Remember to hit SUBSCRIBE BUTTON and also BELL ICON to be notified when each new video is uploaded * Welcome to both old an new subscribers….many thanks for watching!!! 🌻🌻Nigel.............MuddyBootz Allotment🌻🌻
@NicsAllotment6 ай бұрын
Good to see how you do you construct your veggie structures. The thing I like about KZbin, you get good ideas of all the gardeners. That’s a good deal from Keith Morgan from Easynets. I might have to get my credit card out and buy some more🤣🤣 All the best Nic 👍
@MuddyBootz6 ай бұрын
Cheers mate… I appreciate that! 👍🏻
@simplifygardening6 ай бұрын
So many cover to use but the envromesh is so good now. great video mate
@MuddyBootz6 ай бұрын
I often wonder how long it is before everything needs to be covered. How times I’ve changed 😫
@christinebrooks63646 ай бұрын
Hi Nigel, very good video about what & how you use protection from plants. Thanks for sharing and take care 😊
@briansgardenandpolytunnel81726 ай бұрын
during my working life i actually had nothing spare financially for any form of netting. even my seed supply was by means of christmas and birthday presents. since retiring, things have changed considerably for the better, nigel. i've thought about the need for netting and decided i've gone this long without it ( just like my grandad ). my biggest problem has always been cats and pigeons, so i invested in a cat scarer. this also seems to scare pigeons (but not the robin ).this seems to have taken care of my biggest problem. as for aphids, etc, i've opted for companion planting. i would use netting as a wind break. our grandparents played a bigger role in our education than even THEY really expected. i feel blessed to have had such grandparents......................brian
@MuddyBootz6 ай бұрын
Always good to look back and appreciate the things we had Brian. Allium leaf minor or carrot root fly are the main pest in our area and netting is the only effective method I’ve found. Tried companion plant in greenhouse with marigolds and tomatoes but that was only partially successful.
@Petetrenouth6 ай бұрын
What a great video, the cage construction with the use of guttering is brilliant. Thanks for sharing.
@MuddyBootz6 ай бұрын
I’ve tried a few different designs but this came out best 👍🏻
@nooie996 ай бұрын
Good info nigel thanks.
@MuddyBootz6 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@joanpulley97226 ай бұрын
Brilliant video , Nigel . I found it very interesting and so helpful to see and hear direct information. Thank you very much. 🌟
@MuddyBootz6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
@ericandrachallotmenteers6 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing Nigel. Easy nets isn't far from us, bout 30 minutes drive. We need some enviro mesh for everything this year as lost a lot of leeks and onions already. Love the blue piping, have it on a lot of our beds 💙 We did one of your net covers with line pins and guttering last year and it was great. It just looks amazing! 👏🏽 Thanks for sharing Nigel, stay warm Rach 🌱👩🏼🌾
@BumblebeeAdventure6 ай бұрын
🐝Thanks for the great video 🌻 Amazing tips very usefull!!
@MuddyBootz6 ай бұрын
You are so welcome! 😊
@chaddamp28946 ай бұрын
Thanks Nigel !!
@MuddyBootz6 ай бұрын
You are welcome. Thanks for watching 😊
@andyd39556 ай бұрын
Thanks for the details, we have gradually had a lots of our crops destroyed year on year by not only pigeons and latterly squirrels, loads of great ideas thank you
@traceyclark66506 ай бұрын
Thanks Nigel I do use enviro mesh ,but I wasn't aware there was another fine mesh .
@paulinemorris51866 ай бұрын
excellent video, some great ideas
@DigwellGreenfingers6 ай бұрын
My main reason for netting is the flying rats!!! I can deal with everything else but pigeons are a pain.
@MuddyBootz6 ай бұрын
We are getting more squirrels as time passes
@DigwellGreenfingers6 ай бұрын
@@MuddyBootz No squirrels as such nor small birds. I wonder if that's because of the very open nature of our site - plus the fact that there's nearly always buzzards or red kites in the sky?
@MuddyBootz6 ай бұрын
@@DigwellGreenfingers squirrels are always around the bird feeders. We got a local sparrowhawk that keeps the pigeons on the 👀 lookout 😉
@DB-pm2vy6 ай бұрын
Thanks for some excellent ideas. My worst pests are cabbage whites and caterpillars. I’ve even removed munching caterpillars of a few weeks ago after hard frosts😳 And they’re under scaffold netting 🤷♀️
@AnyKeyLady6 ай бұрын
Great overview Nigel!
@davidlucas94006 ай бұрын
Great information Nigel. Thank you for sharing.
@MuddyBootz6 ай бұрын
Very welcome
@janknapp53535 ай бұрын
Great video! Can’t tel you how useful that’s been.
@ruthmaryprays84556 ай бұрын
Brilliant, informative video- thanks Nigel, you’ve got a new subscriber here
@MuddyBootz6 ай бұрын
Thanks and welcome 😊
@janetbull26166 ай бұрын
Thanks Nigel for a really informative video, I’ve no doubt now what to purchase 👍
@chrishoughton71016 ай бұрын
Brilliant video Nigel I really learned a lot, thank you.
@MuddyBootz6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@user-yo6kj6wv5z6 ай бұрын
EXCELLENT VID VERY INFORMATIVE
@MuddyBootz6 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful! 😊
@Anitalovesgardening6 ай бұрын
Thanks Nigel that was really interesting. We’re down on the South Coast and lost all our alliums a couple of years back to the leaf minor so now use the really fine Enviromesh and so far it’s done the job 🤞
@user-mx1ls1uu3w6 ай бұрын
Nigel I’ve learned so much in that video Thank You. You sound quite local to me 😂 My husband asks what football team do you support? I’ve told him to mind it! But secretly I’m hoping you’re not a Villa supporter ok or West Brom or even Birmingham City! Don’t answer that unless it’s the right team and then we’re good to go 😂 Seriously I’m kidding 😂 Cheers!
@MuddyBootz6 ай бұрын
Gold & Black… always. 💪
@MikesAllotment6 ай бұрын
Thanks Nigel - really useful video 👍🏼👍🏼
@MuddyBootz6 ай бұрын
Very welcome Mike 😊
@northernkarma92966 ай бұрын
Really good video, thanks!!
@leewozzashomeveggiegarden6 ай бұрын
Nice tutorial video mate on things you can use
@MuddyBootz6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed Lee 😊
@FlannyAdams3 ай бұрын
Hi Nigel. Love the videos. We are both avid followers. Can you tell me what type of clips you used to attach one mdpe pipe to another when constructing a hoop netting house? Couldn’t find the clip on your channel. TIA
@grahamarnold84336 ай бұрын
Brilliant information nigel 👍 cheers
@Zin-yp3di6 ай бұрын
Another great video. Really helpful. Thank you Nigel.😊
@helenkeough41876 ай бұрын
Fantastic information. My leeks were got by the allium leaf miner (I think), so have been wondering what sort of netting to get... You've sorted it for me!! H x
@MuddyBootz6 ай бұрын
Fantastic! Good luck for this year 👍🏻
@benpickering8666 ай бұрын
Great to hear your opinion on the netting from Easynets. I've used scaffold netting for years but this winter I've bought 2 lots of 5.2 by 10 meters of the insect netting. It seems really good quality & I'm interested to see how they perform.
@MuddyBootz6 ай бұрын
Always had good customer service from Easy Nets. Keith is happy to suggest options if you are unsure which is best 😊
@donnastevens88326 ай бұрын
Thanks Nigel. No allotment here but just moved to a house with a good sized garden so in the very early stages of setting up all sorts of veggie beds. Too ill to bend much now so raised beds will be going in and seeing how to protect the growing plants was brilliant. Think birds will be an issue here but have two small questions. If you were just starting off, which would, in your opinion, be the most effective cover and does that smaller mesh stop sawfly. Have been plagued with gooseberry sawfly here in Scotland to such an extent that, if I get no fruit this year, I’m giving up on them.
@MuddyBootz6 ай бұрын
Hi Donna, I would definitely go for the fine insect mesh. Keeping sawfly out should be no problem 👍🏻
@hevchip7416 ай бұрын
Thanks Nigel, some really good ideas there.
@MuddyBootz6 ай бұрын
Glad you like them! 😊
@hevchip7416 ай бұрын
@MuddyBootz I found the scaffolding mesh let's in the aphids and whitefly, got them all over my brassicas one year and changed to the fine white mesh, brilliant stuff
@jpennturner6 ай бұрын
I bought some fleece that melted when it rained, so now only get the heavier gsm.
@MuddyBootz6 ай бұрын
There is some cheap rubbish items out there. I got some from China and it ripped whilst I was fitting it
@lindaferguson5936 ай бұрын
Thank you! Great video. Do you consider compaion planting to help combat unwanted pests?
@MuddyBootz6 ай бұрын
I have tried companion planting in the past, but found it hit and miss. Particularly with onions you only get one chance so the fine mesh seems the only option 😊
@fergusdangerfield1566 ай бұрын
Hi nigel. Great info. Can I pick your brain regarding self watering pot? Do you still give a weekly feed from the top or do you add it to the reservoir?
@MuddyBootz6 ай бұрын
Hi Fergus, I put a 25% diluted feed permanently in the reservoirs but feed from above once a week with full strength 👍🏻
@fergusdangerfield1566 ай бұрын
@@MuddyBootz thanx fella. Wi follow your lead x.
@Nanchantress6 ай бұрын
What do you glue the 2 polycarbonate sheet layers together with? Thanks for all this info.
@MuddyBootz6 ай бұрын
I try to use a complete sheet but in the past I have used a contact adhesive (Evo-stick)