How to Build a Quick and Simple Fruit & Veg Netting Frame On a Budget #79
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- Protecting our Fruit, Veg & flowers is a crucial part of the growing process especially young seedlings which are particularly vulnerable to insects, birds and other garden pests. Finding cost effective ways of doing things is something that all veg and flower growers try to do as many solutions can prove to be quite costly.
In this video I show you a quick and simple method of building a frame to support netting using just standard garden canes, old plastic water bottles and of course netting. This method works for all kind of fruit, vegetable and flowers. I hope you find the video helpful and I hope you give this method a try for yourself and let me know in the comments below what you think.
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I hope you enjoy the video and if you have any questions or comments in relation to Allotments, Gardens, Vegetables, Fruit, Recipes or any related issues then please leave them below. I will choose a few questions to answer in future videos, so you may get a mention!
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Ingenious! Love the bottle recycling, it also acts as eye protection from the tops of the canes 😃
Thank you very much for the comment Judith, I’m really pleased you enjoyed the video. Kind regards. Gary
Great idea.
Thank you very much for your comment. I’m really pleased you found the video helpful. Kind regards. Gary
I,ve been doing the bottles over cane tops for years , but never thought of cutting the cross into the side to make the connecting cross bars ...excellent idea ..sometimes we just need permission to do things 🙄 I'll be doing this in future ! Thanks for sharing that tutorial ! 💚
Thank you very much for your comment Daisy and I’m really pleased you enjoyed the video and learned something new. Kind regards. Gary
Amazing and so effective 👏
Thank you very much for your comment which is greatly appreciated. I’m really pleased you like the technique and find it useful. Kind regards. Gary
What a fantastic method Gary. I will trying this out for sure.
Thank you very much Sarah. I'm really pleased you found the video and technique helpful. Kind regards
Gary
Excellent tip. Thanks for taking the time to make it. 👍
Thank you very much for the comment Stuart. I’m really pleased you found the video interesting. Kind regards. Gary
Very good idea. Good job!
Thank you very much for your comment Julie. I’m really pleased you found the video interesting. Kind regards. Gary
Love the idea of the bottles, gonna try this one. Thanks for the idea.
Thank you very much for your comment and I’m pleased you found the video helpful. Kind regards. Gary
Perfect solution for my problem of not having a net support system! I just happen to have some empty water bottles so this is excellent! Thank you for making this video 🎉
Thank you so much for your comment which is really appreciated. I’m pleased that you found the video helpful. Kind regards. Gary
Thanks for this video. It gave me the gumption to get my frames up.
Thank you very much for your comment. Yes, it’s one of those jobs that we just gave to get done if we want Veg later in the year! Kind regards. Gary
Very very good idea will definitely use it
I’m really pleased you liked the video and thank you very much for leaving a comment. Kind regards. Gary
I have thought about this method over the last few months so glad to see it work. Have just subbed to your channel as you may have more tips for me. I have grown some veg over the years but I am in the process of re modelling my back garden to grow a lot more and have decided to go no dig.
Thank you very much for your comment and thank you for subscribing to my Channel. I’m really pleased you like the netting frame, which has worked really well for me for a number of years. Kind regards. Gary
Brilliant Thankyou. I just got my plot last week so tips like this are so useful x
Thank you very much for your comment and I'm really pleased you found the video helpful. Good luck with your new plot and please keep me updated with your progress. Kind regards. Gary
@@TheAllotmentGardenandKitchen all I need now are some beds 🤣🤦🏼♀️ …. In the meantime lots of clearing and digging x
Absolutely fantastic I’m annoyed I never thought of it thanks for the idea
Thank you very much Sharon and I’m really pleased you found the video helpful. Kind regards. Gary
Fabulous! I use blue water pipe, curved over to make a tall cloche and then add netting or mesh over the top. This system allows the net/mesh to be rolled back easily to gain access, if needed.
Thank you so much did your comment and suggestion which I’m sure will interest others. I’m pleased you enjoyed the video. Kind regards. Gary
Have been struggling with the cabbage whites and looking at buying expensive cages...............I have lots of canes......Thank you so much to something even I can do. Good luck love the Brummie accent.
Thank you very much for your comment Amanda. I’m pleased you found the video helpful. Kind regards. Gary
Don't forget to hit the SUBSCRIBE BUTTON and also the BELL ICON to be notified when each new video is uploaded. I hope you enjoy the videos and let me know if you have any suggestions for future videos. Thank you for watching. Kind regards. Gary
Great update Gary, very clever and simple idea! but works a treat, stay safe mate
Thank you very much for your comment Alan which is greatly appreciated. Yes, often the simplest things are the best! Kind regards. Gary
Love it and very timely! Please can you share the scaffold net size as looks pretty wide
Thank you very much for the comment Keely which is greatly appreciated. I'm pleased you liked the video.
I bought the scaffold net (know as debris netting in the USA) about five years ago and I've used it over and over again, so it represents good value. It is 2 metres wide and from memory I bought a 50 metre role, although there are a range of lengths to choose from depending on your needs. I bought mine online from Amazon.
I hope this answers your question and kind regards. Gary
Great information, thank you, my afternoon task sorted.👍
Thank you very much Maggie. I’m really pleased you liked the video and you are going to give it a try. Please let me know how you get on. Kind regards. Gary
Oh dear, you made it look so easy, I’m
useless at netting, so l made rather a pigs ear of it and did some digging instead!
@@maggiejones810 oh dear, sorry to hear that Maggie. We all live and learn and next time you try I’m sure it will be much better! At least you got some digging done so not a wasted day. Please let me know if there are any questions that I can answer that might help you with the frame and netting. Kind regards. Gary
Perhaps a new brain would do the trick. I love digging, weeding and feeding slugs and snails!! So never time wasted on the allotment. Kind regards Maggie.😀
I tried to thank you for your response and to tell you how much I appreciate you advice and step by step instructions but for whatever reason I got a “failure to deliver” notice. I hope I get better at gardening than I am at I T
Hi Lyn and thank you for your comment. Just keep trying you will get there I promise! All veg growers have successes and failures every single year, and this is the best way to learn. You are no better or worse than anyone else we are all the same! Keep trying, you will get there! Kind regards. Gary
Old tennis balls can also be used.... we are next to a tennis club and balls get knocked over the boundary and not all get thrown back because we don't always see them. After a time they become "manky" because of the weather... no use for tennis but can be used as the bottles are.
Thank you very much for your comment. I’ve never thought of using tennis balls before but I bet it works really well as they are quite rigid when you cut into them. You seem to have an endless supply as well, so why not use them. Thank you for sharing this and anyone who has access to old tennis balls can try this! Kind regards. Gary
to make it more of "on a budget" I would love to know which netting to use and where is the best to get it from cheaply
Thank you very much for your question. The type of netting you will need will very much depend upon what you are growing. I produced a video about using the right netting a while ago which may help and you will find the link below. For best value it’s always best to shop around. I usually get mine from Amazon. Kind regards. Gary
th-cam.com/video/EufeUuxn21A/w-d-xo.htmlsi=d7Z5AvUVxlwV5NmJ
Great idea once again. Any tips or suggestions on netting that can protect against squirrels not just birds? We have a lot in our garden, plus a family of foxes and also the occasional deer...many thanks
Hi Rachel and thank you for your comment. Protecting from foxes and deers will need something a little more robust than netting. You might consider erecting a timber frame around your veg and then attaching chicken wire. This is a bit more expensive but it will last a number of years and should do the trick. I hope this helps and kind regards. Gary
Love the video on the veg garden netting frame. However, can you describe how you secured the netting to the ground? I live in a windy area of Southern Ontario, Canada so it needs to be held down at times. Thanks.
Thank you very much for your comment and I’m really pleased you enjoyed the video.
A really good question so thank you. I usually secure the netting down with tent pegs or in locations like yours which are windy I would also use bricks or blocks to weigh down the ends of the netting to make it extra secure. I hope this helps and kind regards. Gary
Oh wow, that's brilliant! My brassicas are in containers on a patio, I wonder if filling bottles with pebbles at the bottom of the canes would work since I can't put them in soil...
Hi Rachel. Thank you for your comment, I’m pleased you liked the video. You could try filling the bottles with pebbles at the bottom to secure the canes. That will probably work, although even though some of your containers may be small you could try putting the ends of the canes in the actual containers, which should be more secure. Please let me know how you get on. Kind regards. Gary
Hadn't thought of that, thank you for the advice, much appreciated
@@rachelmiller764 no problem Rachel. I hope it works how you want it for your containers. Kind regards. Gary
One of those ideas you think brilliant why didnt i think of that 😂thanks Gary.
No problem Vanessa, I’m really pleased you liked it. Kind regards. Gary
Hi and thank you for the video, how did you make a square in the netting please?
Thank you for your message and I’m pleased you liked the video.
Depending on how large an area you want to cover you can put a cane and bottle in the centre and then connect all of the perimeter canes to the centre. This creates the squares. Kind regards. Gary
I like your idea. How did you keep the netting in place. Anthony from South Africa Western Cape.
Hi Anthony and thank you for your comment. I used thin metal stakes at the bottom to pin the netting into the ground and for one side I used a few loose bricks to weigh the netting down. It worked really well. Kind regards. Gary
How do they pollinate with netting on? Thanks x
Hi Lucy, it depends on what you are growing and what netting you use. In the video I am protecting brassicas which do not need pollinating so I’ve used fine debris/scaffold netting. If I was protecting a crop that needed pollinating I would use netting that allows pollinators through. Kind regards. Gary
Don’t know if this has already been asked, but does it matter if you use 2 litre or half litre bottles. We don’t use small ones. Thank you 😊
Thank you very much for your comment Y’Vette which is greatly appreciated. Two litres bottles would probably work however due to there size there is likely to be more movement with the canes due to the larger bottle size. The smaller bottles will be much ‘snugger’ if you can get hold of some. Kind regards. Gary
@@TheAllotmentGardenandKitchen thank you Gary, I’ll try and get some 😊 Brilliant idea! 😊
@@loonivette thank you Y’Vette. Please let me know how you get on. Kind regards. Gary
I’m a new gardener, please can you tell me what type of netting do you use and where can I buy it?
Hi Lyn and thank you very much for your question.
I produced this video earlier this year which should answer all of your questions about different types of netting and where I got it from: th-cam.com/video/EufeUuxn21A/w-d-xo.html
There are lots of videos on my channel for new growers like yourself so please take a look and in particular check out this playlist:
th-cam.com/play/PLAPNZHU1tlGdviNNnx-FvoZesCJzXTPHB.html
I hope this helps and if you have any further questions please let me know. Kind regards Gary
Can I ask how you secure the bottom of the net please Gary ?
Hi Lynne and thank you for your question. I use a combination of metal pegs, similar to rent pegs and bricks or blocks. Kind regards. Gary
@@TheAllotmentGardenandKitchen thank You, I have used large stones and wood, but something is still getting through on two of my beds 🥴🤣
On you center cross section if you use a more stout cane like a 8ft put your bottle on in the same manner as before only this time put a hole in the bottom so it will slide to any position within the length of the cane then with your side structure come out of the side of the sliding bottle ,Cheers if that makes sense