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| I need to get some floating row covers for insect protection. Does anyone have any favorite (inexpesnive!) sources? Thanks! |
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| Get yourself some Illusion tulle at Joann Fabrics. Very wide and very cheap. I like it better than the actual row cover I purchased from a garden store. It's lightweight, nylon and you can water and get light through it easily. I use it over squash and hand pollinate to avoid the dreaded squash vine borer. Keski |
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| Keski, I guess I can try to research this elsewhere, but how do you hand pollinate your squash? I'm very frustrated with winter squash - I like butternut squash because the vine borers leave it alone, and I can generally get acorn squash to ripen before the plants get diseased and die, but I have trouble with anything else. I'm going to try to keep my squash covered until it flowers, never thought about trying to hand pollinate. |
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- Posted by theforgottenone1013 5b/6a MI (My Page) on Tue, Jun 10, 14 at 16:38
| mdfarmer- The FAQ at the top of the main page has info on hand pollinating. But basically you take the pollen from a male blossom and transfer it to a female. bart1- For summer growing insect netting or tulle will be better than row covers. Can't help you with sources. Rodney |
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| Bart - you are looking for summer-weight insect barrier, correct? Johnny's Selected Seeds sells Agribond 15 and Gardens Alive carries a super-light full floating insect barrier. Territorial Seeds in another source as is Gurney's and Henry Fields. I've also seen insect barrier sold on amazon.com. Dave |
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- Posted by sleevendog 5-6 (My Page) on Tue, Jun 10, 14 at 20:10
| Not sure how prices compare but i've ordered tulle from the linked source...also, they have bags for fruit... (-and good green colors that are near invisible) And i have traditional row cover from Johnny's. |
Here is a link that might be useful: tulle cover and bags
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| Virginia's own 7 Spring Farm Supply will sell you whatever row cover you want by the foot. I use tulle a lot in summer, but keep two weights of row cover on hand for use at other times of year. Wouldn't be without it. |
Here is a link that might be useful: 7 springs farm supply row cover
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| Thanks all! Dave - yep, insect protection on eggplants and peppers. |
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