Thank you so much for this! It's exactly the kind of versatile solution I've been searching for my raised beds. We're using a pop-up screened canopy right now but I am not confident it can stand up to a windy day. The way you made/cut the video - straightforward with no dumb, time-wasting filler - was also much appreciated. Happy spring!
I used two cattle panels side by side with rebar pounded in to hold it in place with a few sturdy cable ties as insurance against slipping. Netting went over the panels and each end had a separate piece tucked underneath all held in place with stainless clamps. I put caps over the exposed ends of the wire to protect the fabric. One end was permanently fixed and the 'door' was on the other end. I removed three clips on one side to get in and out. It worked beautifully. I only grew cucumbers and summer squash but it was the first year with no cucumber beetle or squash vine borer damage or disease.
@@user-tn1je5qx3b Yes and it worked great. If you do not save seeds so you could pollinate with any compatible variety if you grow more than one and you don't have both male and female flowers available on the same plant at the same time. If you grow cucumbers you can try the self-fertile (parthenocarpic) varieties to make it simpler. The netting also keeps out the cucumber beetles which is why I'm mentioning it. Hope this helps. Oh, and I replaced the caps on the cattle panel with slit plastic tubing but you could also use pool noodles or just duct tape over the sharp end.
Insect protection efforts like this are effective but they don't really matter if you aren't yet growing anything worth protecting. If you'd like to accelerate your progress in your vegetable garden, head over to my Free Workshop: www.vegetableacademy.com/yt-freeworkshop
Can you make a video about what you can plant from seed in autumn/winter? In pots inside the house, or also outside if they can survive freezing temperature
Great hoop design! Def going to make one of these if I get too much insect pressure. Have you found the bungee cord disintegrates in the sun and spreads MPs onto your beds?
Can you please explain what size netting you bought and then cut/sewed it together to make the 2 final pieces? And how did you sew it….just with a regular home sewing machine?? Thanks!!
Simple and effective solution. However, depending on what veggies you plant, it could interfere with the pollination. You may need to hand pollinate, and if you have many plants in that enclosure you might find the task to be quite a chore. Not all flowers open up at the same time and you will constantly need to check for flowers and pollinate. That's the issue I'm dealing with at the moment and I wish there was a better and more practical way to pollinate.
Question: I live a mile from the ocean and we often have sudden high wind gusts. Does enough wind go through the material so that it doesn't blow the netting down or away?
Would it help with rabbits and squirrels too? They're my biggest pests. I use chicken wire for the rabbits, but they tend to just dig under it, and squirrels will obviously just climb it. I dont mind them getting a little of the crop- I'm happy to share, but I've had them completely decimate the crops leaving me with nothing.
The link for the “insect netting” of the walk-in tunnel is outdated, says my computer. Could you share the name of the product itself and the company that sells it?
Brassicas don't need pollinators, and these are the crops that most need protection from insect pests. Also some people have terrible trouble with onion fly, carrot root fly, etc. Nor do those crops require pollinators.
Thank you Ruby. I had tomatoes, capsicans, beans and peas in mind with my question..I do a similar protection with a wooden frame and netting. I just roll up one side for a few hours each day to let in the pollinators then secure it again.
@@garrydonnelly6433you don’t need pollinators for tomatoes either. They are pollinated from the wind. You can also use electric toothbrush or shake them gently to get them to release their pollen. This is why tomatoes grow so well in greenhouses.
Hi, new to your channel, excellent ideas which I’d like to model here in the uk. Could you put a link to the 1” poly pipe x and T’s please. Thanks again to your videos. Lots of catching binge watching to do lol
Nice, thanks for your efforts. You don't mention watering..... do you drip irrigate? I know this netting is supposed to allow rain water in to a degree (I think). What are your thoughts? I haven't evolved to drip irrigation just yet as we get plenty of rain most of the time. Really appreciate your videos!
@@dianeladico1769 my bad... I use plastic water pipe for the same job., but I have seen a really good video on a simple bending jug... just can't remember where.
there is one very big problem with this netting A cat will tear it up I tried using it and my cats did just that tore it up So kids u need to put these netting inside something that is cat proof or live in an HOA where no cats are allowed and it has to cover at least 1 sq mi to be effective keeping all cars out So kids how did my GMa take care3 of bugs (she was born in 1883)? She used crop rotation, hand picking and lye soap mixed in water to spray on the crops. Her gardens where very bug free My gardens r very bug free and I use only her 2 methods
Only thing that got inside my structure was groundhog... but he just put his nose under the edge and lifted it up. If there's nothing inside to attract a cat, they won't likely bother trying to get in.
@@garthwunsch key word here is likely meaning they will Cats r curious animal's if they can do something they will My cats tore up everyone I ever put up
Plant basil or lavender around the structure or other plants cats don't like. Basil is the easiest to grow and a good companion plant to also keep moths, crickets and other insects away.
Everybody knows is all you have to do is put up a window with the screen towards the garden next to an open door frame and open the window. Because everybody knows an insect eill die trying to get through the screen even with an open door next to it. And with all that stuff you have how do pollinators pollinate your vegetables?.
Thank you so much for this! It's exactly the kind of versatile solution I've been searching for my raised beds. We're using a pop-up screened canopy right now but I am not confident it can stand up to a windy day. The way you made/cut the video - straightforward with no dumb, time-wasting filler - was also much appreciated. Happy spring!
I used two cattle panels side by side with rebar pounded in to hold it in place with a few sturdy cable ties as insurance against slipping. Netting went over the panels and each end had a separate piece tucked underneath all held in place with stainless clamps. I put caps over the exposed ends of the wire to protect the fabric. One end was permanently fixed and the 'door' was on the other end. I removed three clips on one side to get in and out. It worked beautifully. I only grew cucumbers and summer squash but it was the first year with no cucumber beetle or squash vine borer damage or disease.
did you cross-pollinate by hand? I would like to try this with squash as I do get the vine borer.
@@user-tn1je5qx3b Yes and it worked great. If you do not save seeds so you could pollinate with any compatible variety if you grow more than one and you don't have both male and female flowers available on the same plant at the same time.
If you grow cucumbers you can try the self-fertile (parthenocarpic) varieties to make it simpler. The netting also keeps out the cucumber beetles which is why I'm mentioning it. Hope this helps.
Oh, and I replaced the caps on the cattle panel with slit plastic tubing but you could also use pool noodles or just duct tape over the sharp end.
what name and website you used for insect
netting@@dianeladico1769
This is the ideas I have been looking for. they are so good yet so simple. Thanks all the way from Denmark
Insect protection efforts like this are effective but they don't really matter if you aren't yet growing anything worth protecting. If you'd like to accelerate your progress in your vegetable garden, head over to my Free Workshop: www.vegetableacademy.com/yt-freeworkshop
Your links are not available for your free course. Nothing happened when I clicked on the Start Now buttons.
I appreciate the creative off label use of conduit and connectors.
Fantastic, Thankyou for showing your amazing vegie cover 👌
I LOVE THIS! So much better then others I’ve seen, thank u thank u🎉🎉🎉🎉
I love ❤️ how you doing this. Very helpful idea. Hope I can build some up. Thank you so much.
Fantastic idea! You have some great ideas!
Does the rain drip through evenly or run off on the outside due to the tiny holes? I would love to make one of these.
The tunnel is genius thank you , I was think in about the issue of pollination tubes of mason bees could be very happy in the tunneks
How do you get the crosses and the tees on without cutting the pipe?
Can you make a video about what you can plant from seed in autumn/winter? In pots inside the house, or also outside if they can survive freezing temperature
Great hoop design! Def going to make one of these if I get too much insect pressure. Have you found the bungee cord disintegrates in the sun and spreads MPs onto your beds?
How do you get the crosses and tee's on the hoops without cutting the hoop? do you slide them on and then bend the hoop?
Great video. Thanks
I like this design, and that it uses somewhat easy to access parts. Do you have some idea of the cost per covered foot for these tunnels?
Roughly $500 USD to cover a 6.5x50 foot area. So $1.54/sqft, or $2/square foot if you're just counting the growing space of two 30" beds.
Can you please explain what size netting you bought and then cut/sewed it together to make the 2 final pieces? And how did you sew it….just with a regular home sewing machine?? Thanks!!
Simple and effective solution. However, depending on what veggies you plant, it could interfere with the pollination. You may need to hand pollinate, and if you have many plants in that enclosure you might find the task to be quite a chore. Not all flowers open up at the same time and you will constantly need to check for flowers and pollinate. That's the issue I'm dealing with at the moment and I wish there was a better and more practical way to pollinate.
Do you have to pollinate yourself since you are restricting access
Good question! If you're raising leaf crops like lettuce, cabbage or kale you don't need pollination.
so cool.. 👍👍 nice video.. warmest regard from.indonesia
Question: I live a mile from the ocean and we often have sudden high wind gusts. Does enough wind go through the material so that it doesn't blow the netting down or away?
Would it help with rabbits and squirrels too? They're my biggest pests. I use chicken wire for the rabbits, but they tend to just dig under it, and squirrels will obviously just climb it. I dont mind them getting a little of the crop- I'm happy to share, but I've had them completely decimate the crops leaving me with nothing.
The link for the “insect netting” of the walk-in tunnel is outdated, says my computer. Could you share the name of the product itself and the company that sells it?
I can provide you with insect netting, if you are interested, please contact me
Thank you and good job 👏 👍
I wonder how these tunnels hold up to hail?
Does this require the irrigation to be inside the tunnel (drip/overhead)? Or does overhead irrigation from outside the tunnel work?
How do friendly pollinators get in to do their important job?
Brassicas don't need pollinators, and these are the crops that most need protection from insect pests.
Also some people have terrible trouble with onion fly, carrot root fly, etc. Nor do those crops require pollinators.
Don't need pollinators for brassicas, just need good bacteria in the soil
You’d only need pollinators if you wanted to produce seed.
Thank you Ruby. I had tomatoes, capsicans, beans and peas in mind with my question..I do a similar protection with a wooden frame and netting. I just roll up one side for a few hours each day to let in the pollinators then secure it again.
@@garrydonnelly6433you don’t need pollinators for tomatoes either. They are pollinated from the wind. You can also use electric toothbrush or shake them gently to get them to release their pollen. This is why tomatoes grow so well in greenhouses.
Hi, new to your channel, excellent ideas which I’d like to model here in the uk. Could you put a link to the 1” poly pipe x and T’s please. Thanks again to your videos. Lots of catching binge watching to do lol
Brilliant!
Nice, thanks for your efforts. You don't mention watering..... do you drip irrigate? I know this netting is supposed to allow rain water in to a degree (I think). What are your thoughts? I haven't evolved to drip irrigation just yet as we get plenty of rain most of the time. Really appreciate your videos!
water readily passes through the netting.
Yes, I agree.
I hose my veggies right through the netting.
This is great thank you.
The website for netting doesn't display good, doesn't show type of netting you used, also the prices I see over $200.
I wish you could help me build some.
If you don't mind me asking, where do you get that kind of knitting at?
In Canada I buy mine from Dubois Agrinovation in Quebec. EDIT... just noticed his link to same company.
The link to the netting doesn’t work. Can you please fix it?
My goodness, is that kale/greens at 4:30 that are roughly four foot tall?!??
Thanks… how do you bend the hoops?
They're plastic... bend really easy.
He shows how he bends the conduit with a homemade jig in this video. ua-cam.com/video/xcfGdT75fP0/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/xcfGdT75fP0/v-deo.html Bending starts at 4:30
@@garthwunsch EMT, not plastic.
@@dianeladico1769 my bad... I use plastic water pipe for the same job., but I have seen a really good video on a simple bending jug... just can't remember where.
Does it get too hot in there at any time during the summer?
Mine didn't. It was a few degrees warmer but not enough to do damage. Z6 YMMV depending on where you are but shade cloth is easy to add if needed.
Are you in Saskatoon Saskatchewan your area look familiar
there is one very big problem with this netting
A cat will tear it up I tried using it and my cats did just that tore it up
So kids u need to put these netting inside something that is cat proof or live in an HOA where no cats are allowed and it has to cover at least 1 sq mi to be effective keeping all cars out
So kids how did my GMa take care3 of bugs (she was born in 1883)?
She used crop rotation, hand picking and lye soap mixed in water to spray on the crops.
Her gardens where very bug free
My gardens r very bug free and I use only her 2 methods
Only thing that got inside my structure was groundhog... but he just put his nose under the edge and lifted it up. If there's nothing inside to attract a cat, they won't likely bother trying to get in.
@@garthwunsch key word here is likely meaning they will Cats r curious animal's if they can do something they will
My cats tore up everyone I ever put up
Maybe your cats don’t like you lol. Mine go nowhere near my garden structures. They’re not interested. ❤
Plant basil or lavender around the structure or other plants cats don't like. Basil is the easiest to grow and a good companion plant to also keep moths, crickets and other insects away.
Sir can I stop mite this net
the link to the netting is invalid
Amazon. 10*20' netting 16.00
Everybody knows is all you have to do is put up a window with the screen towards the garden next to an open door frame and open the window. Because everybody knows an insect eill die trying to get through the screen even with an open door next to it. And with all that stuff you have how do pollinators pollinate your vegetables?.