the groud.