tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post2449358676312026459..comments2024-03-26T17:53:49.471+00:00Comments on Mark's Veg Plot: Cutting some lossesMark Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-1591626572420485722018-06-19T12:39:57.127+01:002018-06-19T12:39:57.127+01:00I now mostly use upside down plastic bottles and b...I now mostly use upside down plastic bottles and beer cans over sticks or canes to support soft and hard netting and will also experiment with throwing loose soft netting over the chard and beetroot to protect it from the marauding sparrows once it grows taller.<br />Trying to resist using butterfly netting on the later brassica as it tends to make it grow too leggy.Last year I resorted to checking for and removing eggs and caterpillars and got a super PSB crop from relatively small stocky plants that overwintered well.David Shinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01349275095909121230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-51352890602101943602018-06-19T10:30:02.841+01:002018-06-19T10:30:02.841+01:00Yes, I've thought about the butterflies (a lot...Yes, I've thought about the butterflies (a lot!), but I don't think I can afford to splash out on more netting just now.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-71499951115975955832018-06-18T23:20:17.092+01:002018-06-18T23:20:17.092+01:00Our potatoes are not growing as well as usual. It’...Our potatoes are not growing as well as usual. It’s ben far too dry for them. Have you considered that the white butterflies may cause a problem too?Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.com