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Posted by SteveB on November 3, 2008, 11:21 pm
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> I used 10ft lengths of PVC pipe bent to arch
>> over my raised beds. Think covered wagon.
>
> Thats the sort of arch I make for putting shade cloth or bird netting over
> seedlings or fruit trees. I make arches out of 8 guage fencing wire for
> small covers and star pickets (Y posts in US speak) and 2 inch poly pipe
> for trees
>
> You can actually get clips that
>> will hold materials to the pipe from greenhouse supply places.
>
> I use old boards or bricks or just baling twine to keep mine in place.
>
> I used
>> plastic early and late season, netting to keep the birds out of assorted
>> yummy fruits and Remy (sp) cloth to keep out the bad bugs on certain
>> crops.
>
> I've used old net curtains when there has been a locust plague.
>
>> The plastic extended my growing season by at least two and in some cases
>> three months and the netting saved all the strawberries for human
>> consumption.
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> I have to keep Blue tongued lizards away from my strawbs - they eat them
> whole otherwise. It's a wonder any of us get produce given all the
> wildlife we ahve to keep from eating our crops.
I have a Singer walking foot industrial sewing machine, and I'll be using it
this year to make some shadecloth covers for parts of the garden as well as
decorative canvas awnings.
Steve
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